Ensuring safety, comfort, and hassle-free transit for female professionals and students in Bangladesh’s public transport sector has been a nearly three-decade-long endeavor. Originating in 1997 under the directive of the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasan and the initiative of Communications Minister Anwar Hossain Manzu, dedicated women’s bus services have navigated numerous structural hurdles before culminating […]

The public health sector in Bangladesh is facing a severe paediatric crisis as a relentless outbreak of measles continues to claim young lives across the country. According to official data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), three more children succumbed to measles-related complications over a 24-hour period, pushing the cumulative death toll […]

The energy sector in Bangladesh is once again reeling from severe supply vulnerabilities, exposing the heavy toll of past mismanagement, political patronage, and irregularities in procurement. Just days after a grueling 27-day gas crisis seemingly gave way to a brief twenty-four-hour respite, the national grid has plunged back into turmoil. Due to delays in scheduled […]

Law enforcement agencies in Feni have intervened in a harrowing case of sexual violence, arresting three individuals accused of the gang rape of a disabled woman. The gravity of the crime was compounded by allegations that local village leaders attempted to suppress the heinous incident through an illicit kangaroo court, imposing a nominal financial penalty […]

It was on 18 August 2018 that Pant made his Test debut for India against England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. He opened his account in the format in memorable fashion, hitting Adil Rashid for a six. Eight years later, on the same date, Pant marked the anniversary of his Test debut by producing another […]