In a statement that has sparked significant debate across the transport sector, the Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, Sheikh Robiul Alam, has offered a nuanced—and some might say controversial—distinction between systemic extortion and “mutual agreements” on the nation’s highways. Speaking at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Thursday afternoon, the Minister asserted […]

Mymensingh, Bangladesh – A tense search continues for a college student who went missing following an attempted robbery near the Brahmaputra River. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening, when two students of Anandamohan College were returning from an outing. While one student managed to escape, the other, Nurullah Shawon (26), has been missing for over […]

Renowned economist Professor Dr Anu Muhammad has asserted that several officials within the recently departed administration of Dr Yunus acted as foreign corporate lobbyists in disguise. Speaking in a recent interview with a leading media outlet, Dr Muhammad expressed serious concerns over the involvement of these individuals in shaping key economic and trade policies. According […]

In Bangladesh’s modern history, the education sector has rarely endured such a prolonged and multi-layered crisis. Over recent years, two distinct forces have shaped this turbulence: the global Covid-19 pandemic and, subsequently, the political disorder that emerged under the administration led by Muhammad Yunus. One was an unavoidable global calamity; the other, critics argue, stemmed […]

In Santhia, a sub-district of Pabna, a violent altercation over a longstanding financial dispute left Abdul Gafur (70) dead and at least five others injured on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred in Khayarbaria village, part of the Nandanpur Union, sparking tension across the local community. Abdul Gafur, the son of the late Jasim Uddin Pramanik, […]