In a dramatic escalation of frustration just hours before the commencement of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, dozens of students in Gaibandha took to the streets to protest against institutional negligence. The demonstrators, primarily from Gridharipur High School in the Palashbari sub-district, resorted to blocking the vital Dhaka-Rangpur Highway on Monday evening […]

In a distressing incident that has sent shockwaves through the capital’s medical community, Dr Ahmed Hossain, the Deputy Director of the National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital (NICRH), was subjected to a violent knife attack on Monday afternoon. The 50-year-old senior official was targeted by unidentified assailants in close proximity to his place of […]

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, the formidable vanguard that spearheaded the historic “July Mass Uprising,” is currently grappling with a severe existential crisis. What began as a unified front against autocracy has descended into a bitter internal schism, characterised by leadership voids, the abrupt dissolution of its central committee, and explosive allegations of financial impropriety involving […]

The pursuit of academic excellence in the Kushtia district has been marred by a staggering administrative oversight that threatens to derail a young woman’s future. Ms Zarin Tasnim Sondhi, a dedicated and high-achieving student from the Kumarkhali sub-district, has found herself at the centre of a bureaucratic nightmare just forty-eight hours before the commencement of […]