Ziaur-Rahman

Bangladesh Television (BTV), the state-run broadcaster that has been struggling with annual losses of more than Tk 2 billion, has taken an initiative to change its logo. BTV entered the era of color broadcasting in 1980 during the government of then President Ziaur Rahman. That same year, the colorful BTV logo was redesigned by artist Mustafa Monowar. Over the past 46 years, the familiar logo has become deeply rooted in the hearts of many. Questions have therefore arisen over why the logo...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has expressed hope that the displaced Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh can be repatriated to Myanmar. She expressed the hope at a dialogue on the Rohingya crisis held at a hotel in Gulshan in the capital on Sunday. The Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) and Oxfam in Bangladesh organized the dialogue titled “A Decade of the Rohingya Crisis: From Humanitarian Assistance to Sustainable Solutions.” The st...

Retired Major Mozzaffar Hossain, a fugitive accused in the assassination of former President Ziaur Rahman, had been living in India for a long time after the killing, according to reports. Acting on secret information, detectives from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DB) arrested him from the Banani DOHS area of the capital shortly after midnight on Wednesday. After completing the necessary legal procedures, he was handed over to the Bangladesh Army to face court-martial proceedings. After...

The BNP will distribute food items and clothing among destitute and underprivileged people in the capital on the occasion of the 45th death anniversary of party founder and former President Ziaur Rahman. The program will be held simultaneously at 16 locations on May 30, jointly organized by t...