The first U.S. wheat shipment under a new five-year supply deal has departed Texas for Bangladesh, marking a high-profile win for President Donald Trump’s administration in its push to reshape trade relations. Loaded with 55,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat, the vessel is expected to arrive in Chattogram by mid-October. In a deal […]
Nepal’s uprising is a regional inflection point. Young demonstrators, organizing under a Gen Z banner, pushed back against a social media ban and corruption, forcing a change at the top and putting former chief justice Sushila Karki forward to lead an interim transition. Bangladesh knows this story. In 2024, a student- and youth-driven movement against […]
The brutal attack on Rahat Hossain in Sylhet, where his tendons were deliberately cut, must be condemned in the strongest terms. This kind of calculated cruelty has no place in a society that aspires to democracy and the rule of law. Such violence is not just an assault on one individual but an assault on […]
A banned Chhatra League activist was brutally attacked in Sylhet City on Tuesday night, with assailants reportedly severing the tendons of his hands and feet in a calculated attempt to permanently disable him. Police said the incident occurred around 10 p.m. in the Lakkatura tea garden area. The victim, 24-year-old Rahat Hossain, son of Faruk […]
Bangladesh has urged the European Union to widen legal migration channels, stressing that structured initiatives like the EU Talent Partnership could help reduce irregular migration. The call came during a meeting in Dhaka between Foreign Ministry Secretary Nazrul Islam and Michael Shotter, the European Commission’s director for Migration and Asylum. Islam said with more than […]
A new icddr,b study has found that 77 percent of pregnant and postpartum women in Bangladesh suffer from depression or anxiety, with two-thirds experiencing both. Conducted between 2022 and 2025 across seven hospitals and involving 7,500 women, the research highlighted symptoms such as mood swings, fatigue, sleep disturbances, suicidal thoughts, and widespread anxiety. Experts warned […]
The father of a suspect in the Rajbari darbar sharif attack has handed his son over to police after recognizing him in a video of the violence. Arif Kazi said his son, Apu Kazi, 25, appeared among those exhuming the body of Nurul Haque, known locally as “Nural Pagla,” whose tomb was at the center […]
Bangladesh’s judiciary is struggling with one of the lowest judge to population ratios in South Asia, with only 2,307 judges for 180 million people, or roughly one judge for every 78,000 citizens. This shortage has created a backlog of more than 4.65 million cases, leaving each judge burdened with over 2,000 cases on average. The […]
Inspector General of Police Baharul Alam has described the upcoming parliamentary elections as a historic test for the Bangladesh Police. Speaking at the inauguration of an election training program at Rajarbagh Police Lines on Sunday, he said about 150,000 officers will be deployed across the country during the polls, with their performance closely monitored both […]
Bangladesh Bank is moving to boost foreign exchange reserves to $40 billion by June to stabilize the taka. Governor Ahsan H. Mansur said the central bank has already purchased over $1 billion without disrupting the market. Reserves currently stand at $31.4 billion, covering five months of imports, but the goal is six. Mansur, a former […]
