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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 2024 / What it means to be a girl
To be a girl means being silent while our world is burning.
I reject the minority tag. Here is why
The face of the minority keeps changing depending on national borders.
Whom is the propaganda on X for?
The disinformation game is now increasingly a part of our political makeup.
POETRY / The song of freedom
the bullet hole/ in my brother's chest/ unfolds like a pandora's box
Quota reform protests / The government should take responsibility for its mistakes
The government wasted time while the violence continued.
Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past
To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.
A monologue on the beasts among us
As I stand before the heap of fresh meat, my thoughts turn to the slain politician who was hacked to death
Checking Violence Against Women: Govt app sees only six rescue pleas in about six years
The government’s “Joy” app, developed with a budget of Tk 45 lakh to tackle violence against women and children during emergencies, received only six rescue requests in five years and nine months.
Don’t let Dhaka turn into a battlefield
Let good sense—and constitutional obligations—prevail
Rangpur arson attack accused held
Police arrest two people including a prime accused in a case regarding the Rangpur arson attack on a bus that left six people killed.
Pabna BCL man killed in clash with AL activists
An alleged activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League killed during a clash with Awami League activists in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna
Uproar in Lok Sabha over Bengal nun gang-rape case
Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed heated exchanges between members who expressed anger at the gang-rape of a 71-year-old nun in West Bengal.
Hartal extended till 6am Friday
BNP-led 20-party alliance has extended its countrywide hartal till 6:00am Friday demanding return of BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed who remains missing since March 10
Where has the tolerance gone?
SOMETIME ago, a leader in this newspaper wondered what had happened to our sense of decency. The thought-provoking article struck a chord in many hearts, including mine.
Khaleda to hold press conference on ongoing political situation at 4pm tomorrow
BNP chief Khaleda Zia to brief the media tomorrow on the ongoing situation of the country
CJ for enhancing Dhaka CMM Court security
Chief Justice SK Sinha visited the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka following a bomb blast on its premises.
Explosion at Dhaka CMM Court
A bomb exploded on the premises of Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Dhaka, spreading panic among people.
This is not cricket
THE country was rather pleasantly surprised by the BNP, whose so-called political programme has crossed the sixty day mark a week ago, announcing temporary relaxing of hartal ...
5 injured in Dhaka crude bomb blasts
At least five people, including two policemen, were injured in separate crude bomb blasts in Dhaka.