No income tax on foreign doctors’ fees for treating July Uprising injured
No income tax on foreign doctors’ fees for treating July Uprising injured

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the income tax on fees, hotel rents, meals and airfares for foreign doctors during their stay in Bangladesh for providing treatment to people injured in anti-discrimination student movement. To this end, the NBR today (February 5) issued a...

We have new Bangladesh because of brave children like Shrabon: Dr. Shafiqur Rahman
We have new Bangladesh because of brave children like Shrabon: Dr. Shafiqur Rahman

Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, visited the village home of Martyr Shrabon, who was tragically shot by terrorists in Mohipal, Feni during the anti-discrimination student movement. On Monday morning, Dr. Shafiqur visited Shrabons grave in Anandpur, Fulgazi police station,...

BNP plans ‘movement’ to help interim govt correct its errors: Salahuddin
BNP plans ‘movement’ to help interim govt correct its errors: Salahuddin

BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has stated that their party intends to start a movement aimed at helping the interim government address its errors and clear the way for establishing a democratically elected government, reports UNB. Any government can make mistakes in its decisions... the...

Current OC closed after former OC's escape from police custody
Current OC closed after former OC's escape from police custody

The Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Uttara East Police Station, Md. Mohibullah, has been closed after the escape of former OC Shah Alam from police custody. Shah Alam was arrested in connection with a murder case related to the anti-discrimination movement and was being held at the station at the time of...

‘Nation desires inclusion of Hasina’s trial as key focus in manifesto’
‘Nation desires inclusion of Hasina’s trial as key focus in manifesto’

Sarjis Alam, a coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, stated that the aspirations for which lives were sacrificed during the July movement must be clearly reflected in the manifesto. The manifesto should not echo the voices of a select few; it should represent the collective will...

Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam
Red alert issued nationwide to capture fugitive former OC Shah Alam

A red alert has been issued across the country for the arrest of former Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shah Alam, who escaped from the Uttara East Police Station in the capital. Shah Alam, who had been detained in connection with the anti-discrimination student movement, was in the process of being...

Martyrs’ families in Khulna division get Tk 2.9cr
Martyrs’ families in Khulna division get Tk 2.9cr

The July Shaheed Smriti Foundation has provided financial assistance of Tk 2.9 crore among 58 families of martyrs from the anti-discrimination student movement in Khulna division; each family received a cheque for Tk 5 lakh, reports UNB. The event was held at the Khulna Shilpakala Academy on...

Conspirators in India will not succeed: Hasnat
Conspirators in India will not succeed: Hasnat

Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the anti-discrimination movement, claims that conspirators in India would not succeed, stating that the people of Bangladesh would not allow it. Speaking at a councilors rally in the capitals National Press Club auditorium on Wednesday, Hasnat accused fascist...

Jamaat leaders meet with Malaysian Islamic party PAS
Jamaat leaders meet with Malaysian Islamic party PAS

Leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held a significant meeting with the Malaysian Islamic political party, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), on Sunday morning. The meeting, led by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, included Assistant Secretary General Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan and AHM...

DU limits vehicular movement inside campus
DU limits vehicular movement inside campus

Dhaka University (DU) authorities have imposed fresh restrictions on vehicular movement inside the campus to curve the public gatherings and jam inside the campus. The university authority issued a notification on Saturday regarding the issue. It said: All types of vehicles will be prohibited...

Ex-minister Inu sent to jail
Ex-minister Inu sent to jail

A court here on Thursday sent former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu to jail in a case lodged over the killing of a college student Khalid Hasan Saifullah in the capitals Azimpur area during the anti-discrimination students movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah passed the...

‘Govt will do everything for treatment of July movement injured’
‘Govt will do everything for treatment of July movement injured’

Special Assistant at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Prof Dr Sayedur Rahman said the government will do everything to ensure all necessary treatment for those injured during the July uprising. He made the remarks amid the demand for treatment abroad or treatment by foreign doctors...

2 snatchers arrested over attack on anti-discrimination activists
2 snatchers arrested over attack on anti-discrimination activists

Sonargaon Thana police have apprehended two individuals in connection with a robbery and assault targeting coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement. The incident took place last Sunday night in the Mograpara area of Sonargaon. The suspects have been identified as Mobarak Hossain...

UN calls human rights pillar for positive change
UN calls human rights pillar for positive change

Today, 10 December, marks World Human Rights Day, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) emphasizing the critical role of human rights in shaping a better future. In a message to observe the day, UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk highlighted the enduring...

Awami League leader arrested by RAB in Sylhet
Awami League leader arrested by RAB in Sylhet

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Mohsin Mortuza Chowdhury Tipu (48), Chairman of Zakiganj Union Parishad, in connection with a case linked to the anti-discrimination movement. Tipu, also the President of the Barothakuri Union Awami League, was detained at his home in Uttarkul village on...

Asaduzzaman Noor assaulted at BSMMU
Asaduzzaman Noor assaulted at BSMMU

Former minister Asaduzzaman Noor was assaulted by injured students of July-August movement when he was taken to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) from jail for treatment on Saturday. Some injured victims of the movement attacked Noor when he was taken there for treatment at...