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'Planned massacre': PM Tarique recalls the horrors of 'Operation Searchlight'

Dhaka, March 25 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has described the atrocities of Mar 25, 1971, as one of the most brutal genocides in history, calling for the true narrative of the "Operation Searchli... Read More


Lethal leaks: Why gas explosions are turning homes into death traps

Dhaka, March 25 -- What was meant to be a simple family visit turned into a nightmare for Riyad Hasan Apu. Visiting his sister's home in Dhaka's Rayer Bazar, he was jolted awake just before Sehri by a... Read More


Government scraps planned one-minute 'blackout' for Genocide Day

Dhaka, March 25 -- The government has cancelled the planned one-minute symbolic "blackout" scheduled for Wednesday night to observe Genocide Day, reversing an earlier announcement made on Tuesday morn... Read More


Scholarship recipients, alumni join Daffodil Foundation reunion in Chandpur

Dhaka, March 25 -- Daffodil Foundation has organised a scholarship get-together and reunion with scholarship recipients and alumni at Daffodil International School in Chandpur's Baburhat, highlighting... Read More


Zubaida Rahman urges greater emphasis on child health, education at US summit

Dhaka, March 25 -- Zubaida Rahman, the wife of the Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has called for greater emphasis on children's health and education in shaping the future during the "Fostering the Fut... Read More


Western powers were unable to secure shipping in the Red Sea. Hormuz will be harder

Dhaka, March 25 -- The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that started years earlier cos... Read More


IUB graduate Farzana Islam brings Global South realities into AI-driven healthcare research

Dhaka, March 25 -- An Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) graduate has published a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), proposing a participatory framework for explainable ar... Read More


Content creator picked up, bludgeoned to death over "drug video" in Brahmanbaria

Dhaka, March 25 -- A content creator, who was named in several cases over drug and theft charges, has been beaten to death after allegedly being picked up from his home in Kasba Upazila of Brahmanbari... Read More


Qutubud Deen appointed deputy press secretary, Rahat assistant press secretary at President's Office

Dhaka, March 25 -- The government has assigned two officers from the information cadre to the posts of deputy press secretary and assistant press secretary in the Public Affairs Division of the Presid... Read More


Govt orders free education for 'July martyrs' children, students hurt in uprising

Dhaka, March 25 -- The education minister has instructed the authorities to ensure free education up to the university level for the children of "July martyrs", and the "students" who were injured or ... Read More