A burgeoning political campaign in Chattogram was struck by tragedy on Sunday when a teenage supporter of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) died suddenly while documenting a rally for party chairman Tarique Rahman. The victim, 14-year-old Saidul Islam Chishti, reportedly suffered a fatal medical emergency while filming a student-led procession in the city’s Kotwali district. […]

The administration of Dhaka University (DU) has issued a stern condemnation following derogatory remarks made by a senior official of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. The controversy stems from a public speech in which the university’s historic students’ union was characterised in “obscene and distasteful” terms, sparking a significant backlash from the academic community. A Deplorable Rhetorical Attack […]