National,Politics,Country, Districts
Offline Indian visa services at the Assistant High Commissioner’s office in Khulna have remained suspended since Wednesday, while online processing resumed on Sunday.Security has been tightened in and around the office following the killing of Inquilab Monch spokesman Sharif Osman Hadi.On Sund...
National,Politics
Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Grigoryevich Khozin on Monday called for reducing tensions in Bangladesh to create a conducive environment before the next national election scheduled for February 12 next year.The Ambassador also highlighted the importance of reducing Bangladesh’s te...
National,Country, Districts
Journalists, media professionals, cultural activists, and members of the British Bangladeshi community protested the recent attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo and growing threats against journalists, after gathering at the historic Altab Ali Park in East London on Sunday.The demonstration, or...
National
The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed in the country on the night of January 16 (Friday).The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision at a meeting held at the Islamic Foundation office at Baitul Mukarram on Sunday evening.Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain chaired the meeting.On...
Inqilab Moncho has announced a protest rally demanding the immediate arrest of those involved in the murder of its spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.In a Facebook post on Sunday night, the platform said the rally will be held on Monday at 3:00pm, marching from Shaheed Hadi Chattar in Shahbagh to Sh...
Bangladesh has rejected the attempt of the Indian authorities to depict an "isolated attack" on a Bangladeshi citizen, who happens to belong to the Hindu community, as attacks on minorities."The government of Bangladesh has promptly apprehended the suspects in this incident," sai...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the law and order situation must be maintained at any cost before the upcoming national election. The meeting, held on Sunday afternoon, discussed in detail various issues, including the return of BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to the country, secu...
Editors and senior journalists on Sunday urged BNP to guarantee full press freedom and critical journalism if the party returns to power, stressing that independent media must be protected as a pillar of democracy.Speaking at a views-exchange meeting, they also said the press is facing one of the to...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday demanded proper investigations and visible punishment for those involved in recent killings and arson and violent attacks at different parts of the country.“A series of secret attacks and killings have created fear and serious ques...
Police on Sunday said they have no specific information about the whereabouts of Faisal, the prime suspect in the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.Speaking at an emergency press conference at the Ministry of Home Affairs, Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khand...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has detected suspicious financial transactions worth more than Tk 127 crore in several bank accounts belonging to the main accused, Faisal Karim Masud, and his associates in the murder of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.Based on information received from various law...
The Election Commission has instructed law enforcement agencies to treat courteously only those who act humanely with fairness, while taking strict action against individuals who disrupt the electoral process through vandalism and violence.“We have clearly instructed all forces and agencies th...
Stating that no media outlet in Bangladesh’s 53-year history had ever faced arson attacks like the recent ones, The Daily Star Editor Mahfuz Anam on Sunday said the country is currently in a deeply devastated state, with its institutions being challenged and destroyed.Speaking at a views-excha...
Severe foreign aid cuts imposed this year by U.S. President Donald Trump, along with reductions from other countries, have devastated child protection, education, and youth programs in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh home to 1.2 million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. Thousands of schools and training...
The Election Commission has extended the deadline until December 31 for local election observer organisations to apply for deploying their observers in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election and referendum.According to the Election Observation Policy 2025, observer organisations were earlier asked...
The European Union (EU) has said it is supporting seven Bangladeshi citizen election observer organisations as part of its efforts to promote free, fair and participatory elections and strengthen public trust in the electoral process ahead of the country’s upcoming polls and referendum on Febr...
National,Art& Culture
Dhaka University has announced that the postponed admission test of the Science Unit (Ka unit) for the 2025–26 academic year will be held on December 27.The information was disclosed in a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office on Sunday.The release said Science ...
National,City
Two siblings died of suspected food poisoning at Wireless Mor in the capital’s Hatirjheel area on Sunday.The deceased were identified as Afrida Chowdhury, 10, a class III student of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and her one-year-old brother Ilham Chowdhury, children of Mosleh Uddin...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways on Sunday protested the recent increase in fares of trains and demanded the immediate withdrawal of the revised fares.The demand was made in a joint statement by Mohammad Shahid Mia, president of the organisation and its general se...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Sunday said taking the law into one's own hands is a major obstacle to good governance.“This is an extremely condemnable and heinous act. We will not allow anyone to take the law into their own hands. Mob justice is a major obstacle to goo...
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