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 […]

In a verdict delivered on Tuesday, a Cumilla court sentenced two individuals to life imprisonment and six others to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with a 2009 murder case in Chauddagram upazila. The judgment was handed down by Judge Sabbir Mahmud Chowdhury of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4. The ruling was confirmed […]

The long-anticipated Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections are officially set to take place on 9 September, as announced by Chief Returning Officer Professor Jashim Uddin during a press briefing held today at the Senate Building’s conference room of Dhaka University. Below is the complete election schedule as released by the DUCSU Election Commission: […]

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP) has firmly stated that it will not accept the proposed July Charter unless the points agreed upon during the national dialogue are implemented through a legal framework before the upcoming national elections. This declaration was made on Tuesday (29 July) by NCP Joint Convenor Javed Rasin, during a break in […]

Naimur Rahman Durjoy, a former Member of Parliament for Manikganj-1 and ex-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team, has been formally shown as arrested in a case relating to the accumulation of wealth beyond known sources of income. The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge, Zakir Hossain Galib, issued the arrest order on Tuesday, 29 July, […]