Chief Justice Syed Refat Ahmed has officially retired from the highest judicial office in Bangladesh on Saturday, 27 December 2025, upon reaching the constitutional retirement age of 67. Syed Refat Ahmed assumed office as the 25th Chief Justice of Bangladesh on 10 August 2024, following the resignation of his predecessor, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan. His […]

As the month of Poush begins, the entire country is shivering under unseasonably cold conditions. The south-western regions have been particularly hard hit, with daily life significantly disrupted. Dense fog has reduced visibility to the extent that vehicles must use headlights even during the daytime. The falling temperatures are causing severe hardship, especially for low-income […]

A series of devastating traffic accidents across five districts—Tangail, Kushtia, Narsingdi, Patuakhali, and Kurigram—resulted in the deaths of nine people on Friday. The fatalities, which occurred during a single day of transport chaos, included a heartbreaking incident involving a mother and her infant daughter. At least eight others were hospitalised, many with life-threatening injuries, as […]

The liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 was not merely won on the terrestrial battlefields; it was significantly accelerated by a group of elite underwater saboteurs who crippled the Pakistani maritime infrastructure. The legendary Operation Jackpot and Operation Hotpants were the culmination of months of secret, grueling training on the banks of the Baghirathi River in […]