Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus paid tribute Tuesday to those killed and injured during the July Mass Uprising, calling the movement a defining chapter in Bangladesh’s struggle for justice, people’s rights and democratic aspirations.
Bangladesh will inaugurate the July Memorial Museum on Wednesday, Aug. 5, to mark July Mass Uprising Day, state minister for cultural affairs Ali Newaz Mahmud Khaiyum said Tuesday.
Bangladesh has 189 tigers in the Sundarbans and zoos, a population that is too small to secure the species’ future, state minister for fisheries and livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku said Wednesday.
New York City officials, police officers and relatives gathered Tuesday to honor Bangladesh-born Detective Didarul Islam one year after he was killed in a Midtown Manhattan mass shooting.
Fishers across hilsa sanctuaries in Bangladesh’s Barishal division are returning with few fish during the peak monsoon harvest season, leaving thousands facing financial hardship.
Self-censorship, political pressure and financial constraints are threatening press freedom and public trust in journalism, speakers said at the Bengal Delta Conference 2026 in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal has launched a weekly tree-planting campaign honoring those killed during the July and August student-led uprisings and the broader movement to restore democracy.
Buyers weave between rows of mango saplings, flowering plants and miniature bonsai trees, pausing to examine leaves, compare prices and imagine how a touch of green might transform a rooftop, balcony or living room.
Authorities have temporarily closed the Bholaganj Sada Pathar tourist center in Sylhet after upstream flash floods and adverse weather pushed water levels above the danger mark, suspending tourist boat operations and leaving dozens of small businesses submerged.
A 10-foot-long python was safely rescued after becoming trapped in a fishing net in Bangladesh’s Durgapur area, local officials said.
