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RAB arrests key suspect Faisal's parents over Hadi attack

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested the mother and father of Faisal Karim Masud, the main suspect in the attack on Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Wing Comman... Read More


'I'm half Sylheti,' says Tarique to warm applause at Victory Day event in London

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman has described himself as "half Sylheti" while addressing a Victory Day discussion in London, drawing loud applause from hundreds of expatriate Bangladeshis ... Read More


War heroine urges nation to let them live as human beings, never humiliated again

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Since the Liberation War, "Birangona" or war heroine Sheikh Fatema Ali has found no respite from humiliation. The wartime rape victim has been continuously neglected and subjected t... Read More


Bangladesh reaffirms on Victory Day: No defeated force can erase Liberation War legacy

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- "This day is a remembrance of our independence. Every year we come here, and now I bring my children. They are the ones who will carry Bangladesh forward," said businessman Faruk Ahm... Read More


1,104 infiltration attempts from Bangladesh in 11 months, 2,556 arrested, says India

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- India logged 1,104 infiltration attempts from Bangladesh between January and November this year, leading to the arrest of 2,556 people, Junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai has told pa... Read More


Pakistani flag drawn as 'hate symbol' sparks unrest at Jagannath University on Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- Tensions have flared at Jagannath University (JnU) after a group of students attempted to draw the Pakistani flag on a campus road on Victory Day, describing it as a "symbol of hatre... Read More


European Union deploys mission to observe Bangladesh general election

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- The European Union (EU) has decided to deploy an Election Observation Mission to monitor the Feb 12 parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The move comes in response to a formal inv... Read More


BNP-Jamaat scuffle leaves 15 people injured in Bhola on Victory Day

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- At least 15 people have been injured in a scuffle between the activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami during a Victory Day event in Bhola's Daulatkhan... Read More


Caricature of Ghulam Azam blotted out at Chittagong University

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- A caricature of Ghulam Azam and Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Shamim Uddin Khan, drawn by students in protest over controversial comments on Martyred Intellectuals Day, has been covered w... Read More


Lawyer seeks ban on all groups in Awami League-led 14-party alliance

Dhaka, Dec. 16 -- A lawyer has sought the banning of all groups in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance. On behalf of lawyer Abdullah Al Mahmud, ASM Shahriar Kabir sent a notice to the chief electi... Read More