Azra Mahmood, a senior figure linked with Miss Universe Bangladesh, has urged the country to rally behind Tangia Zaman Methila as the 74th Miss Universe pageant unfolds in Thailand, arguing…
Prosecutor Gazi Monowar Hussain Tamim said Tuesday that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina will lose the right to appeal her conviction and death sentence if she does not file within…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has named Rubaba Dowla as head of its Women’s Cricket Department, the board’s only female director taking charge amid ongoing debate around the women’s game.…
Naziyah Fatima Asad, a Grade 12 student at Holy Cross College, has won a Gold Award in the Senior category (ages 14–18) of the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2025,…
Across modern history, the death penalty for toppled heads of state has appeared at moments of revolution, civil conflict, or post-atrocity reckoning—sometimes after swift, contested trials, sometimes years later, and…
Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to death for crimes against humanity linked to the July uprising,…
Bangladesh’s Tangia Zaman Methila has rocketed up the global leaderboards at the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand, climbing to second place in the People’s Choice vote as momentum builds…
U.S. President Donald Trump received a detailed briefing this week on potential military options in Venezuela, including risks, alternatives and political ramifications, according to four sources cited by CNN. Officials…
Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman said on Friday that leaving women out of national development is “a mistake,” noting that women make up roughly half the country’s population and must…
Bangladesh on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka, Pavan Badhe, to protest former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s access to mainstream Indian media from New Delhi and to request…
Bangladesh’s public-sector employees warned they could launch protests from December amid mounting uncertainty over the long-awaited ninth pay scale, after the interim government signaled that implementation would be left to…
Zonta District 25 inaugurated its 18th Biennial District Conference on Friday evening at The Westin, Gulshan, with Governor Ztn. Dr. Zareen Delawar and members of the Zonta Clubs of Bangladesh…
Tanzanian authorities say they are pursuing 10 people, including senior figures from the main opposition party, Chadema, in connection with last week’s post-election unrest that rights groups and the opposition…
The capital’s Flow Fest concluded Saturday evening in Gulshan-2 after a three-day run that blended yoga, dance, meditation, storytelling, theatre, art, fitness sessions and a book launch—more than 100 activities…
Bangladesh today marks Raas Purnima, one of the country’s most significant Hindu festivals, celebrated each year on the full moon of the month of Kartik with devotion, prayer, and the…
More than five decades after independence, women’s presence in Bangladesh’s national politics remains thin, and many activists say the current system of reserved seats has failed to deliver real power.…
Bangladesh today observes Jail Killing Day, remembering four architects of the country’s wartime leadership—Syed Nazrul Islam, Tajuddin Ahmad, Captain M. Mansur Ali and A.H.M. Qamaruzzaman—who were shot dead inside the…
A weekend concert at Jalal Stadium descended into chaos on Saturday night, with attendees alleging sexual harassment of women and a spate of snatch-thefts amid a crowd surge. Police and…
The government has amended its teacher recruitment rules for government primary schools, removing the newly created posts of assistant teacher (music) and assistant teacher (physical education) less than two months…