Singer-songwriter Ishaan Mozumder has released ‘Dhoop’, a new song exploring grief, memory and the enduring emotional bonds between people and the loved ones they have lost. The track is now available on YouTube and follows the strong reception of ‘Patar Bashori’, his collaboration with Sunidhi Nayak for Coke Studio Bangla. Released in July, ‘Patar Bashori’ […]

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives State Minister Mir Shah Alam has pledged to recognise BNP activists who faced persecution during the party’s difficult years by providing opportunities for employment, lawful dealerships and contracting work. He also assured people that family cards would be distributed gradually without requiring recipients to pay bribes. He made the […]

Hasan Mahmood delivered a landmark bowling performance to help Bangladesh dismiss Afghanistan for 240 on the third day of the Test, securing a first-innings lead of 106 runs. The fast bowler claimed a hat-trick and completed a five-wicket haul as Afghanistan’s innings unravelled during Sunday’s opening session, 11 October. Afghanistan had ended the second day […]

Bangladesh’s Speaker, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram, has claimed that an investigation by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) found no evidence to support the Awami League’s allegations of human rights violations in the country. He also said Bangladesh had been removed from a blacklist following the investigation, although the claim was not independently verified in the […]

India’s Rajasthan State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has upheld an order directing The New India Assurance Company Limited to pay Rs 28.5 lakh in compensation for a tourist bus destroyed by fire after a fatal road accident in June 2019. The commission, based in Jodhpur, dismissed separate appeals filed by the bus owner, Jairam, and […]

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 452 people during operations across the capital over a 24-hour period, with Mirpur recording the highest number of arrests. Police also filed 32 cases during the same period, recovering narcotics, explosive materials, a machete and several vehicles and other items. The figures were confirmed on Sunday, 11 October, by Mohammad […]

A protest by battery-powered auto-rickshaw drivers brought traffic on the Mohammadpur-Basila road in Bangladesh’s capital to a virtual standstill on Sunday, 11 October, leaving commuters stranded and disrupting movement across nearby streets. The blockade began at around 10 am at Mohammadpur Four-Way Junction, where drivers gathered to protest against a warning that battery-powered auto-rickshaws would […]

Some voices do more than sing; they reach the hidden corners of the human heart. Some melodies linger long after the music has stopped, becoming inseparable from memories of love, longing, loss and loneliness. Jagjit Singh, the legendary ghazal singer of the Indian subcontinent, possessed one such extraordinary voice. Through his gentle delivery, restrained musical […]

Shai Hope and Shubman Gill have exchanged playful messages on social media ahead of the third Twenty20 international, as India and the West Indies prepare for another potentially high-scoring contest. Hope’s response followed his side’s remarkable chase of 250 in Ranchi, which levelled the series and exposed India’s difficulties in defending a substantial total. While […]