Lead News

Time to put up resistance against mobs: Fakhrul

TDS Desk: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said it is time to put up resistance against mobs. Fakhrul was speaking on Monday (22 December) at a joint

Another travel ban on Hasina, nearly 16 months after she fled to India

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Sunday (21 December) imposed a travel ban on ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India nearly 16 months ago following a mass

1,300 murders remain a mystery

TDS Desk: Nine years ago, lawyer Fahmida Akhter Mithun was murdered at her home in the capital’s Rampura residential area. The body was found with her hands and feet tied.

Attack on two media outlets is a shame for nation: Salahuddin

Staff Correspondent: BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday described the recent arsn attacks on two leading newspapers as a shame for the nation, questioning the government’s role over

Saving govt sugar mills – is it possible?

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s state-owned sugar mills have an average extraction rate of about 6%, meaning six kilograms of sugar are produced from every 100 kilograms of locally produced sugarcane, according

Inqilab Moncho gives 24-hour ultimatum, leaves Shahbagh

Staff Correspondent: Inqilab Moncho suspended its Shahbagh protest on Saturday, giving a 24-hour ultimatum to the home affairs adviser to publicly disclose what steps the government has taken to arrest