Grief engulfs Oman expatriate’s home as 7 of his family killed in Noakhali crashGrief has fallen over an Oman expatriate's home after seven people, including women and children, died when a microbus carrying his family plunged into a canal in Noakhali’s Begumganj. The accident occurred early on Wednesday while they were returning home from Dhaka.
Police have arrested a Jamaat-e-Islami leader for allegedly storming into Keshabpur Police Station in Jashore and threatening the investigating officer in a case involving his cousin. He was picked up in Jashore town on Wednesday morning and later sent to jail on a court order, said the station chief (OC) Anwar Hossain. The arrestee, Oziur Rahman, is the president of Jamaat’s Keshabpur Upazila Professional Council and a former president of Islami Chhatra Shibir’s Jashore (East) district unit. According to him, Oziur became aggressive after his cousin, Shahidul Islam, was made a suspect in a case filed by a local resident. Oziur allegedly entered the station, used abusive language, and issued threats over the investigation.
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has vowed to carry out as many economic reforms as possible before the 13th national parliamentary elections, likely to be held in February before Ramadan. "Our time is limited as the election timeline was announced yesterday. So, between now and February, we'll do as much reform work as we can. Just as life moves on, so do reforms. Still, we'll start what work we can.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft bound for Bangkok has been forced to return to Dhaka from Myanmar airspace an hour after takeoff. It marks the fifth technical incident involving a Biman Boeing aircraft in just 20 days. However, after detecting excessive engine vibration mid-air, the pilot decided to turn back and landed safely in Dhaka. The stranded passengers were later flown to Bangkok at 6:00pm on a separate Boeing 777 aircraft. The latest glitch adds to growing concerns over the reliability of Biman’s Boeing fleet, even as the government moves forward with plans to procure 25 new Boeing aircraft.
Family of 7 that perished in Noakhali car crash buried togetherSeven members of the same family have been buried after they died in a microbus crash in Begumganj, Noakhali. The funeral prayers were held on Wednesday afternoon following the Asr prayer, and the victims were buried together at a graveyard in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila. The dead have been identified as Ms Poizunnesa, 80, Khurshida Begum, 55, Kabita Begum, 30, Labani Begum, 30, Reshmi, 10, Mim, 2, and Lamia, 9. The 11-member family was returning home from the airport with their expat relative Bahar Uddin when the microbus veered out of control.
Footage of fatal police shooting of Abu Sayed during Uprising shown at ICTThe International Crimes Tribunal has watched video footage showing Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayed being shot by police during the July Uprising, as part of ongoing proceedings against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two top officials of her government. Two witnesses testified: Rina Murmu, a fellow student of Sayed at Begum Rokeya University, and AKM Moinul Haque, senior correspondent of NTV in Rangpur. Sayed, an English department student, was fatally shot on Jul 16 during the protest in Rangpur. Footage of him standing with arms spread before being gunned down went viral on news networks, sparking national outrage. On Aug 3, microbus driver Khokon Chandra Barman gave the first witness statement, marking the formal start of Hasina’s trial.
The Jatiya Ganatantrik Party has announced a plan to besiege the High Commission of India on Wednesday, demanding the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to the country during the July Uprising last year. JAGPA Vice-President Rashed Pradhan announced the programme at a press conference on Tuesday. He said, “The Indian government has been providing shelter to the murderer Hasina with state-level status for one year. “Hasina must be returned, and the Indian aggression must stop. I urge the patriotic people who protect freedom and sovereignty to make the programme a success.”The JAGPA leader expressed regret in advance for traffic congestion which might be triggered in Gulshan during the programme.
I am very happy’An animation of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina can be seen on the screen. A second later, the words “Hasina does not run” flashed across the screen. The application is titled “Punish the autocratic murderer Sheikh Hasina and her cronies”. “Sheikh Hasina used to boast - ‘Sheikh Hasina does not run away.’ Now she really has run away,” he said. The student-led uprising ended Hasina’s 15-year rule on Aug 5, 2024, when she fled the country for India.
Celebrations marking the first anniversary of the July Uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina regime are underway at Dhaka's Manik Mia Avenue. The day-long festivities began with a patriotic performance by cultural group Saimum Shilpigosthi at 12:10 pm on Tuesday. “On this day in 2024, the tyrant Sheikh Hasina fled the country. The student movement that began in mid-2024 demanding reform of the public service quota system culminated in the overthrow of the government. After a 36-day uprising, Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled the country with an iron grip for over 15 years, was forced to resign and flee to India.
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The “July Proclamation” is set to be unveiled at Dhaka’s Manik Mia Avenue on the afternoon of Aug 5, marking the fall of the 15-and-a-half-year-long rule of the Awami League government. The proclamation will be read out at 5pm on that day, according to a post on the chief advisor’s Facebook page made on Sunday. The post reads, “July 36 -- on this day last year, the world witnessed an unprecedented mass uprising. These festivities will be jointly organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the Shilpakala Academy, and the Parliament Secretariat. During the mass movement, she reportedly fled the country by helicopter to India, where she is still believed to be residing.
The woman, who lost her left eye after being shot during that moment, was recounting her experience at the International Crimes Tribunal. Parvin said the police fired at the boy so fiercely that it sounded like "popping parched rice". When she went to help, police fired at her too, hitting her left eye and causing blindness, with damage to her right eye. Parvin said she eventually underwent surgery, during which three bullets were removed from her left eye. Due to inadequate treatment, she said, her left eye is permanently blind, while vision in her right eye is severely impaired.
In response, the BNP said it hoped the NCP would now strive to emerge as a genuine political party independent of the government’s shadow. “We had high hopes that the political parties involved in the Uprising -- long repressed and persecuted -- would be our greatest allies,” he said. At the NCP meetings and rallies, there remains a clear message of persistence in establishing the new political “order”. The Uprising means state formation.”He explained some of the processes of how a democratic state is formed. Then a national government will be elected based on the new constitution.”Zobaida said even a year after the Uprising, the students’ concept of the “new order” remains “unclear”.
Who is Afizur Rahman, the man accused of engineering Janakantha takeover? She claims a “mob”, incited by insiders, forcefully took over the Janakantha office on Saturday, removing old staff and bringing in a new editorial team allegedly selected by Afizur. In 2019, Asian Age Editor Shoaeb Chowdhury was summoned to the DGFI office, where he was detained for an extended period. However, he was later reinstated, reportedly on the recommendation of a cabinet minister from the Awami League. Hamza Rahman, an Awami League activist now based in London, voiced his disappointment in a Facebook post after Afizur’s name resurfaced in connection with the controversy.
‘Conspiracies’ are under way to hinder democratic transition, Fakhrul saysBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said conspiracies are under way to destabilise the country and obstruct its path towards democratic transition. BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman joined the event virtually from London. At the event, Fakhrul presented financial assistance to the family members of Jubo Dal activists killed during the July Uprising. “Whenever the country is in ruins, whenever the economy collapses, it is the BNP that takes responsibility for rebuilding the nation,” Fakhrul said. “They don’t even consider the people as citizens, nor do they see the country’s leaders as actual leaders.
