12:43 am, Saturday, 4 October 2025
BREAKING NEWS
Bangladesh’s New Career Ladder: Ballot First, Job Later, or Never
A Midnight Call and a Misread “Report” In 2018, when the movement for merit-based jobs—“jobs on merit, not quotas”—was underway,
Saudi-Pakistan Military Pact and Its Implications in South Asia
The United States today finds itself in real difficulty over Iran. China, Russia, and India—all major powers with substantial investments
The Color of Puja and Chimmoy Das’s Melancholy Gaze
Two days before Pohela Boishakh — the day before Chaitra Sankranti — it felt as if the whole house were
15 August: The Assassination that Divided Bangladesh Again
A Day of Mourning—But Not for All Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated on 15 August 1975. For those who
July Charter, the 1/11 Kings Party, and Staining the 2008 Election
The “July Charter” announced by Muhammad Yunus was written by a professor who imitated the Declaration of Independence of Bangladesh
What Is the Future of 20 Million Hindus and Progressive Muslims in Bangladesh?
Burned but Once Comfortable: Abhaynagar’s Hindu Neighborhood In a neat, well-kept area of Abhaynagar in Jessore, it was clear that
Pakistan–Bangladesh Joint Anti-Terror Initiative: Risk or Opportunity?
Bangladesh and Pakistan have recently declared their intention to cooperate in combating militancy. On July 29, 2025, in New York,
The Woman with Shankha–Sindoor Before a Ruined Home in Gangachara—and the Vanishing Figures of Jessore
A recent report in Prothom Alo shows Hindu families in Gangachara, Rangpur, leaving their villages behind. Social media is flooded with images of
Age Verification Laws Fuel Global VPN Boom
As countries around the world accelerate efforts to regulate age-restricted and sensitive online content, a quiet shift is unfolding across
The Nation Mourns the Children Lost in Milestone Crash, While the Chief Adviser Smiles On
A training aircraft crashed into Milestone School in Diabari, near Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, due to mechanical failure, resulting
