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 […]

The brutal murder of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin in Gazipur was linked to his filming of an attack on a man named Badsha, police have revealed. Tuhin was hacked to death with a machete in front of hundreds of bystanders in what authorities described as a targeted killing by a criminal group. Timeline of Events and Investigations […]

Tensions within the top leadership of the National Citizens’ Party (NCP) have become increasingly evident in political circles, following a controversial trip to Cox’s Bazar by senior leaders. The incident has laid bare a growing internal crisis within the party. The Controversial Trip The rift surfaced prominently when five NCP members, including four senior central […]

Ali Riaz, Vice-President of the National Consensus Commission, has announced that the July Charter will soon be finalised. He made the statement on Friday (8 August) during a press conference held at the LD Hall of the National Parliament Building. “The draft of the July Charter was sent to the relevant political parties on 28 […]