“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 […]

A retired army major convicted in the assassination case of former President Ziaur Rahman has been arrested after remaining a fugitive for nearly 45 years, according to the Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB). The arrested individual has been identified as retired Major Md Mozzaffar Hossain, who had been convicted in the high-profile case but had […]