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Bangladesh to host Nepal after Myanmar refuse to play

Bangladesh national football team is likely to play a FIFA friendly against Nepal on November 13 instead of Afghanistan, who were supposed to visit Dhaka in early November to host Myanmar at a neutral venue in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers fixture at the Kings Arena on November 18...

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Akbar to lead in Hong Kong Sixes

Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the squad for the forthcoming Hong Kong Sixes 2025, scheduled to be held from November 7 to 9...

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Artificial intelligence: behind the fantasy

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence has been one of the most hyped topics worldwide over the past few years, and Bangladesh is no exception. Yet thoughtful analysis and meaningful discussion on this subject have remained limited. In Bangladesh, where the romanticisation of any new concept tends to take off easily, fuelling viral posts, boosting social media viewership, and...

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Social media-based journalism in Bangladesh

DURING the 1990s and afterward, with the widespread introduction of computers in the media and the use of satellite TV and radio, a vast number of people have entered the field of journalism. The development of technology in newsrooms brought information to people’s doorsteps. Today, social media platforms have become the fastest and most widespread...

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The Gen-Z awakening

ACROSS continents and cultures, a generational tremor is shaking the foundations of old politics. From the streets of Bangladesh and Nepal in South Asia to the island nation of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean and across the Pacific to Peru in South America young people, mostly in their late teens and twenties, are rising to challenge authority, corruption and...

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WILD, INNOCENT, SECDUCTIVE: Adibashi women under Bangali nationalist gaze

CLOSE your eyes and think about Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban, or any other Hill Tracts area. What do you see? Most Bangali Bangladeshis I know, those from the plains that is, would visualise lush, unspoiled nature, small and ‘harmonious’ communities of indigenous people living ‘simple’, primitive lives, and most prominently, adibashi women who will intrigue...

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Let the torn leaf on the broken branch grow

MY KNOWLEDGE of the people’s movements and uprisings that have taken place across the Bangladesh is very limited. The histories prior to the Hatikheda uprising of 170 years ago remain blurry to me. Yet I do know the story of Amrita Devi of Rajasthan from 1730 — who sacrificed her life to save trees — the spirit that later inspired the Chipko movement. However,...

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Bangladesh succumb T20I series to Windies

West Indies clinched the three-match T20I series when they beat Bangladesh by 14 runs in the second game at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday.

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The politics of renaming in post-uprising Bangladesh

IN BANGLADESH, mainstream political parties have long used the naming of institutions as a way to stake their claim to history and assert ownership over the country. As a result, major public institutions often undergo cycles of naming and renaming with each change of government. In the past, this practice has also reflected acts of sycophancy — for example, when...

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Necropolitical governance and the betrayal of compassion

AFTER the July 2024 mass uprising, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. For decades, its political and moral trajectory had been defined by authoritarianism, fear, and institutionalised repression. The interim government, born out of the people’s mandate, was expected to mark a rupture — to rebuild institutions, protect the vulnerable, and dismantle the structures of...

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Pre-election security dynamics in Bangladesh

THE nation appears to be moving in full swing towards the February 2026 election, with the Election Commission expected to announce the schedule in November. The tempo of the upcoming polls is already resonating across the country, symbolising the most significant event for post-uprising Bangladesh as it strives for a smooth and genuine democratic transition...

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Reclaiming Bangladesh’s moral vision

IN BANGLADESH’S political terrain, there is a philosophical puzzle that would have bothered Greek philosopher, Aristotle: how does a country that was founded on the highest ideals of self-determination end up fighting against the loss of the very principles that made it possible?

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Kosovo extends support to Rohingya sheltered in Bangladesh

Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo in Dhaka Lulzim Pllana on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Association for Socio-Economic Advancement of Bangladesh executive director, Mahfuja Khanam, aimed at supporting educational initiatives for Rohingya refugee children in Cox’s Bazar camps.

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Editor’s note

AS THE entire Bangladesh is keenly waiting for the post-mass uprising political and constitutional reforms and, obviously, electoral transition to democratic governance, the thinking sections of the people are having a lot of private and public discussions over theoretical aspects of various proposals put forward by different political and legal authorities. The high-level...

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S Alam files arbitration claim at World Bank

Mohammed Saiful Alam, founder and chairman of the controversial S Alam Group, has filed an arbitration case with the World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), accusing the Bangladesh government of causing millions of dollars in losses through its asset recovery campaign, according to The Financial Times.

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Bangladesh’s crackdown on illegal mobile phones begins Dec 16

The long-awaited National Equipment Identity Register service is set to be officially launched across the country on December 16, marking Victory Day, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.

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Govt to appoint operator for Ctg port by Dec: adviser

Bangladesh interim government shipping adviser retired Brigadier General M Shakhawat Hussain on Wednesday said that the interim government was taking steps to appoint an operator for the Chattogram Port by December, clarifying that the port itself would not be handed over to anyone.

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Boarding bridge strikes aircraft in Sylhet

A London-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines was delayed for over five hours and a half after a boarding bridge struck the aircraft’s engine at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Wednesday morning.

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Jamaat calls for referendum in Nov

The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami proposed that a national referendum be held in November ahead of the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections...

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New IMF fund likely to be released after polls

An International Monetary Fund mission will begin today its fifth review of the current $5.5 billion loan programme for Bangladesh, but the release of new fund will be delayed for the next national elections...

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BSEC workshop on stress management held

Bangladesh Steel and Engineering Corporation organised a comprehensive in-house training programme, focusing on enhancing document management skills and stress management techniques for its officers.