A brewing shift toward religious conservatism has emerged from the political vacuum in this country of 175 million people.

Bangladesh’s interim government’s outreach to Pakistan is of concern to India. But Dhaka’s ties with the two countries are ...

As Islamist parties buckle up to secure political legitimacy given the national election is slated for December, Islamist ...

Photojournalist Suvra Kanti Das won the World Press Photo Contest 2025 in the Singles category of the West, Central, and ...

Kolkata: Fifty-four years after the Bangladesh Liberation War broke out on the night of March 25, 1971, deliberations are on ...

Let us recall March 26, 1971. In the early minutes of the day, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman announced Bangladesh’s independence, a message which was passed on through wireless to MA Hannan, the senior Awami ...

To forget these heroes is to forsake the spirit of patriotism, an act that undermines the very essence of 1971. In this ...

As per the blueprint of Operation Searchlight, the Pakistani army had four key targets in Dhaka city on the fateful night of ...

ARE you familiar with Lieutenant Commander Moazzem Hossain? Has his name ever appeared in our school history textbooks? Do ...

Historical records testify that Major Ziaur Rahman had declared the independence of Bangladesh soon after the Pakistan occupation forces resorted to barbaric military crackdown codenamed "Operation ...

As Bangladesh prepares to commemorate its Independence Day on March 26, it becomes imperative to ensure that the historical ...