FROM GAZA TO THE WEST BANK: Israel鈥檚 unyielding war machine
鈥楢 year of combat鈥欌�攖his is how Israel鈥檚 new chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, described 2025 at a conference organised by the Israeli ministry of defence...
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EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Security increased after mob attack
The police on Tuesday tightened security at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 after a mob attack on a stall at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka city on Monday...
Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Awareness of infectious diseases
INFECTIOUS diseases are common among people living in unclean, polluted environment. Dirty environment is favourable for germs and germ carriers. The more polluted the environment, the more chance for the outbreak of infectious diseases. Environmental pollution, the low quality of life, lack of nutritious food, the ignorance of health awareness, the lack...
Gov should ensure justice for Sagar-Runi murder
THE unresolved murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, found dead in their flat at Pashchim Rajabazar in Dhaka on February 11, 2012, is one of the many cases that have created a public perception that the legal system was working to protect partisan interests of the deposed Awami League regime. As the investigation agency failed to submit the...
13 YEARS OF SAGAR-RUNI MURDER: Justice still remains elusive
Today marks the 13th anniversary of the brutal murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, with investigation agencies still struggling to identify the perpetrators and uncover the motive behind the killing...
Bashundhara, JMI, Anwar Cement fined Tk 20 lakh
A mobile court of the Department of Environment聽has fined three industries Tk 20 lakh in Gazaria upazila of the聽district for violating the Environment Act...
China economy gets New Year boost
China鈥檚 sluggish domestic consumption got a boost over the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday, with travel and retail sales聽both offering a slight reprieve to a dragging economy facing the prospect of an escalating US trade war...
98 new titles hit on fifth day
The numbers of new titles increased on Wednesday, the fifth day of the ongoing month-long Amar Ekuskey Book Fair being organised by the Bangla Academy at Suhrawardy Udyan and the Bangla Academy premises in the capital Dhaka...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 300 POWs
Russia and Ukraine each said on Wednesday that 150 of their captured soldiers had been returned in the latest prisoner-of-war exchange between the two warring countries...
Info ministry debunks Indian media reports on removing Liberation War content
The information ministry has termed the Indian media reports on chief adviser鈥檚 instruction to remove War of Independence-based content on government radio and television as 鈥榝ake and purpose-oriented鈥�...
A-One Polymer unveils Ctg depot
A-One Polymer Limited, a concern of Anwar Group鈥檚 building material division, has opened a state-of-the-art depot in Chattogram, said a press release...
Libraries need to be more user-friendly: adviser
Cultural affairs adviser to the interim government Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Tuesday said that the country鈥檚 libraries needed to be more user-friendly...
EU vows retaliation if Trump starts trade war
EU leaders meeting in Brussels Monday warned there would be no winners in a trade war with the United States, insisting they would hit back if US president Donald Trump imposes tariffs.
MYANMAR鈥橲 CRISIS: Regional threat, strategic response
MYANMAR鈥橲 ongoing civil war has reached a critical point, with the rise of ethnic armed organisations significantly altering the balance of power in the country. Among these groups, the Arakan Army has gained substantial control over Rakhine State, capturing key border areas near Bangladesh. This shift in power has further complicated the already...
SAGAR-RUNI MURDER CASE: Justice should not be delayed but delivered
THE tragic murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi on February 11, 2012, remain one of the darkest chapters in Bangladesh鈥檚 recent history. More than a decade later, the investigation into their deaths continues to drag on, with the submission of the probe report now postponed for the 115th time as of January 27, 2025. This...
ICT rebukes govt for arrest warrant聽failure
The International Crimes Tribunal on Thursday rebuked the prosecution for failing to execute arrest warrants against suspects linked to the July-August 2024 genocide and crimes against humanity, and enforced disappearances during the ousted Awami League regime.
AMAR EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR 2025: Yunus to inaugurate fair tomorrow
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 will begin at Suhrawardy Udyan and on Bangla Academy premises tomorrow...
Bangla Academy revises its literary award list
Bangla Academy on Wednesday night announced the revised list of its literary award recipients after a review meeting of the executive council...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Preparations in final stage
The preparations for Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025, which will begin at Suhrawardy Udyan and the Bangla Academy premises in the capital Dhaka on February 1, are in the final stage...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� III
HASINA鈥橲 return to power in 2008 was not just the return of a leader; it was the return of something darker, more insidious. As the caretaker government retreated quietly, she swiftly reasserted control over every arm of the state, her will bending institutions like pliable clay. The dream of democracy, nurtured with such care in the days following the...
Justice in Sagar-Runi, other unresolved cases must
THE unresolved murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi is one of the many cases that contributed to public perception that the legal system was working to protect partisan interests of the deposed Awami League government. The couple was found dead in their flat in Dhaka on February 11, 2012. As the investigation agency failed to...
BOAT ADRIFT: AL鈥檚 journey through power and paradox 鈥� I
BANGLADESH, a nation forged in the crucible of its 1971 liberation war, now sees its legacy of sacrifice and identity increasingly distorted into a tool for political spectacle. Over the last 16 years, the Awami League government under Sheikh Hasina has leaned heavily on emotional rhetoric and symbolic gestures to cement their authority. This reliance on...
BCB announces financial aid for FIDE master Tahsin Zia
Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a financial aid of Tk 15, 80,000 on Monday for FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia, son of late Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman for the forthcoming international chess tournaments.
Cultural activists demand reform of Bangla Academy
Poets, writers, cultural activists and different cultural organisations on Sunday held a rally in front of Bangla Academy in Dhaka protesting at the selection of winners of the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2024...
All-women Himalayan expedition team honoured
The first ever Bangladeshi all-women team that had recently made an expedition to Himalayan peaks was honoured at Liberation War Museum on January 23....
Pori Moni indicted, faces arrest warrant in attempted murder case
The Dhaka Chief Judicial Magistrate has framed charges and issued an warrant for the arrest of film actress Pori Moni and her costume designer Junayed Karim Jimmy alias Jimmy in a case over threatening and attempting to murder businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmud....
Liberation war sector commander Shafiullah dies
Freedom fighter and former Bangladesh Army chief KM Shafiullah, who was the commander of sector 3 during the War of Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, died on Sunday morning...
Bangla Academy suspends literary award list
Bangla Academy on Saturday suspended the list of winners of the Bangla Academy Literary Award 2024 amid controversies.
Mass Uprising Day today
The historic 鈥楳ass Uprising Day鈥�, commemorating the 1969鈥檚 movement for autonomy from the then East Pakistan that eventually led to the Liberation War and the emergence of Bangladesh in 1971, will be observed on Friday in a befitting manner...