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DHAKA, June 16, 2025 (BSS) – It was lunch time on August 5, 2024. Md Tahmid Abdullah, a Computer Science and Engineering ...
When he left for the protest, Anas had only 300 Taka in his pocket, an old Nokia phone without a SIM card, and an “Allahu” ...
Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said press freedom must be ensured to safeguard democracy. "The press freedom must be ...
However, one of the immediate concerns emerging from this televised trial is the threat it poses to the safety of defence lawyers and the fairness of the trial. By broadcasting the proceedings, the ...
While the media in Bangladesh has enjoyed some degree of freedom following the fall of the fascist government on 5 August, it is still not entirely free from the grip of authoritarian forces, BNP ...
In its second interim report submitted to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances outlined how a large number of people booked under the said law were ...
In its second interim report, the Commission said the justice system was repurposed to serve political ends, moving away from its core duty of upholding rights and ensuring due process. Instead, it ha ...
Speakers including two former American envoys at a discussion on Bangladesh on Saturday said that the "fall of the dictator Sheikh Hasina" on August 5, 2024 not only signified a decisive shift in ...
He informed that international litigation firms are eager to invest between $50 million and $100 million to finance asset recovery ...
In the aftermath of Bangladesh's liberation in 1971, there was widespread hope that the newly independent nation would embody the ideals of equality, inclusion, and participatory democracy.
The tragic and senseless killing of the blogger Albert Ojwang, 31, depicts Kenya as a country worryingly trapped between power and hubris in its politics.As an every-day theme, hubris is traced to ...
Promoting democracy around the world is one of Switzerland’s goals, but at the same time the funds for such efforts are dwindling. A case in Bangladesh illustrates what this means in practice ...