Bangladeshi law enforcement authorities have apprehended 17 individuals in connection with the recent attacks on the offices of leading newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, as well as two prominent cultural organisations. Among the detainees is Md. Naim, who has confessed during preliminary questioning to purchasing a television and a refrigerator using looted cash […]

National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has alleged that elements within the state apparatus were complicit in the recent attacks on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, asserting that the incidents were premeditated, politically backed and executed with clear intent rather than being spontaneous outbreaks of violence. Nahid made the remarks […]

Bangladesh’s journalism community has announced plans to hold a nationwide convention in mid-January, signalling a collective response to a series of violent attacks on prominent media organisations and senior editors. The announcement was made by A K Azad, president of the Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB), amid widespread concern that the recent incidents represent […]

Rajshahi University has finally brought an end to a prolonged administrative deadlock by removing the deans of six faculties, following weeks of sustained student protests and mounting pressure on the authorities. The decision, widely seen as a response to persistent agitation, was formally approved on Monday morning by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Saleh Hasan Naqib. According […]

Tensions at the University of Rajshahi have intensified sharply following serious allegations by the university unit of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal against Salahuddin Ammar, the General Secretary of the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU). The student organisation has accused Ammar of engaging in conduct tantamount to terrorist-style intimidation, warning that his recent actions and […]

Narayan Ghosh Mita stands as one of the most distinguished and multidimensional figures in the cultural history of Bangladesh. His life embodied a rare convergence of artistic excellence, patriotic duty, and moral conviction. Far beyond the identity of a film director alone, he was a producer, screenwriter, actor, theatre performer, valiant freedom fighter, and a […]

Khulna city was rocked on Monday when Motaleb Sikder, a prominent leader of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP), was shot at his Sonadanga home in broad daylight. The incident, which occurred just before noon, has left the political community and local residents reeling with shock. Sikder, who serves as the central organiser for the NCP’s […]