2025

Husna Khan Hashi || Three hundred years of silent cries, Women’s dreams, hidden from the skies. Stigma’s weight, a heavy chain, Stripping hope, igniting pain. From whispered slurs to biased laws, We’ve fought for rights, we’ve…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for making the upcoming international conference on the Rohingya crisis a big success to bring back focus on the decades-long humanitarian tragedy and mobilise more support for the…

Eminent jurist Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said that steps must be taken to ensure that the constitution cannot be manipulated to benefit any particular person or group. "We must ensure that any change or amendment to the constitution…

The High Court in a verdict yesterday declared the access to pure drinking and usable water a fundamental right of the citizens, saying it is the state's responsibility to ensure this right. The court also directed the government to…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday said the people expect the interim government to hold an acceptable election following swift implementation of minimal reforms to repair the state so that the country can return to democracy.…

Over 108,000 people applied for asylum in Britain last year, government figures showed yesterday, the highest number for any 12-month period since records began in 2001. The 108,138 applications are an 18 percent increase on 91,811…

US President Donald Trump's official social media accounts posted an apparently AI-generated video depicting war-ravaged Gaza rebuilt into a seaside resort, replete with a towering golden statue of himself. The video, which racked up…

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday. The federation called his death a…

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Thursday targeted another big scalp in the form of Australia after knocking England out of the Champions Trophy, with a semi-final spot the prize. The Champions Trophy debutants sent…

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Thursday joined Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals as mentor for the upcoming edition of the lucrative T20 tournament. The 44-year-old batting great joins a team he captained in 2014…