The most sought-after icon in global sport, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, touched down in Dhaka on Wednesday morning, igniting a wave of footballing fever across Bangladesh. As part of a high-profile global tour ahead of the 2022 tournament in Qatar, the original solid-gold trophy was greeted with the prestige and security usually reserved for […]

Health authorities in Bangladesh have officially ruled out a suspected case of Monkeypox (Mpox) involving a Turkish national who arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Tuesday. Following a rigorous medical evaluation and laboratory assessment, officials confirmed that the individual’s symptoms were unrelated to the viral zoonotic disease that has recently prompted global health […]

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has formally communicated his profound grief and “deep shock” following the catastrophic fire and subsequent explosions at a private container depot in Sitakunda, located near the vital port city of Chittagong (Chattogram). The disaster, which has claimed scores of lives and left hundreds more with life-altering injuries, has […]

Dhaka, Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described the Six-Point Demand raised by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the “Magna Carta” of the Bengali people, stating that it was the foundation that prepared the nation for independence. “The Six-Point Demand fully prepared the people for independence and propelled them towards the War of Liberation. In […]