Calls for united stand to protect press freedom amid questions over govt response after attacks on newspapers

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Journalists, politicians, writers, business leaders and civil society figures in Bangladesh have called for a united stand to protect media freedom, questioning the government's resp... Read More

Former advisor Asif Mahmud collects nomination papers for Dhaka-10

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, a prominent face of the July Uprising and a former advisor to the interim government, has collected nomination papers for the Dhaka-10 constituency ahead ... Read More

Minority groups protest at Press Club to demand justice over Dipu killing

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The Sankhyalaghu Oikyo Morcha, a minority rights group, has staged a human-chain protest demanding justice over the killing of garment factory worker Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh's... Read More

Court orders arrest of Chhoto Sajjad, wife in July Uprising murder case

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A court has ordered that Sajjad Hossain alias Chhoto Sajjad, a "top-listed criminal" in Chattogram, and his wife be placed under arrest in connection with the killing of a madrasa st... Read More

BNP battles internal rifts in Natore as old strongholds face new tests

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The southwestern district of Natore, long regarded as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) bastion, is emerging as a microcosm of the party's wider electoral challenge. It is grappl... Read More

17 arrested over attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police have arrested 17 people in connection with attacks on the offices of leading national dailies Prothom Alo and The Daily Star. The arrests were made after analysing video foot... Read More

Election: What will judicial committees do to prevent offences? What penalties apply?

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Judicial committees will be on the field with the authority to impose penalties to prevent offences before and during polling day. If necessary, the committees can summon any indivi... Read More

NCP leader shot in broad daylight in Khulna

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A leader of the Jatiya Sramik Shakti, an affiliate of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has been shot in broad daylight in Khulna. Motaleb Shikdar, a coordinator of the NCP's labour... Read More

Govt set to roll out nationwide voter outreach campaign on Monday

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The interim government is set to launch a nationwide campaign aimed at boosting voter awareness and turnout ahead of next year's parliamentary election and referendum. The initiativ... Read More

Months of pain after fever in Chattogram as chikungunya leaves lasting damage for most patients

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Severe and prolonged joint pain lasting more than three months has affected 60 percent of chikungunya patients in Chattogram, while dengue infections in the region have disproportion... Read More

• «
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• »
• »»