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A presidential lament

So there will be a new president of the republic no later than August 20, as the Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for the preside…

Tribandhon: Three Artistic Voices in Conversation

Amid the evolving artistic currents of Bangladesh, exhibitions often become more than occasions for displaying artworks; they emerge as spaces w…

Dr Khalilur Rahman: Man of the Hour

No matter how you look at it, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's election as president of the UN General Assembly is a matter of pride and prest…

Dhaka-Beijing ties poised for greater opportunities in next 50 years, scholars from both countries say

Noting that the story of Bangladesh-China relations extends far beyond the fifty years of formal diplomatic ties, scholars from both countries a…

Amid intense political controversy, Bangladesh Bank dissolved the board of directors

Amid intense political controversy, Bangladesh Bank dissolved the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. At the same time, the centra…

A Time For Sovereignty

Since May 2025, the Indian Border Security Force has renewed its resort to ‘push-ins’ - a sad and desperate last resort, when you yourself proba…

A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a US Air Force base

A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a US Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing…

Working to improve law and order situation: Home Adviser

Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam has said the country’s law and order is better than earlier and efforts are on to improve more.

Govt scraps black money whitening facility

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has scrapped the opportunity to whiten black money by paying 15 percent tax.

Breaking barriers through entrepreneurship: the journey of ‘iinsha’

Womanhood, is a beautiful thing. In between the everyday hustle and bustle, we, the women, have to go through many physical and psychological ci…

How grieving Moroccan women are filling the gulf in earthquake aid

In better times, Morocco’s snow-capped High Atlas peaks were home to indigenous Amazigh villages, while the sight of the mountains attracted ple…

Nasrul urges International Solar Alliance to come up with with effective programme

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has urged the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to come up with an effectiv…

Censorship: Forced and consensual varieties

It’s been fifty years in the profession and so I am writing some reflective pieces on my own experience on the issue of censorship. Everyone who…

The Supreme Court chamber judge today

The Supreme Court chamber judge today put on hold until next year the inquiry into S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam's "assets abroad". Th…

BRICS needs to take responsibility for global peace, stability: PM Hasina at Johannesburg

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday underscored the need for making BRICS as a lighthouse in a multi-polar world to take responsibility for…

BRT’s move to ditch e-buses for diesel raises eyebrows

In a surprising about-turn, the Dhaka Bus Rapid Transport Company Ltd has ditched a plan to introduce predominantly electric, or e-buses, on its…

Risky way of supplying gas in cylinders: Petrobangla body for strong safety rules

A technical committee of Petrobangla recommended formulating separate safety and security guidelines to allow any private company to supply gas…

6 charred bodies retrieved from Old Dhaka plastic factory: Fire Service

Fire fighters recovered six charred bodies from a plastic factory in Kamalbag area of Old Dhaka’s Chawkbazar that caught fire Monday noon.