Hasan Raja holds a distinct and subtle radiance in the vast sky of Bengali spiritual music. Born on 21 December 1854 in Lakshmanshree village on the banks of the Surma in Sunamganj, into a wealthy zamindar family, he spent his life searching for inner truth and emerged as a mystic sage, poet and philosopher. The […]

In Rupganj of Narayanganj, a teenager staged a fake robbery at his own house along with two friends to buy a mobile phone and a Free Fire game ID. Police arrested three teenagers in connection with the incident, along with the recovery of cash and gold jewellery. On Saturday (6 December), they were sent to […]

General mobile phone traders have announced a programme to besiege the office of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). From Sunday morning, they will begin staging a sit-in in front of the BTRC office located in Agargaon in the capital. Earlier, on 3 December, mobile phone traders staged protests and chanted slogans by blocking the […]

Tarique Masud remains one of the brightest stars in the history of Bangladeshi cinema. Born on 6 December 1957 in Nurpur village of Bhanga in Faridpur, the visionary filmmaker portrayed Bangladeshi society, history and human life with rare depth and sensitivity through the language of film. His first short film, Sonar Beri, made in 1985, […]

Six members of the same family, including women and children, sustained burn injuries after a gas line leak triggered an explosion at a residence in Agargaon in the capital. The incident occurred at around 7:45am on Saturday (6 December), after which the injured were brought to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The […]