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Morii Design: How a Gandhinagar-based studio is sewing up a stitch library

New Delhi, July 18 -- Under the shade of a tree, a group of Kachhi Rabari women are huddled together. With their black lehngas tucked between their legs and their veils draped across their foreheads, ... Read More


Mtwara conducts a special operation aimed at curbing road carnage

MTWARA, July 18 -- THE Mtwara Regional Police Force, through its Traffic Division, has conducted a special road safety operation involving the inspection of motor vehicles, alcohol testing for drivers... Read More


Tanzania, Kenya launch cross-border fiber optic link

TANGA, July 18 -- TANZANIA and Kenya have taken a significant step toward strengthening diplomatic and trade relations by officially launching a cross-border fiber optic link. The connection integrat... Read More


'Ami ke, tumi ke?'

Dhaka, July 18 -- The most pivotal date in the movement for me was July 14, when students in the 5 women's halls of Dhaka University broke their locks and came out, just hours after Sheikh Hasina's in... Read More


Groundhog Days in July

Dhaka, July 18 -- The week starting Sunday, July 14 was arguably the most consequential of the July Uprising of 2024. Under the then-little known banner of Students Against Discrimination, the likes o... Read More


What lies behind the alarming spike in violence against women in 2025?

Dhaka, July 18 -- Violence against women in Bangladesh continues to escalate, fueled by social stigma, impunity, and systemic failures in justice delivery. An analysis of police records from 2020 thro... Read More


A Himalayan choice

Dhaka, July 18 -- When I was a graduate student of History at Cambridge, my thesis supervisor, the fatherly Leslie Wayper, once recited to me a wonderful little poem, "Which is Which", by a man called... Read More


"Let young people have dreams." - Dr Serageldin, one of the most influential voices in the Muslim world

Dhaka, July 18 -- Former Vice President of the World Bank and co-chair of the Nizami Ganjavi International Center (NGIC) Dr Ismail Serageldin has encouraged the Bangladeshi young people to step forwar... Read More


HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury passes away

Dhaka, July 18 -- Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, chairman of HRC Group, passed away on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka. His personal secretary Md. Sohel confirmed ... Read More


Demystifying China's Manufacturing Success

Dhaka, July 18 -- Chinese manufacturing has come a long way - and by some measures, it is stronger than ever. Whereas foreign-invested enterprises were the driving force behind China's manufacturing e... Read More