July violence: 7yr-old shot in the head in Dhaka flown to Singapore
Musa was shot in the head during the violence surrounding the quota reform protests on July 19.
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“Friends Living Nearby” scheme in Japan: Women maintain groups to help each other as they age
The “Koko Seven” (“Individual Seven”), a group formed by seven single women who wanted to maintain their lifestyle of “friends living close to each other,” is based in…
Han Kang’s Nobel Prize win could not have come at a more significant time
In all four of her books that are currently available in English, Han meditates on grief that comes from the world around us, from the systems that exploit or oppress us, and from…
Student martyr Abu Sayed passes honours final exam with CGPA 3.30
The killing of the 23-year-old student from Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur on July 16, fuelled the anti-discrimination student protests.
Fatty Cheong roast meat hawker founder dies at 57
Founded in 1992, the namesake stall is known for serving juicy charcoal-grilled roast pork, char siew rice and wonton mee, and is especially famous for its “bu jian tian” char…
The Nobel Prize in Literature and the task of translation
Han Kang is lucky to have a translator as gifted and prominent as Deborah Smith, who enabled Han’s works to cross the borders of her country and meet foreign readers.
Sheikh Hasina’s misrule should not affect our judgement of Bangabandhu
In our view, Bangabandhu must be judged in two separate segments: the first is up to our independence, and the second is after his return to Bangladesh on January 10, 1972.
Men in 50s, 60s account for 54% of ‘lonely deaths’: report
According to the ministry, divorce, the death of a spouse, chronic illness and housing vulnerability were believed to be the causes for people in their 50s and 60s, whereas…
Jokowi’s son Kaesang and wife welcome their firstborn
Before Erina’s delivery, the pair’s trip to the United States in August caused public controversy over allegations that as members of the President’s family they accepted…
What did this year’s Nobel Prize winners actually do?
According to Nobel Prize founder Alfred Nobel, the award goes to “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”.