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DUCSU sets 24-hour deadline for arrest of Hadi's assailants

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) leaders have given the government 24 hours to arrest the attackers of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. The convenor of Inquilab Mancha and a p... Read More


Bangladeshi man in Malaysia gets 10-year jail sentence for supporting IS

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The Malaysian High Court has sentenced a Bangladeshi man to 10 years in prison after he admitted to supporting the militant group Islamic State (IS) on Facebook, according to a repor... Read More


Amir Khosru says Tarique returning to Bangladesh 'shortly' to run for parliament

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said Tarique Rahman will soon return to file his nomination in person for the Feb 12 parliamentary election. After a m... Read More


Man confesses to 'killing' freedom fighter, wife in Rangpur for Tk 8,000

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- A man has confessed to killing a freedom fighter and his wife in Rangpur's Taraganj after planning to steal money from their home to repay a debt of around Tk 8,000, police say. Ran... Read More


Tarique brands Osman Hadi shooting 'plot against democracy'

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Tarique Rahman has described the shooting of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convenor of Inquilab Mancha platform and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8, as "a plot against democra... Read More


Health advisor urges doctors, nurses to separate work from politics

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Health Advisor Nurjahan Begum has urged medical professionals to draw a firm line between their political affiliations and their duties, warning that hospitals must never become exte... Read More


Protesters block road in Jhalakathi over Osman Hadi shooting

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Leaders and activists of the Students Against Discrimination have blocked roads in Jhalakathi's Sadar Upazila in protest over the shooting of Osman Hadi, convoner of the Inquilab Man... Read More


Commuters suffer as metro service suspended over work stoppage

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Commuters are suffering as a work stoppage by the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) staff led to the shutdown of metro rail services. The unannounced closure of the service... Read More


CCTV clip captures moment Dhaka-8 hopeful Hadi is shot while leafleting

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- A CCTV video has captured the moment Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8 and convenor of Inquilab Mancha platform, was shot while distributing leafle... Read More


How July Uprising firebrand Osman Hadi burst into the spotlight

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The shooting of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, an independent candidate in Dhaka-8 and convener of the Inquilab Mancha platform, a day after the election schedule was announced has sparked i... Read More