Excessive screen time and unmonitored social media platforms are accelerating the decline of reading habits among the younger generation, warned Fakir Mahbub Anam, Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Delivering the keynote address at Dhaka University, the minister highlighted the growing presence of inappropriate and harmful material online, noting its detrimental impact on the […]

Law enforcement authorities in Cumilla have apprehended 93 individuals during a synchronised, district-wide anti-narcotics campaign carried out across all local police jurisdictions within a 24-hour window. The targeted sweep involved 44 separate raids aimed at dismantling entrenched supply routes, regional distributors, and street-level drug dens. Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration and Finance) Ishtiaque Hasan Ameen […]

Police have retrieved the body of a 60-year-old local Awami League politician from a roadside ditch near his homestead in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba Upazila, ending a two-day search following his sudden disappearance. Law enforcement personnel recovered the remains of Nayeb Ali on Friday afternoon from Dhajnagar, a border-adjacent settlement in Gopinathpur Union. The deceased, son of […]

A state stipend initiative designed to support grassroots Islamic religious workers has triggered widespread local outrage in Keshabpur, Jashore, after political figures were improperly listed as beneficiaries in place of genuine mosque personnel. The controversy emerged at the Garbhanga Baitun Nur Jame Mosque in Panjia Union, culminating in the complete removal of the establishment from […]

Acclaimed alternative band Meghdol has made a stirring return to Coke Studio Bangla, unveiling an evocative track titled ‘Mulluk’ that draws directly from the centenary folk heritage of Bangladesh’s tea-garden labourers. The release comes three years after the group’s widely celebrated rendition of ‘Bonobibi’ during the platform’s second season in 2023, presenting a fresh musical […]

A substantial realignment of government portfolios is underway in Dhaka, marked by high-profile reassignments and the induction of prominent political figures across several key ministries. Central to the reshuffle is the transfer of Afroza Khanam, who will relinquish her role at the helm of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to take charge of […]