A shocking case of prolonged sexual abuse involving an eight-year-old madrasah student has come to light in the Patiya Upazila of Chittagong, sparking widespread public outrage and distress across the local community. The abuse, which reportedly continued undetected for nearly a year, allegedly involved a resident cleric and three senior students of the same educational […]

Professor Abul Kasem Fazlul Haque, President of Bangla Academy, distinguished academic, literary critic and former Chairman of the Department of Bangla at the University of Dhaka, has passed away at the age of 85, marking the end of a remarkable career dedicated to the advancement of Bengali language, literature and intellectual thought. He breathed his […]

A local journalist was allegedly assaulted while investigating reports of illegal sand extraction in Barishal’s Hizla upazila, leaving him seriously injured and his camera destroyed. Police have begun an investigation after receiving a formal written complaint, while journalists’ organisations have condemned the attack and demanded the swift arrest of those responsible. The incident occurred at […]

A major fire broke out at Ashik Tower in Khaja Market, one of the busiest commercial areas in Chawkbazar, Dhaka, on Saturday afternoon, prompting a large-scale response from the Fire Service and Civil Defence. Six firefighting units were deployed as crews worked to bring the blaze under control and prevent it from spreading to nearby […]

The history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War is far more than the story of those who fought with weapons on the battlefield. It is the collective story of a nation’s sacrifice, resistance and determination to secure its very existence. For that reason, historians and researchers argue that the legacy of 1971 cannot be measured solely by […]

Few women left as profound a mark on the Bengali Renaissance as Swarnakumari Devi, whose remarkable achievements spanned literature, journalism, social reform and women’s empowerment. A poet, novelist, playwright, lyricist and editor of exceptional talent, she emerged as one of the earliest and most influential female intellectuals in nineteenth-century Bengal. More than nine decades after […]