Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, released by Israeli authorities on Friday after joining a Free Palestine campaign, is expected to arrive in Dhaka at 4:55 a.m. Saturday. Earlier, Alam reached Istanbul around 2:30 p.m. local time and was received by Bangladesh Consul General Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. Ambassador Md Amanur Rahman said […]
The Bangladesh Army has detained 15 of its officers after arrest warrants were issued against 30 people over alleged crimes against humanity and enforced disappearances during the former Awami League government. Army Adjutant General Maj Gen Md Hakimuzzaman confirmed the detentions at a briefing on Saturday, saying the officers were taken into custody following the […]
A complementary food for undernourished children developed by Bangladesh’s International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (icddr,b) and Washington University in St. Louis has been named one of TIME magazine’s Best Inventions of 2025 under the Social Impact category. The innovation, called MDCF-2 or microbiome-directed complementary food, contains a mix of chickpea flour, soybean flour, peanut […]
In a time when global alliances shift by the week and trade wars strain old partnerships, Bangladesh is showing what steadfast friendship looks like. While some nations have turned away from U.S. goods amid political tensions and tariffs, Bangladesh has done the opposite, doubling its imports of American soybeans in just two months. This is […]
Bangladesh has doubled its imports of U.S. soybeans in just two months, taking advantage of a global glut caused by China’s halt in purchases amid a tariff dispute with Washington. Imports from the United States surged from 200,000 tonnes in June–July to 400,000 tonnes in August–September, a 100 percent increase, according to the U.S. Soybean […]
Bangladesh’s economic activity accelerated in September, with the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index rising to 59.1 from 58.3 in August, according to PMI Bangladesh, a joint initiative of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Policy Exchange Bangladesh. The gain marked the 13th straight month of manufacturing growth, with expansions in new orders, exports, output, […]
Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, a global voice for truth and human rights, now sits in Israeli custody after being seized from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza. His only “crime” was documenting a humanitarian mission. The silence from Washington, the closest ally and chief satellite partner of Israel, is unacceptable. Alam’s detention is […]
Mob violence has become one of the most disturbing features of Bangladesh’s fragile transition. According to the Human Rights Support Society, 130 people were beaten to death and 212 injured in just nine months this year. These are not isolated incidents; they reveal a pattern of public anger, eroding trust in institutions, and an alarming […]
Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in political and mob violence during the first nine months of 2025, leaving at least 237 people dead, according to a report by the Human Rights Support Society. The watchdog said 107 people were killed and 5,579 injured in 692 incidents of political violence, while another 130 were killed and […]
OpenAI has expanded its budget-friendly ChatGPT Go plan across South Asia, bringing the $4.50-a-month subscription to Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, and several neighboring countries. India, which received access earlier this year, already offers the service. The plan provides affordable access to OpenAI’s GPT-5 model, enabling features like image generation, file uploads, and advanced […]
