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Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged the government to withdraw all cases against the party’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to pave the way for his return to the country soon. “We asked the government that all cases against Tarique Rahman must be withdrawn soon so that he can return to the country. If the cases filed against BNP activists are not withdrawn, there will never be a neutral field for holding inclusive polls,”...

Staff Reporter : A recent survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) reveals that only 29.39 per cent of users are satisfied with the quality of data provided by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The survey, which included input from 1,333 users, also found that 55.59 per cent of respondents are somewhat satisfied with the statistics, while 11.64 per cent are somewhat unsatisfied, and 3.39 per cent are totally unsatisfied. The findings were released in a report...

Staff Reporter : Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of Amar Desh, returned to the country on Friday morning after spending over five and a half years in exile. He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Turkey on a Qatar Airways flight at 9:20am. Leaders from the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, Dhaka Union of Journalists, and the Bangladesh Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad welcomed him at the airport. Around a thousand people, including students, gathered outside the airport to receiveMahmudur Rahman. Coming...

Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged a comprehensive overhaul of the Information Commission to protect it from partisan influence. The organization views this reform as crucial to building a “New Bangladesh” that guarantees freedom of speech and unhindered access to information. In a press statement on Friday, coinciding with the International Day for Universal Access to Information 2024, TIB emphasized the importance of moving away from past practices of withholding information. Instead, they advocated for the right...

Staff Reporter : Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning (September 26), raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 141. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 829 new patients were hospitalized with dengue during this period. Among them, 194 were admitted to hospitals under the Dhaka North City Corporation, and 158 in Dhaka South City Corporation. Currently, 2,931 dengue patients are receiving treatment in...

DU Correspondent : SM Farhad, General Secretary of the Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, has refuted allegations of involvement in tendon-cutting crimes, claiming there is no evidence linking Shibir to such acts. Instead, he pointed the finger at the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), asserting that a quick search on Google would reveal instances of BCL’s involvement in such crimes. Farhad made these statements during a press conference held at the TSC Cafeteria of Dhaka University on Thursday....

UNB : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that his government is committed to upholding human rights and freedom of speech in Bangladesh. He made the comments when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel in New York. During the meeting, justice and accountability for the atrocities and human rights abuses committed during the July-August mass uprising and also during Sheikh Hasina’s 15 year long dictatorship were...