Opinion / Whom will the Awami League supporters vote for?
The Awami League (AL) is very likely to haunt the entire exercise.
16 October 2025, 03:00 AM
A voice of resistance, progressive thought falls silent
Badruddin Umar, the eminent public intellectual, historian, and political activist, passed away in Dhaka yesterday at the age of 94. He breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital, Shyamoli, around 10:05am. He was suffering from old-age complications.
7 September 2025, 18:10 PM
Badruddin Umar speaks / 'We must not lose focus from real political barriers'
Hasina took dynasty politics to levels we could not have ever imagined. What happened to Sheikh Mujib’s former residence was unfortunate. But I would say that Sheikh Hasina is partly responsible for the incident.
7 September 2025, 08:22 AM
The 36th day of July / August 5, 2024: The day the people triumphed
August 5 became a watershed in Bangladesh’s history -- the climactic peak of the July uprising.
4 August 2025, 18:10 PM
The July that rocked Bangladesh / August 4, 2024: The deadliest day of the uprising
August 4, 2024 marked the deadliest day of Bangladesh’s student-led uprising, as the non-cooperation movement entered an explosive new phase.
3 August 2025, 18:08 PM
The July that rocked Bangladesh / August 03, 2024: A nation united under one demand
On August 3, 2024, the anti-discrimination movement in Bangladesh reached a new peak as protesters rejected prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s offer for dialogue and instead placed a singular, uncompromising demand before the nation: the resignation of the prime minister and her entire cabinet.
2 August 2025, 18:16 PM
The July that rocked Bangladesh / August 2, 2024: Nationwide clashes as violence returns
After nearly two weeks of tense calm, Bangladesh once again plunged into violence on August 2, 2024, as widespread clashes broke out between protesters and police -- often aided by ruling party activists -- across multiple districts.
1 August 2025, 18:30 PM
The July that rocked Bangladesh / August 1, 2024: Jamaat banned, protests surge, death toll mounts
The day marked a turning point in Bangladesh’s deepening political crisis, as the government officially banned Jamaat-e-Islami and all its affiliated organisations, including Islami Chhatra Shibir.
31 July 2025, 18:16 PM
‘Don’t bargain with stranded Bangalees’ fate’
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman once again asks Pakistan President ZA Bhutto to stop bargaining with the fate of four lakh Bangalees stranded in Pakistan. “Despite Bhutto’s shouting, Pakistani war criminals will be tried on the soil of Bangladesh if I am alive,” the prime minister says.
25 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu seeks people’s cooperation
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman reiterates his firm determination to deal with miscreants and other anti-social elements with a firm hand and warns them once again that his government would not allow a handful of armed miscreants to play with the lives and security of the 75 million peace-loving people of the country.
24 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Work to establish a happy society: Bangabandhu
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today makes a fervent appeal to all to work for the establishment of a happy and exploitation-free society on the ashes left by the enemy.
23 December 2020, 18:00 PM
6 lakh tonnes of grains will be purchased
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is garlanded today by the members of Kalyani, Gandaria ladies organisation, on his being awarded the Juliot Curie medal for peace. Members of Khulna Music College also garland him.
22 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu unveils memorial plaque
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman renews his call today to all irrespective of their ideological or political affiliations to dedicate themselves to the great task of rebuilding the country into a truly Shonar Bangla drawing inspiration from the sacrifice of the martyrs of the Liberation Struggle.
21 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Friendship with India based on reality’
R.R. Cunninghame, high commissioner of New Zealand in Bangladesh, calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Gono
20 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Mujib felicitates Kosygin
Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today expresses his confidence that the bond and deep understanding that exist between Bangladesh and the Soviet Union will grow stronger in the years to come.
19 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Mujibnagar officials to get 9 months’ arrears
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman acknowledges the highest sense of patriotism and sacrifice of the officials who helped run the provisional government from Mujibnagar.
18 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘No interference in judicial function’
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares today that the rule of law will be established at any cost. In his speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the Supreme Court,
17 December 2020, 18:00 PM
New cabinet sworn in
The ministers of Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s cabinet, who are sworn in today under the constitution, would retain the same portfolios as they were holding before.
16 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Sheikh Mujib never compromises’
Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman reasserts in unambiguous terms today that the trial of war criminals must be held on Bangladesh soil.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Indira felicitates Bangabandhu
Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi has sent a message today felicitating Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion
14 December 2020, 18:00 PM
I am a proud man today: Bangabandhu
Formalities for the commencement of the constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on December 16 are being undertaken by the Gono Parishad (Constituent Assembly) at its two-day special session.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Hand-written copy of the Constitution shown to PM
Boundless joy overwhelms Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as he sees the manuscript of the 153-article constitution of the People’s
12 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Maulana Bhashani and The Islam Question
In public discourse, there are two images of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani: “Green Maulana” and “Red Maulana”.
11 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh always sympathetic to Arab cause: Bangabandhu
The visiting four-member Egyptian trade delegation today calls on Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the secretariat.
11 December 2020, 18:00 PM
5-yr plan draft outline in June
Dr Nurul Islam, deputy chairman of the planning commission, discloses today that the draft outline of the first five-year plan would be
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
No threat can stop war criminals’ trial: Samad
The Soviet Union and Chile today call for the speedy recognition of the lawful aspiration of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh as regards its
9 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Inconsistent laws will become void on Dec 16
Substantial progress has been made by the government in scrutinizing existing laws to identify the provisions which will automatically become
8 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Lok Sabha debate on Bangladesh and POWs
Indian External Affairs Minister Swaran Singh says today that unless Pakistan recognises Bangladesh and unless Bangladesh is admitted to the
7 December 2020, 18:00 PM