The night of July 27, 2024, still haunts her. A first-year law student of a private university, she still cannot forget how detectives surrounded her in a small room and groped her. On a table in front of her lay a blank paper for her to confess, according to her accounts to the International Crimes Tribunal and The Daily Star.
Scattered across Bangladesh are countless archaeological treasures that reveal its prosperous past. While time has erased some, many remain hidden beneath the earth, awaiting discovery. Among the surviving remnants are ancient fortresses, temples, mosques, monasteries and so on -- testaments to the region’s rich history and cultural legacy.
Hasina's 15-year rule ended today as she fled weeks of deadly protests and the military announced it would form an interim government
A Dhaka court yesterday appointed administrators to look after some of the immovable properties of Benazir Ahmed and his family members.
A Dhaka court granted bail to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday in a case filed with Paltan Police Station over violence centring the October 28 rally in Dhaka.
Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI of 219 at 8:54am today
US authorities have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, officials said Monday, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite
A democratic transition has emerged as a prerequisite for an inclusive and sustainable economy, said a noted economist today.
“Here one will find on state policy analysis and societal dynamics–exploring grey areas and bringing multidimensional analysis to the refugee crisis”, said Professor Dr Meghna Guhathakurta.
His written language came close to spoken language due to the primitive and original style of Bengali syntax—simple sentence structures.
West Bengal’s Commerce and Industry minist Partha Chatterjee, arrested in the multi-crore-rupee school teacher recruitment scam, was sacked from the cabinet today (July 28, 2022).
The personal space is the same as the political sphere, the individual on the same strand as the collective.
Labour welfare wings at different foreign missions need to be more friendly and sensitive towards migrant workers while providing services to them, speakers said at a workshop yesterday.
Life-saving care for high blood pressure -- the leading preventable risk factor for heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes -- can be expanded nationwide if the government spends $9 per patient annually, according to a study.
A former Union Parishad member has alleged of being tortured and implicated in a false case by police in Rajshahi’s Mohonpur a week ago.
With global food and fertiliser prices alarmingly high already, the government must come up with policy responses to offset the increase in
Studios seem to think female characters need to be glossed with a “zany” and “feisty” persona in order to be relevant.
Writers and intellectuals are obligated to stir moral indignation at gross injustices and the plight of the masses.
