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The Daily Star is a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper. It is by far the largest circulating English-language newspaper in the country. [2] Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, [3] [4] the newspaper became popular for its outspoken coverage of politics, corruption, and foreign policy.
Mahfuz Anam. Mahfuz Anam (Bengali: মাহফুজ আনাম; born 18 June 1950) is a Bangladeshi journalist. He serves as editor and publisher of The Daily Star, one of Bangladesh's largest circulating English-language newspapers. After working in the United Nations for 14 years, Anam co-founded the newspaper with his mentor Syed ...
Following the fall of the Awami League government on August 5, 2024, attacks began on the homes, businesses, and places of worship of the Hindu community in Bangladesh. [1] The Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council reported that from August 4 to August 20, a total of 2,010 incidents (including 69 temples) of attacks on Hindus took place across the country within this 16-day period.
Nasir Uddin, his older brother, a sub-inspector of Bangladesh Police, also died from cancer on 7 April 2023. [11] [10] He had developed mental problems after these deaths according to his cousins. [11] He used to roam around the campus of the University of Dhaka and would take food offered by students. [11] [4] He was 35 at the time of his ...
Abu Sayed (Bengali: আবু সাঈদ; died 16 July 2024) was a Bangladeshi student activist who was shot dead by the Bangladesh Police on 16 July 2024, [3][4][5] while participating in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. Sayed was a student of Begum Rokeya University and was involved in the protest in front of the university when ...
July 2016 Dhaka attack. On the night of 1 July 2016, at 21:20 local time, [2] five militants took hostages and opened fire on the Holey Artisan Bakery [3] in Gulshan Thana. [4] The assailants entered the bakery with crude bombs, machetes, pistols, and took several dozen hostages (foreigners and locals). In the immediate response, while Dhaka ...
Forum, a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969 and 1971, re-established in 2006. Dhaka Courier, English-language news magazine founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country. Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper [10] ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine.
Syed Mohammad Ali (9 December 1928 – 17 October 1993) [1] was a Bengali journalist and editor. Ali began his career in East Pakistan. He became an editor for several newspapers in East Asia, including The Bangkok Post in Thailand, the Hong Kong Standard in British Hong Kong and The New Nation in Singapore. Ali also worked for UNESCO.