Most of Dhaka’s five-star hotels are not faring well for a dearth of guests, as political uncertainties and security concerns following the August 5 student movement are putting off most events and travel plans.
The measures taken by the interim government for the treatment of those injured in the July uprising are uncoordinated and they lack proper monitoring, said volunteers working for the injured and families of martyred protesters.
Harmony, reform, remembrance, and justice were the key demands of those who took to the streets and the families of those who laid down their lives during the July uprising.
The event began with a one-minute silence to honour the students and people, who fought against fascism
It was a clear moonlit night. There was a slight breeze. An eerie quiet blanketed the streets.
It was Monday, August 5, at exactly 10:46 in the morning when my phone rang. On the other end was a student from Jahangirnagar University, his voice trembling with fear and urgency.
A child steps onto the street from an alley -- only to be shot dead in an instant. A college student lies lifeless in a pool of blood at a city hospital, his phone vibrating with calls from “Maa”. And a “laasher michhil” (procession of bodies) on the streets of Dhaka.
Disturbing trend points to systemic corruption and extortion
"As an international policing agency, Interpol has been requested to take necessary steps to ensure her arrest"
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said a total of 422 BNP men were killed across the country during the mass uprising between July and August
Jahirul Islam Rubel, a member of Jubo League's Rajshahi city unit, was arrested around 12:45am
Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in history. The wounds of the past remain open, and now, as a revolution begins, there is a sense of both hope and urgency.
DCs, civil surgeons and VCs also asked for information regarding violence during student-led protests
The pulsating energy of Dhaka University campus works as a catalyst to inspire students and shape their conscience.
Protests after the fall of the Awami League government have forced heads and top officials of many government healthcare facilities and institutes to resign or remain absent, leaving the entire sector in disarray, and ultimately causing patient suffering.
In her final days, Sheikh Hasina desperately clung to power as if she had full legitimacy, unmindful of a big crack in her armour. Her edifice crumbled a month ago on August 5.
Tanim Ahmed delves into the key events that defined August in Bangladesh.
Political revenge, attacks on police stations, and assault on minority communities were seen in August, and all these point to a society split across the fault lines, said Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) in a report released yesterday.
A grisly video of several partially covered bloodstained bodies on a van with some policemen standing by has gone viral on social media, raising questions about possible disrespectful handling of bodies of quota movement victims.
