The Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division has stayed the High Court bail granted to retired army officer Hafizur Rahman, a key suspect in the high-profile Shohagi Jahan Tonu murder case. Delivering the directive, the court ordered the accused to surrender within 24 hours, failing which law enforcement authorities have been instructed to re-arrest him […]

All tiers of Bangladesh’s local government bodies will host elections within the current financial year, according to Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development, and Co-operatives. Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon, 6 August, during an inspection of the Sylhet City Corporation’s (SCC) secondary transfer station for waste management at Parairchak, the […]

The history of South Asian anti-colonial resistance and social justice is shaped by individuals whose personal sacrifices laid the foundation for modern civil liberties. Among the most remarkable of these revolutionaries was Aparna Pal Chowdhury, a formidable leader who dedicated her life to the rights of working peasants, the emancipation of women, and the creation […]