July uprising 2024

‘July fighters’ to receive allowance from next month

The July fighters of the student-people uprising will get an allowance from next month, said Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk-e-Azam.

The afterlife of an uprising

When I think of July, I remember the silence. Not the kind that settles over a nation out of respect, but the kind that suffocates.

Cameras in the court: A step towards transparency or trial by media?

The core problem lies in the performative risk of broadcasting.

July’s legacy and the myth of a singular vanguard

To begin with, the origins of the July uprising have been widely misunderstood, both by foreign observers and Dhaka’s own elite commentariat.

State support for July uprising families to rise by 74%

The funds will go towards allowances, medical care, grants, and rehabilitation.

‘July Warriors' tax-free income limit to be Tk 525,000 from FY27 

The tax-free income limit for war-wounded freedom fighters has been increased to Tk 525,000 from FY27 from Tk 500,000 at present.

How is the NCP's 'new political settlement' faring?

By invoking the idea of a new political settlement, the NCP has generated high expectations.

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July killings: Charges pressed against eight cops at ICT

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday took cognisance of charges against eight police officers for crimes against humanity, marking a significant step forward in the trial process over offences committed during last year’s July uprising.

February 17, 2025
February 17, 2025

July uprising party: Discord brewing over member secretary post

With Adviser Nahid Islam almost certain to be the convener of the new political party being floated by the July uprising activists, differences of opinion have emerged among the leaders over the member secretary post, the second-highest role in the party hierarchy.

February 16, 2025
February 16, 2025

July Uprising: State forces, AL perpetrated gender-based violence

The United Nations fact-finding report has exposed disturbing accounts of gender-based violence during the July uprising last year, with women protesters facing physical assaults, rape threats, and arbitrary detention.

February 13, 2025
February 13, 2025

July mass uprising: SP Tanvir sent to jail in murder case

The court, however, fixed February 19 for hearing the remand prayer in his presence

February 12, 2025
February 12, 2025
February 7, 2025
February 7, 2025

Families of July martyrs block Shahbagh for 7hrs

Holding photographs of the deceased, protesters accused the government of indifference and neglect

February 2, 2025
February 2, 2025

No VAT on foreign doctors’ fees for treating July uprising protesters: NBR

The exemption covers fees, consultancy charges, and hotel accommodation

January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025

Beyond martyrdom and momentum: The matrix of the 1969 mass movement

In the history of Bangladesh’s formation and its war against the military-bureaucratic regime of Pakistan, the 1969 mass uprising is a significant milestone.

January 28, 2025
January 28, 2025

Bring in swift, structural reform to stop future repression

International rights group says incumbents dealing with a highly politicised state machinery

January 19, 2025
January 19, 2025

Why Bangladesh needs a child affairs reform commission

According to a Child Rights Advocacy Coalition of Bangladesh report, at least 121 children were killed by law enforcement and other agencies during the uprising.

January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025

Arresting scapegoats will hardly make a difference

Police arrest hospitals staffers and a doctor for the death of a protester shot by law enforcers