3+ hour, 47+ min ago   (512+ words) At 12, Nepali schoolgirl Ritu Maya Tamang has already learned how a close-knit family can be torn apart in a matter of minutes. Tamang is among more than 500 children separated from their parents by the catastrophic August 26 flooding that hit the…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (261+ words) Rishad Hossain and Aliss Al Islam shared seven wickets before Saif Hassan and Mohammad Naim hit fifties as Bangladesh ‘A’ registered a five-wicket win over South Africa ‘A’ in the third and final one-dayer in Potchefstroom on Saturday, sealing the…...

4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (354+ words) A Dhaka court yesterday placed 24 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associate bodies on 10-day remand each in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over their alleged involvement in a procession in Dhaka’s Gulshan area on…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago   (989+ words) The word is deceptively simple Another recent ethnographic study of women in rural Bangladesh found that tension could encompass both bodily and emotional suffering, with participants describing headaches, chest discomfort, sleeplessness, restlessness and worry about money, children, houses and the…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago   (320+ words) The presidents of Russia and Iran were in India for talks yesterday ahead of a BRICS summit that will bring together leaders including China’s Xi Jinping, with wars, trade and energy expected to dominate the agenda. “The world today is…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago   (487+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon people from all sections of society, including businesspeople, young entrepreneurs and researchers, to work together to build a prosperous and desired Bangladesh. “Your cooperation is needed. Your coming forward is needed for the…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago   (299+ words) Although the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games officially open on September 19, Bangladesh’s campaign begins today, with the women’s football team taking on three-time champions DPR Korea at Nagai Stadium. Bangladesh, who qualified automatically as participants in the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, are…...

13+ hour, 15+ min ago   (1123+ words) Drawing on two 2025 studies by the Ovibashi Karmi Unnayan Program among informal workers and internal migrants in Dhaka's slums, this piece examines how rising temperatures are becoming a silent, everyday climate crisis with severe physiological costs. It documents how heat…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (532+ words) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir yesterday said Bangladesh wants to “reset” its ties with India after what he described as an “uncomfortable” relationship over 15 years under an “authoritarian, corrupt and exploitative” regime. “We want to move towards a…...

13+ hour, 1+ min ago   (337+ words) BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India concluded a second and final day of talks in New Delhi yesterday, discussing “inclusive global growth”, after reaching a rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled…...