July uprising

UN fact-finding report on July uprising rights violations on Feb 13

.High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is expected to launch the report in Geneva
10 February 2025, 13:06 PM

Police seek July uprising photos, videos from public

The submission window will remain open from February 11 to February 25
9 February 2025, 09:51 AM

‘Govt bound to fail as it lacks spirit of uprising’

The interim government is bound to fail as it does not have the spirit of the July uprising in it, said columnist and writer Farhad Mazhar yesterday.
7 February 2025, 18:15 PM

Tax exemption on fees for foreign physicians treating injured in July uprising

Taxes also waived on physicians' hotel accommodation, food, and airfares
5 February 2025, 13:50 PM

The hope is not there

It feels wrong in myriad ways to say that hope isn’t there when an autocrat fell
7 January 2025, 03:00 AM

Transforming police-citizen relations in Bangladesh

Bangladesh's police force has had a history marked by violence, oppression, and a lack of trust.
6 January 2025, 03:00 AM

Govt now says it’ll draft proclamation of July uprising

The interim government has taken the initiative to prepare a declaration of the July uprising based on national consensus.
30 December 2024, 18:00 PM

From crisis to change: The right education can sustain the revolution

Standing on the isthmus of change, we must avoid any form of myopia.
28 December 2024, 02:00 AM

So many people didn’t sacrifice lives just for polls

The adviser stresses the need for reforms for which people came out and ousted 'fascist' Awami League government
25 December 2024, 18:10 PM

Our Victory Day and the questions of equality, justice, and human dignity

Bangladesh's hard-won independence, achieved through the Liberation War in 1971, remains the most defining political event in our history.
16 December 2024, 02:00 AM

The unseen trauma of July heroes

Salman Hossain, a student of Titumir College, sustained bullet injuries on a leg during the July uprising.
12 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Is post-uprising Bangladesh on the right track?

The interim government’s stated goal of establishing a liberal democracy may be overly idealistic given Bangladesh’s current social and political landscape.
9 December 2024, 09:00 AM

Shot, blinded, abandoned

Saidul Islam, a 25-year-old from Dashmina upazila in Patuakhali, once dreamed of building a stable life for his family. But the light of that dream has been extinguished -- both figuratively and literally.
8 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Why did Abdullah have to die?

How many of those injured during the July-August uprising, like Abdullah, are still fighting for their lives?
22 November 2024, 02:00 AM

Govt requests media orgs to broadcast July uprising video

The video, which is on the mass uprising of July-August 2024, has been sent from the Chief Adviser's Office
21 November 2024, 11:59 AM

Bangladesh Interim Government’s 100-day Journey: Bridging immediate needs with long-term vision

Bangladesh’s interim government (IG) has taken critical steps towards stabilising the country and signalling a new direction.
16 November 2024, 02:00 AM

Textbooks to feature July uprising

The government is set to incorporate content on the student-led uprising into school textbooks for the 2025 academic year.
14 November 2024, 22:00 PM

BNP’s unfolding strategic stance: Straddling the aftermath of a revolutionary ‘event’ and realpolitik

BNP's strategic choices in the wake of the July uprising reveal a tension between preserving continuity and embracing transformative potential.
6 November 2024, 05:00 AM

WB Yeats’s ‘Easter, 1916’ and Bangladesh’s July 1-36, 2024

What motivated our youth to defy death in order to free Bangladesh from the yoke of a brutal regime?
28 October 2024, 09:30 AM

Are we trying to get ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’?

The euphoria of August 5, and the momentous days leading up to it, especially since July 15, are now being overshadowed by a cloud of uncertainty.
25 October 2024, 04:00 AM