Mohammad Raihan, a man known in Chattogram for his involvement in several murder cases and often described as a notorious gangster, has once again sparked alarm — this time by allegedly issuing death threats to a local pharmaceutical businessman over the phone. The incident reportedly took place in the Kalurghat area, where the businessman, Md […]

Police have arrested five individuals in connection with the brutal stabbing and murder of journalist Md. Asaduzzaman Tuhin. The Gaziur Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests on Friday (8 August). Meanwhile, a CCTV video related to the incident has circulated online. The footage shows a young man publicly assaulting a young woman, while six to seven […]

Dr Nadim Mahmud, a writer and researcher, has alleged that the arrest of Professor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah serves more as a tactic to silence dissent than a genuine anti-corruption measure. Speaking on Thursday (7 August), he pointed out that although several vice-chancellors have faced serious allegations of malpractice and corruption during Sheikh Hasina’s government, the […]

Mahir Shahriar Reza, President of a faction of the Bangladesh Student Union, has described the Hefazat-e-Islam movement at Shapla Square in Dhaka on 5 May 2013 as nothing short of the “footsteps of fascism.” His remark, made recently at TSC’s Pigeon Square on the University of Dhaka campus, came in response to a journalist’s question. […]

Senior journalist and political analyst Masud Kamal has made scathing remarks regarding field-level extortion by the BNP, administrative dominance of Jamaat-e-Islami, and lobbying-driven politics of the Nationalist Citizen Party (NCP). Speaking on a recent talk show aired on a private television channel, Masud Kamal stated: “At a minimum, 90 per cent of extortion on the […]