Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) converged outside Evercare Hospital on Sunday morning to check on party chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, despite repeated calls…
On the quiet road that runs from Char Kaua ferry ghat to Laharhat launch terminal, 22 kilometers outside Barishal city, an electric rickshaw hums along with uncommon cargo: a woman…
As I entered the TIKA office at the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, the efficiency behind their efforts for the Rohingya refugees stood out. The space reflected order,…
Bangladesh 2.0 completes one month. The students who once led protests against corruption and injustice now have influence and power. But with great power also comes great responsibility—something that demands…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to “permanently suspend” immigration from “third world” countries, without specifying which nations, asserting the move is needed to “stabilize” the U.S. immigration system.…
BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia remains in critical condition at Evercare Hospital after a lung infection led to pneumonia, with long-standing ailments complicating treatment, party leaders and…
Bangladesh’s family planning program has drifted into paralysis just as fertility begins to rise and Dhaka surges to the world’s second-largest city, according to two new datasets released within 10…
An international team of researchers has identified a previously unmapped active fault line running roughly 400km from Jamalpur and Mymensingh in Bangladesh to Kolkata in India, with segments capable of…
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday cautioned that social media has become a “major crisis” globally and in Bangladesh, alleging it is being weaponized to spread disinformation,…
On the morning her husband died of cancer, Sohani Hossain sent her elder daughter to sit for an SSC exam. “Life and time wait for no one,” she told the…
A one-day cultural showcase in the capital has spotlighted how Bangladesh’s centuries-old craft traditions can power a more sustainable, climate-conscious future, bringing master artisans, designers and development leaders under one…
What can Bangladesh learn from past revolutions? Bangladesh finds itself at a crossroads — this phenomenon, while unique in its local context, has parallels in global history. When students and…
Rajshahi’s Mita Khatun, a final-year sociology student at the University of Dhaka and resident of Shamsunnahar Hall, has been recommended in the 49th Special BCS—one of just 15 candidates selected…
U.S. President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on Thursday depicting him and Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo juggling and passing a ball inside the Oval Office, a clip that…
A moderate earthquake that rattled Bangladesh on Friday is a stark warning of the devastation a stronger jolt could unleash on the capital, engineers and commentators cautioned, citing years of…
In Bangladesh, where conservative values dominate, divorce has long been stigmatised. However, in urban areas, a societal shift is emerging, driven by education, urbanisation, and evolving gender roles. Therefore, divorce…
Bangladesh’s Miss Universe delegate Tanjia Zaman Methila unveiled her National Costume today: a handwoven white Jamdani sari adorned with the country’s national flower, the shapla (lotus)—a look she has titled…
Bangladesh will again mark Victory Day without a parade this year, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday, adding that security agencies see no risk…
Dhaka University assistant proctor Shehrin Amin Bhuiyan Monami has publicly defended Umme Uswatun Rafia, an executive member of DUCSU, after a video of Rafia’s heated exchange with police in Dhanmondi…
Delivering three headline climate pledges—tripling global renewables, doubling energy efficiency by 2030, and slashing methane—would shave 0.9°C off projected temperature rise this century and put the world within striking distance…