Award-winning Bangladeshi filmmaker Shahnewaz Kakoli, renowned for her acclaimed films Uttorer Sur and Nodijon, is currently enduring a challenging period of recovery following a stroke in October last year. Since then, she has been receiving ongoing treatment and rehabilitation at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), where she continues physiotherapy aimed at […]

Bangladesh’s northern tea-growing region has achieved a historic milestone, with five districts collectively producing a record volume of tea and strengthening their position within the country’s expanding tea industry. According to the Bangladesh Tea Board, the districts of Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat now contribute approximately 21 per cent of Bangladesh’s total tea production, […]

A senior Awami League (AL) leader, Shahnur Alam Shanto, has died while in custody at Bogura District Jail, authorities confirmed. Shanto, 60, passed away on Friday night (13 March) at Dhaka’s National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, where he had been receiving treatment for heart-related complications. He had served as the vice-president of the Hatshepur Union […]

For Sujan, the first and most enduring mentor in his life was his father. From an early age, his father’s wisdom, integrity, and compassion left a profound impression. Even during his secondary school years, when teachers delivered lessons in the classroom, Sujan found his father’s guidance invaluable. More than simply instructing, his father modelled patience, […]