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Dhaka refutes Indian press note on Delhi protest

Bangladesh today categorically rejected an Indian press note on the reported demonstration near its High Commission in New Delhi, questioning how protesters accessed a highly secured diplomatic zone and citing serious security lapses.

“Regarding the Indian press note, we completely reject it, entirely reject it. The issue has been presented as if it were very simple, whereas in reality it is not. Our mission is located deep inside the diplomatic area, not at the periphery,” foreign affairs adviser Touhid Hossain told reporters at the foreign ministry here this afternoon.

Hadi, you are in our hearts forever: CA

In an emotionally charged address before the namaj-e-janaza of Sharif Osman Hadi here today, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said the entire nation will remember Hadi forever and work to fulfil his dream.

"O dear Osman Hadi, we have not come here to bid you farewell. You are within our hearts, and as long as Bangladesh exists, you will remain in the hearts of all Bangladeshis. Insha'Allah, no one can remove you from there," he said just before joining the funeral prayer at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the capital city. [caption id="attachment_34803" align="alignleft" width="473"]

Osman Hadi no more

Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, who was critically injured in a gun attack on 12 December, has passed away while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital.

Inqilab Mancha confirmed his death in a Facebook post tonight (18 December).

Earlier on Wednesday night, Singapore's Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan visited Hadi at the hospital and later called Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at 9:40 pm and informed him that Hadi's condition was v...

UNICEF Bangladesh Humanitarian Situation Report

Highlights
  • Over 1.2 million Rohingya refugees remain in highly congested settlements in Cox’s Bazar, where children face overcrowding and rising insecurity. Since January 2025, 133,651 new arrivals have further strained services. Nationally, children are impacted by recurrent health emergencies, including the ongoing dengue outbreak.
  • Children need urgent nutrition support to prevent acute malnutrition, timely health care to curb disease outbreaks, protection from violence and exploitation, and safe water and sanitation. Rohingya children experience severe education disruption due to funding cuts and deteriorating learning facilities.
  • UNICEF reached 563,033 people (44% of the revised HAC 2025 target) with lifesaving, multisec...

Victory Day celebrated

The nation celebrated Victory Day on Wednesday, as the country was liberated from the Pakistani occupation forces on that day 54 years back through a nine-month-long bloodstained War of Liberation. On December 16, 1971, Bangladesh was born as an independent country at the cost of the supreme sacrifice of three million people and the honour of two lakh women. On the occasion, the government has taken extensive programmes to celebrate the great Victory Day, while the day will begin with a 31-gun salute in the city tomorro...

Tarique Rahman’s promise for a healthier Bangladesh

Dr. Ziauddin Hyder

If only Halima Begum had a trained health worker in her village, her tragedy could have been prevented. Last winter, Halima’s three-year-old son developed a high fever in a remote char area of Jhalakathi.

With no health worker available and the local clinic closed, she waited until daylight to travel to the Sadar hospital. By the time she finally reached the overcrowded emergency room, it was too late. A young life was lost—not because Bangladesh lacks the...
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