July 16, 2025, 7:21 am
BREAKING NEWS
Pakistan army claims killing 30 militants near Afghan border
Ukraine’s special forces strike Russian airfield in Voronezh region Reuters, Ukraine’s special forces launched a calculated strike on the Borisoglebsk military airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region, marking a bold escalationRead More
Doubt Over Elections Now Clear Even to BNP—But When Will Stability Return?
Early Warnings from Inside BNP After the Yunus-Tarique meeting in London, I had written that only time would reveal its true outcome. And slowly, time has begun to speak. SeniorRead More
Major win for Trump as Congress passes ‘big, beautiful bill’
Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban’s latest rule in Afghanistan AP News, In a significant diplomatic shift, Russia has become the first country to officially recognize theRead More
Kabori : From Bangladesh’s Sweetheart to Cultural Icon
Early Life and First Steps into Acting Kabori Sarwar, born Mina Pal on July 19, 1950, in Boalkhali, Chattogram (then East Pakistan), grew up in a family steeped in cultureRead More
Rice Price Surge Deepens Food Security and Inflation Crisis in Bangladesh
Three civil-society groups—the Bangladesh Food Security Network (KHANI), Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) Chattogram, and ISDE Bangladesh—have sounded the alarm over an abnormal spike in rice prices that is fuellingRead More
Rockefeller Foundation Funds BRAC to Empower Women Farmers in Asia and Africa
$300,000 Grant to Support 3 Million Women Farmers The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $300,000 grant to BRAC to launch a new initiative aimed at empowering three million women smallholderRead More
Holey Artisan Attack: A Bloody Memory in Bangladesh’s Heart and the Global Reaction
On July 1, 2016, the horrific militant attack at the upscale Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area shook not only Bangladesh’s history but also the international arena. Twenty-two innocentRead More
Ordinance-Making and Democratic Deficit in Bangladesh: A Constitutional and Comparative Perspective
In the contemporary constitutional and geopolitical landscape of Bangladesh, the expanding reliance on ordinances as an instrument of governance raises serious concerns regarding democratic legitimacy, the separation of powers, andRead More
Cyberattack Hits Qantas, Compromising Data of 6 Million Customers
Trump Says Israel Has Accepted Terms for 60-Day Gaza Ceasefire BBC News, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” for a proposed 60-day ceasefireRead More
