Barely a year has passed since the July Movement emerged, and now, serious allegations—including extortion and illicit financial dealings—are surfacing against several of its key leaders. The controversy was reignited after a live Facebook statement by Umama Fatema, the former spokesperson of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, where she alleged that July had been turned into […]

Two local leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have been expelled for their alleged involvement in the attack on Mirza Faisal Amin, the younger brother of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, and for vandalising his vehicle during a BNP conference in Baliadangi Upazila, Thakurgaon. The expulsion was announced in a press release […]

The schedule for the long-anticipated elections to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Hall Unions has officially been announced. As per the timetable, nomination submissions will be accepted until 19 August, with the final list of candidates set to be released on 25 August. Voting will take place on 9 September. The last […]

Three political parties—Jamaat-e-Islami, National Citizens’ Party (NCP), and Islami Andolan Bangladesh—have raised objections to the draft of the National Consensus Charter, citing its lack of legal enforceability. Meanwhile, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expressed general agreement with most of the draft’s content. The core concern lies in the draft’s clause stating that reforms will […]

The Information Adviser of the Interim Government, Mr Mahfuz Alam, has made edits to a segment of one of his recent Facebook posts. At 2:51 AM on Monday, 29 July, Mr Alam posted comments addressing corruption and alleged conspiracies. However, within approximately an hour and a half, he edited the post—removing certain parts while adding […]

A young man from Shanghai, China, Sitian Jing (26), travelled all the way to Madaripur, Bangladesh, driven by love. His journey was inspired by his relationship with Sumaiya Akter (19), whom he met online. The couple tied the knot shortly after his arrival, and their story has since captivated the local community From TikTok to […]

A case has been filed against six individuals, including a local BNP leader, for allegedly abducting, assaulting, robbing, and coercing a false confession from a young man in Patiya, Chattogram. The main accused is Mokammel Haque Talukder, a former general secretary of the Patiya Ashia Union unit of the Jubo Dal (BNP’s youth wing) and […]

Renowned media personality and physician Abdan Noor Tushar has strongly condemned the current developments surrounding the recent arrest of several leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on charges of extortion. Speaking on a recent television talk show, Tushar lambasted the authorities for their selective actions and lack of accountability within the central leadership. He remarked: […]

For the first time in Bangladesh’s financial history, the volume of defaulted loans has surpassed Tk 5 trillion, standing at Tk 5.30 trillion (Tk 530,428 crore) as of June 2025. This amounts to 27.09% of all disbursed loans in the banking sector. In comparison, the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in June 2024 was Tk […]