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“We Have Not Come to Bid Farewell—Osman Hadi Will Live in the Hearts of All Bangladeshis”

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Chief Adviser at Janazah “We Have Not Come to Bid Farewell—Osman Hadi Will Live in the Hearts of All Bangladeshis” Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said, “Brave Osman Hadi, we have not come here to bid you farewell. You live within our hearts, and as long as Bangladesh exists, you will remain in the hearts of all Bangladeshis—no one can erase that.” He made the remarks on Saturday afternoon while speaking ahead of the janazah of Inqilab Mancha Convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi at the South Plaza of the National Parliament. The chief adviser said, “Dear Hadi, we have not come today to say goodbye; we have come to make a promise to you—that we will fulfill what you stood for.” He added that people across the country have praised Hadi’s political vision, which must remain alive in everyone’s minds and be followed. Professor Yunus further said that Hadi left behind a mantra the nation will never forget— ‘Chiro Unnata Momo Shir’ (Ever Upright Is My Head). “That head will never bow. We m...
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado Parisca has won the Nobel Peace Prize this year. She was awarded the award in recognition of her tireless work to establish democratic rights for the Venezuelan people and for a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.


The Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, announced the winner in October 2025.

María Corina Machado (born 7 October 1967) is a Venezuelan politician and industrial engineer. She is a prominent leader of the Venezuelan opposition.

About Maria Corina Machado

Political position: She served as a member of the National Assembly of Venezuela from 2011 to 2014.


Political party: She is the national coordinator of the political party Vente Venezuela.


Entry into politics: She entered politics in 2002 as the founder of the election-monitoring organization Súmate.


Political career and struggles

Primary election contests: In 2012, she was a candidate in the opposition presidential primary, but was defeated by Henrique Capriles.


Anti-government protests: During the 2014 Venezuelan protests, she emerged as a leading figure in organizing protests against the government of then-President Nicolás Maduro.


Disqualification: In 2023, Machado won the opposition primary election to become the Unity candidate for the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election. However, in June 2023, the Comptroller General of Venezuela disqualified her from holding public office, a decision upheld by the Venezuelan Supreme Court in January 2024. As a result, she was replaced first by Corina Lloris and later by Edmundo González Urrutia.


In hiding: In August 2024, Machado announced that she had gone into hiding, as she feared for her life and freedom under the Maduro government.


International recognition

Machado has been recognized internationally for her activism.


BBC 100 Women: In 2018, she was named one of the BBC's 100 Women.


Time 100 Influential: In 2025, she was listed among Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People.


Family and education

Birth and family: Machado was born on October 7, 1967, in Caracas, Venezuela. She is the eldest of four daughters of psychologist Karina Pariska and steel merchant Henrique Machado Zuluaga. She is the descendant of a historically prominent family.


Education: She holds a degree in industrial engineering from the Andrés Bello Catholic University and a master's degree in finance from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administration (IESA) in Caracas. She was also part of the Yale University World Fellows Program in 2009.


Early activities: In 1992, Machado, a mother of three, started the Fundación Atenea to care for orphans and delinquent street children in Caracas, and also served as chairman of the Opportunitas Foundation.


The Founding and Challenges of Súmate

The Venezuelan voluntary civic organization Súmate was founded in 2001 as a result of discussions between Machado and Alejandro Plaz. Its purpose was to establish "the choice of the ballot over the bullet" and to protect the country from polarization and collapse.


Leadership of the referendum: Súmate led a petition campaign for the 2004 Venezuelan recall referendum of then-President Hugo Chávez.


Treason charges: Following the referendum, members of Súmate, including Machado, were charged with treason and conspiracy under article 132 of the Venezuelan Penal Code for allegedly receiving financial support from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).


International support: The US State Department, Human Rights Watch and democracy groups condemned the charges, calling them an attempt to "intimidate members of civil society and prevent them from exercising their democratic rights."


Last year's Nobel Prize



Last year, the Japanese anti-nuclear organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to build a world free of nuclear weapons and for its eyewitness testimony that nuclear weapons should never be used again.

Nobel Committee Announcement

The Nobel Committee said in a post on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that Machado was awarded the prize for her "unwavering work in promoting democratic rights for the Venezuelan people and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."



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