Tuesday, July 8, 2025

89pc pass SSC exam, boys overtake girls

A total of 11,54,778 students passed this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and its equivalent examinations, registering 89.03 per cent success rate, 2.66 per cent higher than the previous year. As many as 12,97,034 students appeared for the exam. Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Thursday announced

Kamaruzzaman awarded death penalty

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) on Thursday sentenced Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman to death as he was found guilty of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971. The three-member tribunal, comprising its chairman justice Obaidul Hassan, justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and judge Md Shahinur Islam,

Jamaat was a part of military govt, tribunal observes

During the country’s 1971 Liberation War Jamaat-e-Islami not only collaborated with the Pakistani occupation army, but also it became a part of the military government and the Pakistan army. “Jamaat-e-Islami, is the key architect of the crimes against humanity committed, in territory of Bangladesh in 1971, in violation of customary international law,”

Hefazat suspends hartal on May 12

The Chittagong-based Islamist organisation Hefazat-e Islam Bangladesh (HIB) suspended its nationwide dawn-to-dusk hartal, which was called on May 12. In a press conference at Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Muinul Islam Madrasa of Hathajari upazila in Chittagong district on May 7, the Islamist party announced the enforcement

Jamaat calls hartal Sunday

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday called a nationwide dawn to dusk hartal for Sunday protesting verdict against its joint secretary general Mohammad Kamaruz­zaman for two wartime offences. The party announced the programme in a statement on Thursday following the ICT verdict that awarded death sentence to Kamaruzzaman.

Mancha leaders happy over Kamaruzzaman verdict

Ganajagaran Mancha leaders on Thursday expressed happiness over the capital punishment meted out to Jamaat leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman for his involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. Hundreds of people, including Mancha leaders, cheered as the International Crimes Tribunal-2 delivered the verdict in a packed courtroom at 2 pm

‘Export not at the expense of safe working conditions’

Both the United States and Bangladesh have a shared interest in ensuring that the growth of Bangladesh’s export sector does not come at the expense of safe and healthy working conditions or fundamental labour rights, senior State Department officials said on Wednesday. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O Blake ... Read more

Shahbag erupts in celebration

Shahbagh’s Ganajagaran Mancha brought out a jubilant procession in the capital on Thursday following the verdict of capital punishment to Jamaat-e-Islami’s front ranking leader M Kamaruzzaman for his crimes against humanity in 1971. Earlier in the day International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) condemned M Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami, to death

Academic activities stall at univs

Academic activities at three public universities are being hampered seriously as teachers are on an indefinite work abstention programme over various issues. At Jahangirnagar University, a section of teachers started infinite work abstention on April 25 over the attack on a teacher of economics department by a Chhtra League

3 electrocuted in Barisal

Three people, including an employee of Barisal City Corporation, died of electrocution while fishing at Goriar Par of Kashipur in the city Thursday morning. The deceased were identified as Syed Mizanur Rahman, 40, road-roller driver of Barisal City Corporation, Malek Howladar, 58, retired policeman, and Delwar Gazi, 35, fishermen.

Girl found dead in Barisal

A teenage girl was found dead at a residential hotel in the Barisal city on Thursday. Police recovered the hanging body of Rita, 17, of Bakerganj, from Hotel Sunflower at Falpatty in the city in the morning and sent it to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

BRSSS holds three-day celebration

Bangladesh Rabindra Sangeet Shilpi Sangstha’s three-day programme began with an average arrangement on Wednesday at the Shawkat Osman Auditorium of the Central Public Library due to nationwide general strike. The celebrations lacked its customary colour and fanfare compared to previous arrangements of the past 23 years