In the heart of Rajshahi, a quiet revolution is taking place within the global sports manufacturing industry. MKS Sports, a home-grown venture, has successfully transitioned from a local workshop to an internationally recognised brand, becoming the first Bangladeshi manufacturer to receive official approval from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to produce professional-grade cricket bats. From […]

Prominent economist and Executive Chairman of the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC), Hossain Zillur Rahman, has launched a scathing critique of government extravagance, specifically targeting the opulent housing provided to senior civil servants. Speaking at a policy dialogue titled “Economic Governance and Corruption Prevention” held at the CIRDAP auditorium on Thursday, Rahman asserted that […]

In a solemn tribute to the martyrs of Bangladesh’s Liberation War, Monisha Chakraborty, the Bangladesh Socialist Party (BASAD) nominee and candidate supported by the Democratic United Front for the Barisal-5 (Sadar–City Corporation) constituency, officially launched her election campaign on Thursday at Barisal Central Shaheed Minar. The event marked the formal commencement of her political outreach […]

Ahead of the Thirteenth National Parliamentary Elections, financial disclosures reveal that 891 candidates qualify as millionaires based on the current market value of their movable and immovable assets. Among them, 27 candidates own assets exceeding 100 crore Bangladeshi Taka, highlighting the considerable wealth present in the electoral race. According to the report titled “Candidate Profiles […]

Comilla police have arrested a court assistant public prosecutor (APP) along with another young man after seizing firearms, ammunition, and related equipment in a major operation. Authorities recovered a foreign-made pistol, two magazines, and a total of ten rounds of ammunition during the coordinated raids. The operation began on Thursday morning in the Tomshom Bridge […]