BEAUTY PAGEANTS: A CENTURY-OLD SPECTACLE OFOBJECTIFICATION DISGUISED AS EMPOWERMENT
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 Claims NCP to Seal Seat-Sharing Pact with Jamaat-e-Islami, Announcement “Possible on Friday”
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…
From Candlelit Reading to Roller-Skating to Church: Seven Distinct Christmas Traditions Around the World
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…
Former Home State Minister Sohel Taj Welcomes Tarique Rahman’s Return, Calls for “Distinctive Leadership”
Former state minister for home Tanjim Ahmed Sohel Taj publicly welcomed BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman back to Bangladesh after 17 years, posting on Facebook on Thursday afternoon: “Welcome back…
Tarique Rahman Touches Bangladeshi Soil Barefoot on Return After 17 Years
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman marked his homecoming with a symbolic gesture at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday, removing his shoes and touching the ground with his bare feet…
From actor to entrepreneur: Alisha Pradhan’s journey to make the most of herself
Once a model and actor, Alisha runs four companies including HerNetTv, HerNet Foundation, Ashben Tech LTD and Ashben Travels. In 2008, Alisha Pradhan shot to fame through a television commercial.…
Viral Poster Crowns “Jebu” the Cat as Surprise Homecoming Mascot for Tarique Rahman
A tongue-in-cheek poster circulating on Bangladeshi social media has turned a ginger cat named “Jebu” into an unlikely political mascot, proclaiming in Bangla that “after much speculation, Jebu has returned…
Anti-Discrimination Student Activists Threaten to Torch Global TV if Head of News Naznin Muni Isn’t Fired, Journalist Says
Global TV Bangladesh’s Head of News, Naznin Muni, says a group of young men claiming to represent the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement (Baisamya-Birodhi Chhatra Andolon) entered the channel’s Tejgaon office on…
Tarique Rahman Departs London for Dhaka After 17 Years; BNP Rolls Out Massive Welcome Plan for Thursday Arrival
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to fly home today after 17 years abroad, departing London’s Heathrow at 6:15 p.m. local time on Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-202 with…
Tarique Rahman to Visit Grave of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi; Tributes and Voter Registration Scheduled for Dec 26–27
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will visit the grave of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi—the Inqilab Moncho spokesperson and prospective Dhaka-8 candidate who was recently shot dead—after completing a series of…
Fog ‘Falls Like Rain’ in Thakurgaon as Temperature Drops to 11.5°C
A persistent cold snap has blanketed the northern district of Thakurgaon, where dense fog has hung over towns and highways for four to five straight days and, by late evening,…
Ex-Guardian Gaza Reporter Malak A. Tantish Wins 2025 British Journalism Awards’ Mary Colvin Prize
Malak A. Tantish, the former Gaza correspondent for The Guardian, has won the Mary Colvin Award in the “Promising New Journalist” category at the 2025 British Journalism Awards for her…
Ex-BNP Lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman, Expelled Five Times, Joins Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Former BNP lawmaker Maj (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, who was expelled from the party on five separate occasions, has joined Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Jamaat said in a post from its verified Facebook page…
Just 10–15 Minutes of Continuous Daily Walking May Lower Heart-Attack Risk, Doctors Say
With sedentary lifestyles driving rises in obesity, high blood sugar, and unhealthy cholesterol, clinicians are urging a simple daily habit to protect the heart: a single, uninterrupted 10–15 minute walk.…
Top 1% Own Nearly a Quarter of Bangladesh’s Wealth, Global Inequality Report Finds
Wealth and income in Bangladesh remain heavily concentrated among a small elite, with the richest 10% holding 58% of total wealth and the top 1% alone controlling nearly one-quarter, according…
Dhaka-8 hopeful Sharif Osman Hadi shot in Bijaynagar; police say two gunmen fled on motorbike
Sharif Osman Hadi, a prospective independent candidate for Dhaka-8 and spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha, was shot in the capital’s Bijaynagar Box Culvert area on Friday afternoon and taken to Dhaka…
More than 600 Empire-era artefacts stolen from Bristol museum store; police release images of four suspects
More than 600 objects linked to the British royal family, the former empire and Commonwealth have been stolen from a Bristol Museum storage facility, Avon and Somerset Police confirmed, releasing…
High-Level Panel Explored Pathways to Women’s Formal Employment in a Changing Economy
HerNet Foundation and HerNet TV, in partnership with the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC), the cultural wing of the High Commission of India in Dhaka, hosted a high-impact panel discussion…
খালেদা জিয়ার জন্য এয়ার অ্যাম্বুলেন্স আসছে আগামীকাল সকালে
চিকিৎসার জন্য বিএনপির চেয়ারপারসন খালেদা জিয়াকে লন্ডন নিতে যে এয়ার অ্যাম্বুলেন্স ভাড়া করা হয়েছে, সেটি আগামীকাল মঙ্গলবার সকালে ঢাকার হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরে নামার অনুমতি পেয়েছে। হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরের…
Zubaida Rahman Visits Evercare to See Ailing Khaleda Zia; Air Ambulance Readied Pending Doctors’ Clearance
Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, visited Evercare Hospital in the capital on Saturday to see BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who has been…