Setting the record straight

Pori Moni Opens Up About Life After Razz For a while, the whirlwind romance of Sariful Razz and Pori Moni seemed blindingly cinematic, but almost three years after their split, in the bowels of its self-created pastiche, that narrative is now being reappropriated by people who actually know better what exactly transpired with this heart-rending … Read more

The Tonne returns

Bridgerton: How a Regency Remix Became a Global Empire When Bridgerton swept onto Netflix on Christmas Day 2020, it arrived like a velvet-wrapped gift in an era of gritty, grey prestige TV. It was a glossy indulgence of corsets and candlelit ballrooms that many dismissed as a fleeting holiday distraction. They were wrong. Within 28 … Read more

A cinematic tribute to language

24th ‘Amar Bhashar Chalachitra’ Opens at Dhaka University The lively courtyard of the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) at the University of Dhaka has, once again, become a haven for film lovers. On the 3rd of February 2026, Dhaka University Film Society (DUFS) inaugurated “Amar Bhashar Chalachitra 1432”, its annual flagship event, for the 24th time. Anchored … Read more

$150 million boost

How global funding is opening new doors for Bangladesh’s youth Bangladesh has received a big-bucks boost to address one of its most critical problems — youth unemployment. The World Bank on Wednesday approved 150.75 million dollars in additional financing for the flagship RAISE project that is working to expand sustainable economic opportunities for low-income youth … Read more

Bangladesh’s youth unemployment

The numbers behind the anxiety Bangladesh’s “youth bulge” is often framed as a demographic dividend. But for many families, it increasingly feels like a waiting-room year of education, followed by months (or years) of searching, short-term gigs, and frustrated attempts to break into a shrinking pool of “good jobs.” The statistics tell a story of … Read more

A return, a vision, a call for calm

Tarique Rahman’s Message to the Nation After seventeen long years in exile, Tarique Rahman, the Acting Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned to Dhaka and addressed a massive public gathering at the July 36 Expressway, an event his supporters have already begun calling historic. More than a political homecoming, the speech was framed … Read more

Silencing the storytellers

How the Digital Security Act was used to intimidate Bangladesh’s journalists Two new reports help provide context for how Bangladesh’s recently repealed Digital Security Act (DSA) became one of the most potent tools for stifling press freedom in the country. Dated Nov. 24, 2025, from the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, the report revealed … Read more

Feeding the future

Bangladesh to introduce school meals for 31 lakh primary students Bangladesh is poised to make a giant stride in basic education and child nutrition. This November, nearly 3.1 million primary schoolchildren in 165 upazilas (subdistricts) will start receiving daily nutritious meals under an expanded national school feeding programme, one of the country’s most ambitious efforts … Read more

Bangladesh at a crossroads

What the new MICS Survey reveals about our children, mothers, and future The newly published Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2025, a collaboration between the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and UNICEF, offers an extensive – and often sobering – view into the situation of child rights, maternal health, and social well-being in Bangladesh. This … Read more

National polls before February 15

Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam today said that the national election will be held before February 15 regardless of the decision taken regarding the proposed referendum. “The Chief Adviser will make the final decision on the referendum issue. Whatever the decision may be, the election will be held before February 15 – no power can … Read more

Bangladesh’s historic move

Detaining army officers for crimes under the previous regime The ICT-1 charged at least 25 serving and retired military officers with significant crimes, including enforced disappearances and killings, alleged to have been committed during her government’s tenure. In a parallel move, the Bangladesh Army took 15 serving officers under military custody pursuant to arrest warrants … Read more

Child marriage in Bangladesh

A National Crisis Demanding Urgent Action No matter what, Bangladesh’s development so far has been impressive, including in areas such as poverty reduction, education, and women’s rights. But one harsh fact persists across the length and breadth of its social landscape: child marriage. Despite laws, public awareness campaigns, and social gains, Bangladesh still stands third … Read more

Application for UK Alumni Awards closes on Oct 16

The British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, has announced calls for applications in its prestigious Study UK Alumni Awards to celebrate the outstanding achievements of alumni and showcase the impact and value of UK higher education. The awards aim to celebrate UK-educated leaders who have applied their learning to … Read more

UN report on Rohingya crisis

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — A new report from the United Nations has affirmed that only increased humanitarian efforts can solve the Rohingya crisis. Watson. Instead, a political solution is critical for the safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. Titled “Rohingya Perspectives on Pathways to a Safe, Dignified and Peaceful Future,” the report … Read more

Preparations underway for polls in February

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin briefs the media at his Nirbachan Bhaban office on Thursday. September 25, 2025: “We are making final preparations to hold the election in February, before Ramadan. “You all can see, and you all know that we are making earnest efforts for the necessary preparations,” he told reporters at his … Read more

Bangladesh faces climate crisis

Bangladesh has been called “ground zero” for the climate crisis. Painfully true though it is, it is by now almost cliché. Because of its deltaic geographical, high population density and heavy dependence on agriculture, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. The big sea level rises, more intense cyclones, unreliable rainfall, … Read more

Gender inequality in Bangladesh

Progress and Persistent Challenges Gender discrimination is still one of the most challenging social issues in Bangladesh. While there has been tremendous progress in recent decades, especially in girls’ education, in women’s participation in the labour force and in their representation in political life, the gap between men and women remains evident on a number … Read more

A land of unending diversity

The world is within a small green country, small Bangladesh. And even though this may look tiny on a map, this is a kaleidoscopic land strewn with all the hues of nature, here rivers, hills, forests, and sea merge together to form a picture-perfect backdrop. The Beauty of a Riverine Land The rivers are the … Read more

When no one dares to speak

Who Will Give Orders? It has been a year since the July Uprising, which saw thousands of people on the streets what became one of the most dramatic acts of civil disobedience of the past decade. Although the anger in the public has ultimately faded into the national memory, the chasm the incident revealed has … Read more

RMG exports notch 8.84pc growth in FY25

A Resilient Industry Navigates Global Headwinds Demonstrating its much-watched resilience and recovery, the Readymade Garment (RMG) sector of Bangladesh has registered 8.84 per cent year-on-year growth in export earnings in the fiscal year 2024–25 (FY25), data from Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) show. This increase is an impressive comeback for the sector during the ongoing challenging … Read more

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