Daffodil Polytechnic students visit India

A delegations of 20 students from Daffodil Polytechnic in Bangladesh visited India for 10 days as part of an initiative to develop skilled diploma engineers, a press release said Sunday. The students participated in the International Volunteer and Internship Program (IVIP) at Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Bigotry against religious, sectarian minorities growing in Pakistan

On January 18, 2023, National Assembly approved amendments to Section 298-A of the Pakistan Penal Code 1860, enhancing the punishment for “defiling” the sacred names of wives, family and companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) to 10 years with a million rupees fine. This is the newest slip down the slippery

5 HuJI, 1 Al Qaeda militants held in Dhaka

The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested five suspected members of banned militant outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and a member of Al Qaeda from different parts of the capital on Friday. The arrestees were Fakhrul Islam, 58, Saiful Islam, 24, Suruzzaman, 45, Abdullah Al

BNP to face political death in polls: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday described BNP's road march as its "funeral procession" and said the party's backward journey began with this programme. "BNP's mass-uprising has failed. Where is their shouting? Where is their mass-upsurge? Now their funeral procession begins, not

Quit now to avoid a shocking ouster: Fakhrul asks govt

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday called upon the government to quit power immediately to avert a shocking ouster, terming their march programme a new form of anti-government movement, "We started a new movement Saturday through this silent protest in Dhaka city. Through the silent march together