Dhaka University law professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman Karzon, one of 16 people arrested under the Anti-Terrorism Act after a "mob attack" at the Dhaka Reporters Unity, has told a court that the allegations brought by the state are “false” and demanded justice. Produced before a magistrate’s court in Dhaka on Friday alongside former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and others, Prof Karzon stood in the dock and said they were “victims, not criminals”. He asked for their immediate release and sought Tk 50 million in compensation for what he described as harassment, saying that their constitutional rights had been violated. “We were attacked by a mob and then arrested instead of those who carried out the assault,” Prof Karzon told the...
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) has protested the arrest of its leader Abdullahil Kayum and 15 others during a discussion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity...
KHULNA, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS) - Sheikh Abdur Rashed is living in endless agony, waiting for the return of his son Mokhlesur Rahman Jony, a...
SUNAMGANJ, Aug 30, 2025 (BSS) - A human chain was formed today in the district on the occasion of the International Day of the Victims...
Leaders and activists of Jatiya Party and Gono Odhikar Parishad clashed in front of the Jatiya Party central office in Dhaka's Kakrail area this evening....
DHAKA, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS) – BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called upon all to work together to bring every officer of the...
ISTANBUL, Aug 29, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russia is demanding Ukraine cede all of its eastern Donbas region, but would be willing to freeze the conflict...
Gono Odhikar Parishad activists have blocked roads in Chattogram for the second successive day, protesting an attack on their leaders in Dhaka. From 12pm on...
Assistant teachers from government primary schools across Bangladesh have gathered in Dhaka for a mass rally to demand the resolution of long-standing disputes over pay...
Activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad have staged highway blockades in Rajshahi and Sirajganj to protest the assault on party chief Nurul Haque Nur. In Rajshahi,...
The government has issued new regulations for teacher recruitment in government primary schools, introducing major changes in eligibility, quotas, and promotion criteria. Under the new...
Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea's ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been indicted for bribery and other charges, a special prosecution...
The Interim Government of Bangladesh has issued a strong statement condemning Friday’s attack on Nurul Haque Nur, president of the Gono Odhikar Parishad and a...