Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) Students, social workers, and political supporters gathered at the National Martyrs’ Monument at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University on Saturday to pay floral tributes on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. Marking the historic day, participants assembled shortly after midnight and continued through the morning to honour the martyrs of the 1952 Language Movement. The solemn ceremony reflected deep respect for those who sacrificed their lives to protect the Bengali…
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Dhaka, Jan 26 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League on Monday expressed concern over the country’s deteriorating security situation, which it said has taken a dark turn, warning that kidnapping has transitioned from isolated criminal acts into an organised, nationwide business.According to the party, the reality of kidnapping in Bangladesh has become a nightmare for ordinary citizens, from a sub-assistant engineer in Bogura district being forced to pay ransom twice to the tragic murder of Sudipto R…
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessed a sharp rise in crime incidents in 2025, with police data showing a significant increase in cases of theft, robbery, mugging, banditry and kidnapping across the country, local media reported on Tuesday.Citing data from the Bangladesh Police website, the country’s leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo reported that 1,935 robbery cases were recorded nationwide in 2025, marking a 37 per cent rise from 2024.The data recorded 702 cases of robbery last year, a 4…
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) There is a distinct move in Bangladesh to dilute or erase the legacy of its founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman amid the reported radicalisation of institutions and parts of the society. Recently, authorities at the Dhaka University decided to rename the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to ‘Osman Hadi Hall’ after the recently slain radical Islamist leader.Visuals of protesters atop a statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and defacing the figure marked their celebration of former P…
Dhaka, Jan 9 (IANS) In yet another controversial move, authorities at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University have decided to rename the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall to the ‘Osman Hadi Hall’, after the slain radical Islamist leader Sharif Osman Hadi who was shot dead in the country’s capital last month. Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Hall, named after former President Mujibur Rahman’s wife, will also be renamed ‘Captain Sitara Parvin Hall’, local media reported on Friday.The decision was reportedly taken during…
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Odommo Jobian Oikko, a panel backed by radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, has registered a landslide victory, securing 16 of the 21 posts – including those of Vice-President (VP), General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) – in the just-concluded Bangladesh’s Jagannath University Central Students Union (JnUCSU) elections, the local media reported on Thursday. The student wings of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chh…
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessed an alarming rise in crime rates in 2025, with women and children bearing the brunt of the violence, while incidents such as murder, banditry, and mob violence were also prominently recorded, local media reported on Thursday, citing police statistics.According to analysts, the spike in crimes is the consequence of the law and order challenges, with normalcy yet to be restored since the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government assumed power following the ouste…
Dhaka, Jan 6 (IANS) As political tensions continue to mount ahead of the February elections, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizens Party (NCP) have accused sections of the civil administration under the Yunus regime of working in favour of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), local media reported.Jamaat, during a meeting of the party’s central executive council, stated that conditions for a free, fair, and neutral election remain absent in the country, Banglades…