On 5 June, 2011, Rumana Manzur, an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Dhaka University, became the victim of a horrific case of domestic violence when she was brutally attacked by her husband Hassan Syed, who allegedly beat her mercilessly, tried to gouge out her eyes and bit off part of her nose...
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Bangladesh government’s dramatic turn around from secularism to Islamic constitution has enraged the indigenous population and instead demanded to recognize their existence. The nation is poised to amend the constitution, which is likely to be tabled in the parliament on this week. The move has been vehemently protested by the independence war veterans, pro-secularist...
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When I heard the news of Syed Saleem Shahzad’s murder I inevitably felt deep sorrow. My sympathies go to his family and those like me who feel that something is now missing from their lives. Shahzad gave me hope. He gave me hope because he’s worked unbelievably hard to try to help Pakistan live...
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. - The United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Mr. Stephen Rapp first arrived in Bangladesh on 10 January 2011 at the invitation of the Bangladesh government. Subsequently on 21 March 2011, Mr. Rapp issued a letter to...
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He’s dead. May 2ndwill be a day which is ingrained in world history. Osama bin Laden was involved in major terrorist atrocities throughout the globe. He has finally been silenced; almost a decade after the 9/11 attacks. We should applaud the courage and professionalism of the United States forces for being able to track...
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The first day of February, the beginning of the month in which the primary foundations of Bangladesh were launched in the year of 1952. It was the month and the day 21st of that month when our language was salvaged from the new-fangled regime’s foremost oppressive touches. It was the month and that devastating...
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We have been hearing about the glory of Bangladesh student politics since our childhood but unfortunately that struggle has lost all signs of its industrious past. Students’ role in the language movement obviously ranks as historic; the uprisings of ’62, ’66 and ’69 had solid contributions in strengthening the Bengali nation’s pilgrimage towards freedom....
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After 34 years, 5 of the killers of Bongobondhu Sheikh Mujibor Rahman got their due. After a two-decade long legal process winding through the courts, delayed by direct and indirect obstruction of justice by Moudud Ahmed and his BNP colleagues, Bozlul Huda, Mohiuddin Ahmed, A. K. M. Mohiuddin, Syed Faruq Rahman and Sultan Sharhriar...
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In a press conference on Bangladesh Prime Minster (PM) Sheikh Hasina’s recently concluded visit to India, Madam Khaleda Zia, ex-Prime Minister and current leader of Opposition in the Parliament of Bangladesh, alleged that the PM had sold the country to India. The salient features of her claims are: • The Water sharing issues were...
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BDNews24.com: AL, allies take oath on Saturday Battle for presidency heats up 2 BCL men arrested at DU hall over factional fight BNP will help as opposition if govt wants: Delwar BNP concedes defeat The Daily Star: Impartial anti-graft drive to continue: Hasina tells visiting UN team Sheikh Hasina’s acid test: The first cabinet...
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