From Verses to Valor: The Figures Resting with Nazrul
When Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bangladesh’s national poet, passed away on August 29, 1976, his final wish was honored. He had once said, “Bury me beside [Read More…]
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Meta Removes Online Activist Elias Hossain’s Second Facebook Account
Meta has taken down the second Facebook account of online activist and journalist Elias Hossain. Since Saturday night (December 20), the account has not been [Read More…]
Amnesty demands justice for Hadi murder and attacks on media houses
Amnesty International has called on Bangladesh’s interim government to take immediate steps to hold perpetrators of violence and killings accountable through fair trials without recourse [Read More…]
6 peacekeepers’ bodies return home in coffins
The bodies of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a terrorist drone attack during a UN peacekeeping mission in Sudan’s Abyei region have arrived in Bangladesh. The [Read More…]
Brent Christensen to Succeed Peter Haas as U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh
The United States Senate has officially confirmed Brent Christensen as the next U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh, making him the country’s 18th envoy to Dhaka. Christensen [Read More…]
Overnight violence a ‘deliberate ploy’ to postpone elections: Salahuddin
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has described overnight violence across the country, including attacks and arson at Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, as [Read More…]
Hadi’s Final Journey: Coffin Wrapped in National Flag
Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho and an independent candidate for Dhaka-8, is returning to Bangladesh in a coffin draped in red and green [Read More…]
Attack on two major media houses equals attack on free media: CA
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus expressed deep sympathy to Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman and The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam following the barbaric attack on [Read More…]
Government urges citizens to resist mob violence; vows justice for attacks on journalists, Mymensingh lynching
The government today urged all citizens of Bangladesh to resist and reject all forms of mob violence, saying recent incidents of arson, intimidation and destruction [Read More…]
Hindu youth lynched, body set ablaze over blasphemy allegation in Mymensingh
A mob beat a Hindu youth to death in the Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh last night (18 December) over “hurting religious sentiment.” The deceased, Dipu [Read More…]
