Bangladesh’s disappointing performance in the T20 series against Australia has triggered widespread debate within the cricketing fraternity, raising renewed questions about team selection, batting consistency, and the balance between opportunity and accountability in the national setup. After an encouraging display in the ODI series, expectations were high for Bangladesh to carry forward their momentum into […]

A fatal road collision on the busy Chittagong–Cox’s Bazar highway has claimed the life of a 19-year-old college student, following a head-on crash between two passenger buses in the early hours of Tuesday. The incident occurred around 7:30am near the Chunti Police Outpost area along the highway in Lohagara Upazila, sending shockwaves through the local […]

The abrupt suspension of operations at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Moghbazar, Dhaka, has triggered deep concern and uncertainty among its intern doctors, particularly foreign medical graduates whose training requirements are tightly bound to specific institutional affiliations. For many of these interns, the closure has not merely disrupted daily clinical practice but has placed their […]

Political tensions have intensified across Dhaka and several other parts of Bangladesh as the anniversary of a banned political organisation has triggered competing street demonstrations, precautionary political gatherings and heightened security deployments nationwide. The situation has created a sensitive atmosphere in which rival parties and alliances are simultaneously mobilising supporters while law enforcement agencies remain […]

Dr Sirajul Islam Chowdhury stands as a prominent voice in modern Bengali intellectual discourse, widely recognised for his unwavering commitment to equality, human liberation, and social justice. Across decades of writing and public engagement, he has consistently articulated a vision of a society free from exploitation, where structural inequality is dismantled and human dignity is […]