In a tragic and deeply unsettling incident, the lifeless body of Montu Chandra Das, a 35-year-old man belonging to the Hindu minority community, was recovered by police in Kalibari, Barguna Municipality, Bangladesh. The circumstances surrounding his death have raised serious suspicions among law enforcement and local residents, many of whom fear that he was murdered.
A series of alarming incidents occurred in Bangladesh during the early days of February 2025, as several statues and murals of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the nation’s founding leader, were vandalized across multiple districts. These attacks, which have ignited national outrage, are being attributed to the actions of the Interim Government, Dr. Mohammad Yunus, and the
“If any statement of the murderer, genocidal maniac, and fascist Hasina is broadcast by the media, the media will have to bear the consequences.” It has been posted from the verified Facebook page of the anti-discrimination student movement. Hasnat Abdullah, the convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, said that Sheikh Hasina and the Chhatra League
Cancer is responsible for 11.9 percent of deaths in Bangladesh each year, according to a new population-based cancer registry by the Department of Public Health and Informatics (DPHI) of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). With 38 different types of cancer prevalent in the country, lung cancer (11.4percent), laryngeal cancer (8.5 percent), and stomach cancer
Thousands of tents have been pitched on the Tongi Ijtema ground on the bank of the Turag as devotees from home and abroad start gathering there to join the first phase of the Biswa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslims, that begins today. The photo was taken around 1:00pm yesterday.
South Korea’s prosecutors yesterday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law on December 3, the main opposition party said. The charges are unprecedented for a South Korean president, and if convicted, Yoon could face years in prison for his shock martial law decree,
Taiwan has banned workers in the public sector and at key infrastructure facilities from using DeepSeek, saying it was a Chinese product and could endanger national security. DeepSeek launched its R1 chatbot last month, claiming it matches the capacity of artificial intelligence pace-setters in the United States for a fraction of the investment. Countries including
On January 29, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at combating antisemitism. The order includes a promise to deport international college students and others involved in pro-Palestinian protests. A fact sheet accompanying the order outlines “immediate action” by the Justice Department to prosecute “terroristic threats, arson, vandalism, and violence against American Jews.”
Two-hundred UK companies have committed to a permanent four-day working week, a move expected to benefit more than 5,000 employees across various sectors. The companies, which include charities, marketing firms, and technology companies, have adopted the policy with no loss of pay for their workers, according to the 4 Day Week Foundation, reports The Guardian.
First of all, we need to stop politicising it. The executive order issued by US President Trump has nothing to do with Bangladesh or its government; neither does the government have anything to be credited or discredited for. USAID represents the interests of the US federal government. It goes through policy shifts depending on the