Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman elected prime minister and a towering figure whose long rivalry with Sheikh Hasina shaped the country’s politics for decades, has died at 80, her…
Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to India, M. Riaz Hamidullah, arrived in Dhaka late Monday after the Foreign Ministry issued an urgent recall for consultations, officials said, as bilateral ties faced fresh…
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday visited a capital hospital to inquire about the treatment of the ailing mother of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, the slain spokesperson of Inqilab…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled Barrister Rumin Farhana from the party, removing her from every position including primary membership. In a notice signed by Senior Joint Secretary General…
Taznuva Jabin, a joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the party’s nominated candidate for Dhaka-17, resigned from the NCP on Sunday, denouncing its emerging seat-sharing arrangement with…
BNP’s acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Sunday sat down for consultations with senior party leaders at the BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan—his first visit to the complex since it…
Bangladesh’s Met Office said Sunday that both daytime and nighttime temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged nationwide over the next five days, with persistent fog keeping the current wintry…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami announced on Sunday that the National Citizens’ Party (NCP) and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) led by Col (retd) Oli Ahmed have joined its election understanding, enlarging the…
Students and local residents demanding justice for the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Shahid Sharif Osman Hadi blocked the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway at the Signboard area on Sunday afternoon, bringing traffic…
Jaima Rahman, daughter of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, completed her voter registration in the capital on Saturday. She arrived with her mother, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, at the Election Training…
Prominent Islamic scholar Shaykh Ahmadullah has urged Bangladeshis to shun New Year’s Eve street parties and fireworks, arguing that the “Thirty-First Night” culture is wasteful, harmful to public health, and…
BNP’s acting chairperson Tarique Rahman on Saturday completed the formalities to be added to Bangladesh’s voter roll and receive a National ID, two days after returning from London following 17…
Inquilab Moncho activists resumed their blockade at the capital’s Shahbagh intersection at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday, shortly after BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman visited and prayed at the grave of…
Actually from a more general premise of perspective, beauty pageants are often viewed critically as an antiquated practice that objectifies women, reinforces narrow and unrealistic beauty standards, and is fundamentally…
Hours after landing in Dhaka for the first time in 17 years, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman drew attention at a mass reception in Purbachal by declining the large, designated…
A 20-year-old Indian student, Shibank Awasthi, was shot dead near the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus on Tuesday afternoon, Toronto Police said. Officers responded at about 3:34 p.m. to the…
Activists of Inqilab Mancha shut down the capital’s Shahbagh intersection on Friday, demanding the arrest and prosecution of those behind the killing of the platform’s convener, Sharif Osman bin Hadi.…
Beauty pageants present themselves today as global platforms for advocacy, philanthropy, and women’s empowerment. Yet their origins expose a far less noble truth: they were created by men, for men,…
Abdul Kader, a former coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and a prominent face of the July uprising, claimed on Thursday that the National Citizens’ Party (NCP) is set to…
Beyond gifts and glitter, many countries mark Christmas with rituals rooted in geography, history and community. Here are seven traditions that spotlight the season’s quieter meanings—remembrance, creativity and togetherness. Iceland…