Current Affairs
Hasina’s trial process not right, says Farhad Mazhar
Columnist and thinker Farhad Mazhar says that although he believes former prime minister Sheikh Hasina needed to be tried, but holding the trial in the old tribunal was not the right decision.
3 ships sail for St Martin with 1,200 tourists in first trip
Three ships carrying 1,200 tourists have left for Saint Martin’s Island on the first trip of the season. The vessels departed from the BIWTA jetty at Nuniachhara in Cox’s Bazar at 7:15am on Monday, December 1.
Blind family threatened, told to beg instead of singing
A visually impaired family in Rajghar, Brahmanbaria, who have earned their living through music for generations, say unidentified men have threatened them and ordered them to beg instead of performing.
Khaleda Zia’s condition shows slight improvement: Information Adviser
BNP chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s physical condition has shown slight improvement compared to earlier, interim government information adviser Mahfuz Alam has said. He shared the update after visiting Khaleda Zia late on Sunday night at Evercare Hospital in the capital.
December arrives bearing pride, tears and victory
December has returned— the month of pride, achievement, sacrifice and victory for the Bengali nation. It is a month glowing with memories, pain, struggle and the glory of freedom.
Senior journalist Ibrahim Azad no more
Senior journalist Ibrahim Azad has passed away. He suddenly fell ill at his home in Gulshan on Sunday evening, November 30, and was taken to United Hospital, where doctors declared him dead following a cardiac arrest.
Verdict today in Hasina, Rehana, Tulip plot allocation case
The verdict in an ACC case filed against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, niece and UK MP Tulip Siddiq, along with 17 others, over allegations of abusing power to obtain government plots in the Purbachal New Town Project, will be delivered today.
Temperature drops to 13°C in Kurigram
Cold conditions are intensifying in the northern border district of Kurigram. Dense fog is forcing many vehicles to run with headlights on even during the day. The district’s temperature has dropped to 13.5 degrees Celsius.
Government will ensure justice for deprived armed forces members: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the government will ensure justice for all members of the armed forces who faced discrimination, deprivation and persecution under the previous government.
Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance issued, judiciary now independent
The Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025 has been issued to ensure full independence of the judiciary, formally separating it from the executive.