A mother joined an Aug 5 procession of joy. There, she learnt her son had been martyred

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- On Aug 5, 2024, after Sheikh Hasina had fled to India in the face of a student-led mass uprising, Baby Naznin joined a joyful procession in Naogaon. It was at this outpouring of ... Read More

Patriotic songs mark start of day-long July Uprising anniversary celebrations

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Celebrations marking the first anniversary of the July Uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina regime are under way at Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue. The day-long festivities began w... Read More

Dhaka Central University: Students call protest on Wednesday to demand ordinance

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Students from seven government colleges in the capital have called for a protest on Wednesday to demand the swift issuance of an ordinance to upgrade these institutions into Dhak... Read More

CA Yunus to address nation at 8:20pm on anniversary of July Uprising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, will address the nation on Tuesday night to commemorate the anniversary of the July Uprising. The speech will be broadca... Read More

All 16 spillgates of Kaptai Dam opened at midnight

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Authorities have opened all 16 spillway gates of the Kaptai Dam in Rangamati to ease the rising water pressure in Kaptai Lake. Mahmud Hasan, the supervising engineer and manager... Read More

Pure drinking water corner opened in remembrance of Mugdho at Joydebpur Rail Junction

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- A pure drinking water corner has been opened at Gazipur's Joydebpur Railway Junction in memory of Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho, a student martyred in the July Uprising. Joydebpur ... Read More

TIB warns of entrenched partisanship in administration, judiciary, education, and health

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said despite the fall of an authoritarian regime following the July Uprising, political partisanship remains entrenched across sta... Read More

Fire breaks out at Habiganj power plant again

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Another fire has broken out at the Shahjibazar 60 MegaWatt Power Plant in Habiganj's Madhabpur Upazila only four days after a blaze disrupted the supply at the same facility. Th... Read More

Youths marched to the frontlines in revolt. Their families are now frozen in grief

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Nafisa Hossain Marwa was just 17. A science student, a daughter, and - quietly, a protester. She told no one. Not her father, not her teachers. She marched under cover of silenc... Read More

Heavy overnight rain in Dhaka, could persist for three or four more days

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- Most of Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, has seen showers under the influence of the active monsoon wind at the end of the rainy season. Dhaka saw heavy rain overnight on... Read More

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