The houses of two Members of Parliament and over 100 leaders and activists of Awami League were vandalised and set ablaze on Monday night in Lalmonirhat.
Lalmonirhat Fire Service reported the recovery of six charred bodies from the residence of district AL joint secretary Suman Khan. The bodies of the unidentified people were recovered from the fourth floor of the house around 4:30 am.
Acting Station Officer Shahidur Rahman confirmed the recovery of the bodies, which have been taken to Lalmonirhat Sadar Police Station.
The unrest began following the announcement of Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and her departure from the country.
On Monday afternoon victory processions were brought out marking Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, with celebrating crowds moving through major roads and ...
A wave of activity has surged through Dhaka courts as lawyers scramble to purchase bail bonds following a recent judicial decision to hold immediate hearings for bail applications in political cases.
The directive, issued by the Dhaka District Judge, Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court, and Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, mandates that any bail application made in a political case will be heard promptly. This announcement has led to an unprecedented rush of lawyers seeking to secure bail for their clients.
Since early Tuesday morning, long queues of lawyers have formed at every booth within the court premises to buy bail bonds. This follows a meeting held earlier in the day in the District Judge's Court meeting room, where the decision was officially ...
Former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia has been officially released.
The decision was revealed in media statement issued from Bangabhaban.
The release also says the process of releasing those detained in the student movement and various cases from July 1 to August 5 has begun, with many already being freed.
On Monday, President Mohammed Shahabuddin agreed to release Khaleda after holding a meeting with Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman, along with the head of the navy and air force, and top leaders of several opposition parties, including the BNP and the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
She is currently at Evercare Hospital undergoing treatment.
BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan said: "President Shahabuddin has ordered the release of Begum Zia. This joy ...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin today dissolved the 12th Jatiya Sangsad formed through the January 7 national election.
"President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the Jatiya Sangsad in line with the decision taken in the meetings with chiefs of three services, leaders of different political parties, representatives of civil society and leaders of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement," said a press release signed by Mohammed Shiplu Jaman, deputy press secretary of the press wing of the President's Office.
Sheikh Hasina, who initially assumed power in 2009 through an election widely criticized for tampering, resigned from her position as Prime Minister on Monday, July 6, 2024. This resignation followed the persistent demands from the activist group 'Students Against Discrimination,' who had rallied around a singular objective: the government's resignation.
Hasina's tenure, spanning nearly 15 years, was marked by her retention of power through three highly contentious elections. The 2013 election was infamously dubbed the "election without votes," the 2018 election became known as the "midnight vote," and the 2024 election was criticized as a "dummy vote."
By employing various strategies to maintain her grip on power, Sheikh Hasina has etched her name in history as a 'Lady Dictator' ...
At least 88 including 14 policemen have died as violent protests erupted across the country on Sunday.
In day-long clashes, 22 people died in Sirajganj district alone including 13 policemen. The cops were killed inside Enayetpur police station in the district.
Feni and Lakshmipur each saw eight deaths while six Awami League leaders were lynched in Narsingdi.
Five died in Bogura, four each died in Dhaka, Kishoreganj, Magura, Sylhet and Rangpur.
Munshiganj, Bhola, Pabna and Cumilla saw three deaths each while Sherpur saw two deaths. Joypurhat, Habiganj, Dhaka’s Keraniganj, Savar and Barishal saw one death each.
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