The decision was taken at a meeting on Thursday (19 December) at the party’s central office. The meeting was chaired by the party’s Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar.

Dhanmondi Lake, one of Dhaka’s most popular leisure destinations, is typically bustling on Friday afternoons. Yesterday, however, the scene was markedly different.

The protests, which began after news of his death spread on Thursday night, intensified in cities including Chattogram, Rajshahi, Bandarban, Sylhet, Kushtia, Habiganj, Barishal, Jhalakathi, Satkhira, ...

UK-based rights body Article 19 has said Prothom Alo and The Daily Star have both faced sustained threats from political, religious and cultural extremist groups in recent times.  "These latest ...

Through a planned effort, a vested group wants to destroy the country and create a new version of fascism. They are carrying out the activities openly while the government looks on," he says ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman received a travel pass from the Bangladesh High Commission in London this morning (19 December), according to a diplomat posted at the mission. The diplomat ...

The Daily Star today (19 December) resumed its online operations after overnight vandalism and arson attack at its office by a group of protesters, describing the incident as "one of the darkest days ...

During their testimony before an Indian parliamentary standing committee on the External Affairs Ministry, two of the non-official witnesses characterised the current situation in Bangladesh as ...

Shafiqur further said that in this critical period, restraint, responsibility, and national unity are the only paths forward. "Jamaat-e-Islami believes that only through establishing a democratic, ...

A large turnout is expected at the funeral, prompting the authorities to impose special traffic measures in the area.

"Our message to the people is that the forces of the July Uprising must remain active on the ground so that no group can establish vested interests or harm Bangladesh," he says ...

Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) today (19 December) expressed deep concern and strongly condemned the violent attacks, vandalism and arson at the offices of daily Prothom Alo ...