The death of a 21-year-old police constable serving at Demra Police Lines in the capital has cast a shadow of grief over colleagues, family members and many others following reports that he died by suicide. Hours before his death, the young officer, Saidul Islam, published a lengthy and deeply emotional Facebook post addressed to his […]

“Where knowledge is limited, intellect is constrained; where intellect is constrained, freedom is impossible.” These timeless words continue to define the intellectual legacy of Abul Fazal, one of the foremost champions of free thought, secular humanism and modern Bengali literature. A distinguished educationist, essayist, novelist, social thinker and progressive intellectual, Fazal devoted his life to […]

Police have detained three suspects in connection with the killing of BNP leader Jahidul Alam Jahangir, 52, in Mithamoin of Kishoreganj, alleging that they travelled from Dhaka as hired attackers to carry out the murder. Jahangir was fatally attacked with machetes at around 9:30 pm on Wednesday while returning home on a motorcycle. A local […]

A memorial meeting was held on Thursday to mark the 16th death anniversary of freedom fighter, veteran politician and former General Secretary of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASD), Syed Zafar Sazzad Khichchu, with party leaders paying tribute to his lifelong commitment to Bangladesh’s Liberation War, socialist ideals and labour movement. The programme was organised by […]