Ensuring elections the most important goal now
The Election Commission’s announcement that the 13th parliamentary election is set for February 12 comes as welcome news for a nation long awaiting its return to full democratic process —…
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Raising our voices against climate setbacks
That nearly five million Bangladeshis now live as internally displaced persons due to natural disasters like floods, cyclones, and river erosion, according to the International Organization for Migration’s first nationwide…
Celebrating the moving pictures
Angst, social media obsession, the insidious influence of artificial intelligence with an ominous warning and the dauntless spirit of the young in 1971 were the key themes of the award-winning…
Villagers suffer as part of road collapses in Kotalipara
A portion of Hemayet Uddin Bir Bikram Road has collapsed into the Kotalipara–Poysarhat canal at Bankura village in Kotalipara upazila of Gopalganj, causing immense suffering for local residents. Part of…
Osman Hadi shifted to Evercare Hospital as DMP launches manhunt
Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of the July Uprising–based platform Inqilab Mancha and an independent candidate for Dhaka-8, was transferred from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) to Evercare Hospital on Friday…
Hadi ‘extremely critical’ with severe brain injury, but still fighting, says doctor
Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent candidate in Dhaka-8 constituency and spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha, remains in a critical condition after being shot in the capital’s Bijoynagar area on Friday afternoon.…
Health adviser urges doctors to ensure quality services
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum on Friday urged physicians at public hospitals to focus on providing quality healthcare and refrain from engaging in political activities. “We should not…
Sugarcane crushing begins at Mubarakganj Sugar Mill
The Mubarakganj Sugar Mill—one of the major sugar mills in southern Bangladesh—has officially launched its 2025–26 sugarcane crushing and sugar production season. The inauguration took place at 3pm on Friday,…
Tarique terms attack on Hadi a conspiracy against democracy
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday described the shooting of Dhaka-8 independent candidate Sharif Osman Hadi as a “conspiracy against democracy.” “Today’s attack on Sharif Osman Bin Hadi is…
DMP launches manhunt after attack on Inquilab Manch spokesperson Osman Hadi
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a statement said they have launched an extensive operation to arrest miscreants who shot and critically injured Inquilab Manch spokesperson Osman Hadi. According to…