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Muhammad Yunus urges protection of Bangladesh's youth

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has described the recent attack on Sharif Osman bin Hadi, convenor of the Inqilab Moncho, as not merely an assault on an individual but an attack on Bang... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus addresses nation on Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is delivering a national address on the occasion of Victory Day. The interim prime minister's speech is being aired simultaneously on Bangladesh Televis... Read More


Kushtia's Jamaat candidate Hamza claims party opposed India in 1971, not Bangladesh's independence

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Amir Hamza, Kushtia-3 candidate for the Jamaat-e-Islami, has said that his party did not oppose Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971. Addressing a Victory Day rally organised by Jama... Read More


Where do freedom fighters stand if Ghulam Azam is hailed as nation's best son, Mirza Abbas asks

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has questioned the labelling of some Jamaat-e-Islami leaders, convicted of war crimes, as the nation's best sons. He wondered where the freedom fighter... Read More


Chattogram University's take on 1971 Liberation War

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- A statement issued by Chittagong University to explain controversial remarks made by its pro-vice chancellor on the martyrdom of intellectuals has described Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy... Read More


Kabir was arrested by the RAB in Narayanganj on Monday

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Police have been granted seven days to grill an alleged associate of Faisal Karim Masud, the key suspect in the attempted murder of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Dhak... Read More


DUCSU VP Shadik Kayem promises to 'establish justice' on Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Vice-President Abu Shadik Kayem has said the "pledge" for this Victory Day is to establish "justice" by holding those who have attemp... Read More


Freedom fighter's grave torched in Shariatpur on Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- The grave of a freedom fighter has been set on fire in Shariatpur Sadar Upazila on the morning of Victory Day. The family of freedom fighter Abdul Mannan Khan said that someone had ... Read More


Chhatra Dal boycotts CU Victory Day event over pro-VC's presence

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- The Chittagong University unit of Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal has boycotted the Victory Day programme, protesting the presence of pro-Vice-Chancellor Mohammed Shamim Uddin Khan. The ann... Read More


Can Bangladesh's upcoming election reset democracy post uprising?

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Bangladesh is facing its first election since Sheikh Hasina was ousted in an uprising. However, the ongoing cycle of "revenge politics" and economic uncertainty are dimming hopes for... Read More