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Election, referendum on Feb 12

Bangladesh gets in the process of democratic transition from the post-uprising interregnum with the rollout of poll schedule Thursday for general election and reform referendum to be held on February 12 next. Political parties active through the 5th-August 2024 student-mass uprising instantly wel

National
2 hours ago

Khaleda under close monitoring: medical board

BNP chief Khaleda Zia remains under intensive observation in the Critical Care Unit of Dhaka’s Evercare Hospital, her medical board has said. A bulletin signed by board head Dr Shahabuddin Talukder outlined the latest assessment of Khaleda’s condition on Thursday. The board said, &ldq

Editorial
2 hours ago

A new chapter for  judiciary

Bangladesh's judiciary is poised to enter a new era of institutional independence and operational efficiency with the promulgation of the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025-a long-anticipated reform that grants the Supreme Court financial and administrative autonomy. This landmark measure fun

Columns
2 hours ago

When food hygiene is not a priority

A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and held at the state guest house Jamuna on Sunday last emphasised the need for making foods safe for consumption. Indeed, food safety is a much neglected issue in this country. Admittedly, the burgeoning food production was impossible wi

Opinions
2 hours ago

Why cruelty to animals keeps repeating

A recent incident of allegedly killing eight newborn puppies by stuffing them in a sack and drowning them in a pond by a woman in Pabna has once again exposed a harsh reality about the treatment of animals in Bangladesh. Our society has a longstanding problem with cruelty to animals but our legal s

Reviews
2 hours ago

Legendary singers & musicians of Bangladesh

In early 1940s, the folk song composer and singer Abbas Uddin Ahmed (1901-59) met a young man named Hemanta Mukherjee (1920-89) at a Kolkata radio station.  After listening to him singing, Abbas praised Hemanta profusely. “Please bless me,” Hemanta beseeched him.  Abbas’

Views
3 hours ago

Financing a green revolution in Bangladesh

A new-world order—one described by increasing numbers of economists as the climate economy—is arising. Rather than being fueled by smoke and coal, it will be propelled by clean energies, climate-resilient infrastructure, clean technologies, and sustainable finance. In reaction to global

National
3 hours ago

Two-year-old dies after 32-hour rescue from pit in Rajshahi

A two-year-old boy who was pulled from a deep pit after a 32-hour rescue operation in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila has died, officials said. Fire Service Director (Operation and Maintenance) Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Tajul Islam said doctors at the Tanore Upazila Health Complex declared the c

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