World has failed Gaza: Saudi at Global Economic Summit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Palestinian leaders, and high-ranking officials from other countries trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are attending the…
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Bangladeshi schools, colleges: A reopening that defies heatwave and logic too
The reopening of educational institutions amid the heatwave was marred by two teachers' deaths and dozens of students becoming sick.
2 Bangladeshi men shot dead in New York
Police said both victims were male, but did not disclose their identities. They also did not say whether a suspect was arrested.
Students’ death: Cuet shut indefinitely amid protest
The closure follows the institution's failed attempts to pacify the ongoing student protest over the death of two students in a road accident. After the announcement, the agitated…
Human rights issues in Bangladesh: US to keep expressing concerns
A senior official in the US State Department's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, made the comment early today in response to a question in which a reporter asked what…
Rana Plaza tragedy: Why is justice being put on hold?
The fact that there has been no significant progress in the cases filed over the Rana Plaza tragedy, even after a decade has passed by, is not just frustrating; it is a matter of…
Decolonising academia beyond the metaphor
Several students at Columbia University took to their campus last week and set up tents on the lawn, demanding that their institution immediately divest from corporations,…
Thousands pray for rain as Bangladesh sizzles in heatwave
Muslim worshippers gathered in city mosques and rural fields to pray for relief from the scorching heat, which forecasters expect to continue for at least another week.
US bans TikTok, unless ByteDance sells it
US lawmakers argue that as long as TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, it is subject to China's authoritarian regime.
Trade at centre stage between Dhaka, Doha
Qatar and Bangladesh signed 10 deals, including agreements on cooperation on ports, and overseas employment and welfare.