Government ‘incapable of tolerating dissident views’
The government in Bangladesh is set on stopping dissenters from expressing their opinions, claims Nurul Kabir, the editor of the leading English-language daily newspaper New Age, in an interview with DW.
Bangladeshi protesters remember murdered journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi
The shrinking space for free speech in Bangladesh has drawn international attention in recent months. The South Asian nation has seen a number of gruesome attacks on bloggers this year that left four people dead and several others critically injured.
The attacks have targeted not only bloggers, but also minority communities.
Victory Day celebration at ITHS
The International Turkish Hope School (ITHS) has organized a grand Victory Day Celebration of Bangladesh, on the 15th of December, 2015. Victory was observed in a befitting manner and with colorful display of the Bengali culture and its history. The event brought out utmost festivity at the ITHS auditorium in the main campus which has already been decorated with miniatures of National Mausoleum, colorful festoons and digitized banners portraying the memorable moments of the nation’s victory in the war of liberation.
To celebrate the ...
To celebrate the ...
Economic zone plan threatens tea workers
For the fourth consecutive day, about 15,000 Bangladeshi tea workers have continued an indefinite strike against a government plan to acquire hundreds of hectares of land that would adversely affect their lives and livelihood.
Workers and family members from four tea estates in Habiganj district of northeastern Sylhet division are demanding the government scrap plans for a special 207-hectare economic zone on spare agricultural land belonging to the Chandpore Tea Estate, which the tea workers' families cultivate.
The Chandpore estate has 1,655 registered tea workers and a total population of more than 6,000 people. The estate is managed by
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Lawyer takes aim at fatwa violence in Bangladesh
Hena Akhter was 14 when she was whipped to death for allegedly having an affair with a married man. There was uproar in local and international media at the time of her death in 2011, followed by a fervent call to outlaw so-called fatwa violence in Bangladesh.
The high court ruled that Hena’s body should be exhumed to determine the extent of the violence to which the young girl was subjected. A second post-mortem examination found that she died of septicaemia due to severe internal injuries. The court ordered an investigation, which led to several arrests, including that of the Muslim cleric who issued the fatwa.
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Atiur inaugurates Agent Banking NRBC Bank
Dr. Atiur Rahman, Governor, Bangladesh Bank, inaugurated the Agent Banking NRBC Bank on December 17, 2015 as chief guest. Mr. Kabir Bin Anwar, Director General of Prime Minister’s Office and Project Director A 2 I Programe.
Engr. Farasath Ali, Chairman of the Bank presided the launching programme. Among others, the inaugural ceremony was attended by 
the Vice Chairmen of the Bank Dr. Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, Mr. Abu Bakr Chowdhury, Director and EC Chairman Mr. Mohammed Adnan Imam,FCCA, Director and AC Chairman Mr. Rafikul Islam ...
the Vice Chairmen of the Bank Dr. Toufique Rahman Chowdhury, Mr. Abu Bakr Chowdhury, Director and EC Chairman Mr. Mohammed Adnan Imam,FCCA, Director and AC Chairman Mr. Rafikul Islam ...
