Staff Reporter : At least two individuals, including a local leader of the Swechchhasebak Dal, were brutally hacked to death in a violent clash over local supremacy in the Gokul area of Sadar Upazila, Bogura, on Tuesday morning. The victims were identified as Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 37, son of Afsar Ali, and Ledu, 35, son of Bulu Miah, both residents of the Gokul area. Mizan served as the convener of the Swechchhasebak Dal’s Bogura Sadar Upazila unit, while Ledu was...
Al Jazeera : At least 19 people have been killed and many wounded in an Israeli strike on a designated “safe zone” in southern Gaza, according to officials. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the bodies of the victims recovered so far had arrived in hospitals after the missile attack on a tent camp in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, where Palestinians were sheltering, early on Tuesday. Israeli attacks have frequently hit areas where its military had previously directedcivilians seeking safety....
Md Abdur Rakib, JnU : Students of Jagannath University arranged a protest rally to stop ongoing killing at Bangladesh margin area and the cancellation of what they termed as “submissive” foreign policies with India. The rally, held on Tuesday afternoon under the banner of Jagannath University Students’ Forum, voiced strong opposition to ongoing issues between the two nations. In the protest, students demand justice for every individual killed at the border, urging the government to make a list of victims...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has called for the prosecution of those responsible for the recent killings of Bangladeshis by the...
Staff Reporter : Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed reaffirmed on Tuesday that the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) projects will continue, emphasising their importance for Bangladesh’s development. “The projects they [India] have with us are significant, and we will continue with those. We will also undertake another major project for our benefit,” said Dr Salehuddin, expressing Dhaka’s anticipation of enhanced cooperation with New Delhi. His comments followed a meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, at...
Staff Reporter : Dewanbagh Sharif, a renowned religious institution rooted in Tasawwuf, has vehemently condemned the recent wave of attacks, arson, and looting at various Darbar Sharifs and shrines across the country. Addressing the media at a press conference held at the Dhaka Reporters Unity Auditorium on Monday, former District and Sessions Judge Abdul Aziz Khalifa spoke on behalf of Professor Dr Kud-rate Kuda, the director of Dewanbagh Sharif. In a written statement, the organisation clarified that Dewanbagh Sharif remains...
Staff Reporter : The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has pledged its full cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in preventing money laundering and recovering laundered assets from Bangladesh. This assurance came during a meeting between a five-member delegation of the UNODC and ACC officials at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters on Tuesday (10 September), according to sources familiar with the discussions. The delegation, led by Marco Teixeira, UNODC’s South Asia head, engaged in detailed discussions on increasing...
Special Report : The deepening financial crisis in Bangladesh, highlighted by a $500m power debt owed to India’s Adani Group,...
Staff Reporter : A group of students, under the banner of the Technical Student Movement, blocked the road at the...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) finally decided to investigate if any wrongdoings occurred in the capital market by Salman F Rahman and S Alam’s family members and institutions. The capital market regulator formed a four-member committee to investigate the issues broadly on Monday. The probe committee asked to submit the reports within 60 days, according to a BSEC notice. Previously, with the recommendation of the ACC, the BSEC has frozen the beneficiary owners’ (BO) accounts...
Staff Reporter : In less than a week, another Bangladeshi teenager has been killed by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Thakurgaon border in the northern district. The incident occurred on Monday, marking the second such fatality within seven days. The deceased, identified as Joyanta Kumar Singh, 14, was the son of Mahadev Kumar Singh from Fakirvita Belpukur village in Thakurgaon. Police sources confirmed that the fatal shooting took place at Kantivita border in Baliadangi Upazila, Thakurgaon district. Officer-in-Charge...
Staff Reporter : As Bangladesh’s interim government wraps up its first month in power, a critical question has surfaced: how...