The Indian government, on the morning of August 5 last year, was under the impression that Sheikh Hasina would overcome the crisis; it could not realise that she would become a semi-permanent guest when the deposed prime minister arrived later that day, reported BBC Bangla yesterday.
The BNP yesterday welcomed the chief adviser’s announcement to hold the national election in February, while Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party refrained from issuing any official statement.
Following Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ remarks on the election date and issuing a letter to the Election Commission in this regard, an election commissioner last night said the EC is prepared to hold the national parliamentary election in February and the schedule could be announced in December.
Today is the 84th death anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore.
Jahangirnagar University (JU) yesterday expelled 64 students for their involvement in attacks on protesting students of the anti-discrimination student movement between July 14 and 17 last year.
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has reconstituted Bangladesh Judicial Service Pay Commission to determine salaries, allowances and other facilities of lower court judges and to make necessary recommendations to government.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday announced the July Declaration, granting constitutional and state recognition to the 2024 student-led mass uprising.
A “one-in, one-out” deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force yesterday, the UK government announced.
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the people of Bangladesh will enjoy August 5 as a public holiday every year, celebrating what he called the end of fascist rule in Bangladesh.
Nations must resolve the global plastics crisis, the head of UN talks told negotiators from 180 countries gathered in Geneva yesterday to forge a landmark treaty on eliminating the life-threatening waste.
The European Union has called on all parties in Bangladesh to engage in peaceful and constructive dialogue to embed key governance and human rights reforms ahead of the parliamentary elections.
For the past decade, 18-year-old Raza has been wading through garbage to help his family survive.
ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader and Mujibul Haque Chunnu are among the leaders of the newly formed faction
Three more dengue patients died and 319 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till yesterday morning.
Just as the clock struck 2:25pm, a wave of jubilation swept through Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka as slogans rang out and hundreds of balloons floated skyward, all commemorating the anniversary of the historic day when deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has finally provided what Bangladesh has needed most: clarity about a general election.
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus last night announced that the general election will be held before Ramadan in February 2026, kickstarting the process of handing over the power to an elected government.
India’s ruling party and main opposition yesterday condemned a threat by US President Donald Trump to raise tariffs on goods from India over its Russian oil purchases, in a show of political unity as a trade rift deepens with Washington.
Photos of convicted war criminals were removed from an exhibition organised by Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir at Dhaka University yesterday, following protests from students who called the display “an affront to the spirit of the Liberation War.”
As the nation observed the first anniversary of the July uprising yesterday, the family of slain student Abu Sayed remained cloaked in quiet resilience -- still grieving, yet hopeful that his ultimate sacrifice will not go in vain.
Websites of banned Russian media can still be easily accessed across the EU in the “overwhelming majority” of cases, experts said yesterday, slamming the bloc’s “failure” to publish up-to-date guidance.
Japan logged a new heat record yesterday, with the mercury hitting 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may rise further still.
Russia said yesterday that its army had seized a new village in Ukraine’s central Dnipropetrovsk region, accelerating its claimed advance into the key industrial area.
Sri Lanka’s parliament yesterday voted overwhelmingly to dismiss Police Chief Deshabandu Tennakoon for misconduct and criminal behaviour, making him the island’s first inspector-general to be impeached.
An Israeli military ground campaign accompanied by “very heavy fire from its air force and also from Israeli artillery units” was under way in various parts of Gaza yesterday, according to the Gaza authorities.
Police arrested 120 activists of Pakistan’s main opposition party in raids overnight, security officials said, ahead of protests planned for yesterday, the second anniversary of the jailing of their leader, Imran Khan.
Russia yesterday accused the United States of exerting illegal trade pressure on India after US President Donald Trump threatened again to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil.
Surging floodwaters and a torrent of mud swept through a village in the northern Indian Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, killing at least four people while more than 50 others were missing, authorities and local TV channels said yesterday.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for firing a missile at Israel’s main airport yesterday, as the Israeli military said it intercepted it.
Thailand approved the purchase of four Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets yesterday, the air force said, a week after reaching a ceasefire in deadly border clashes with Cambodia.
Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court’s resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from US President Donald Trump.
Iran has arrested three members of a suspected sabotage cell linked to the exiled opposition for attempting to disrupt public order, Iranian media reported yesterday.
The government has tightened its control over new foreign loans by introducing multiple preconditions for ministries and divisions, following their poor performance in using funds already in the pipeline.
Privately operated inland container depots (ICDs) are grappling with a mounting backlog of export-laden containers, hampering cargo handling operations and pushing storage capacity to the brink.
After three successful trial runs, the long-anticipated Chattogram-Dhaka fuel pipeline is set to be officially inaugurated on August 16, according to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
Over 10,000 taxpayers submitted their income tax returns online on Monday, when the associated portal of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) opened for the tax year 2025-26.
In a move aimed at standardising career progression and ensuring transparency across the public banking sector, the Ministry of Finance has introduced a formal promotion policy for employees of state-owned commercial and specialised banks.
The standoff between the US and India may well get worse before it gets better. Having slapped a 25 percent tariff on goods the South Asian country sends to America, Donald Trump is vowing to ratchet up the rate over the $4 trillion economy’s purchases of Russian oil. New Delhi calls the threat unjustified and unreasonable. A deal with Washington is possible, but diffusing the situation looks tricky.
The economy of Bangladesh is currently undergoing several reforms and adjustments. However, in recent times, currency devaluation and rising inflation have shaken households, small businesses and industries, forcing painful changes at every level. Many are asking how this devaluation affects the people, and how stability can be regained.
Toyota Motor and Honda Motor are expected to report weaker first-quarter earnings this week, as US import tariffs and a stronger yen weigh on profits despite solid demand for hybrids in their biggest overseas markets.
Asia-US sea freight rates are set to drop further in 2025 as shipping capacity outpaces demand and trade routes shift due to tariffs and geopolitical tensions, though vessel rerouting is expected to limit some losses, industry experts said.
On 21 July, in a tragic aviation disaster, a training aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force crashed into a two-storey academic building of Milestone School and College in Uttara, Dhaka, resulting in numerous casualties. A writ-petition has been filed with the High Court Division (HCD) of the Bangladesh Supreme Court seeking compensation for the deceased and injured. The court directed the government to form a committee to investigate into the incident and issued a rule asking why adequate compensation should not be provided to the victims.
After 47 years, the Territorial Water and Maritime Zones Act of 1974 had been updated with a lengthy amendment back in 2021.
The right to vote is a cornerstone of any democracy. The fundamental nature of such a right places an obligation on a country to enable its citizens to vote and elect their representative.
The July spirit burns bright
The sacrifices made by the “July heroes” will only be truly meaningful when Bangladesh is transformed into a real welfare state, said Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday.
The month-long commemorative art exhibition, titled “The Rebel Within You,” to mark one year of the July uprising, was inaugurated at The Daily Star Centre in the capital yesterday.
In Jamalpur, food is not just nourishment -- it is memory, emotion, and identity. At the centre of this culinary tradition stands “Milli Bhat”, a rich, hearty dish that locals speak of with pride and nostalgia. Some call it Manda, others Pithali, but to most, it is simply “Milli” -- the taste of home.
Families of those killed and injured during the July uprising have demanded justice and punishment for the perpetrators, declaring that no election should be held until the attackers are brought to trial.
Despite repeated government restrictions, illegal sand extraction from various rivers in Netrakona shows no signs of slowing down.
As floodwaters begin to recede, erosion has hit vast areas along the Teesta shoal in the northern districts of Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
A 30-metre portion of the right-bank protection dam on the Madhumati river in Faridpur’s Alfadanga upazila collapsed before it could be handed over to the authorities.
More than 50,000 people across 30 villages of three unions -- Dantbhanga, Char Shoulmari, and Saheber Alga -- have long been suffering due to the absence of a bridge in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila.
The Supreme Court is set today to deliver its order on the review petitions that challenged its judgement on the Warrant of Precedence, which sets the order of seniority and protocol among the state’s officials and dignitaries for ceremonial and formal purposes.
