Thus went Dhaka’s famous stand-up comic – Naveed Mahmud – though he clarified that he got the quip from someone else, no one cares tonight; Bangladeshi cricket fans are too busy having the party of ...

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There were no grand entrances or ceremonial flair; no performative applause from party loyalists or rows of empty chairs meant to signify political boycotts. Just a quiet room, where Salehuddin Ahmed, ...

DHAKA: Bangladeshi high schooler Laiba is being educated for the future, but what she learns has been determined by the latest chapter in her country's battle over its past. Last year, a student-led ...

Germany had a Jürgen Habermas, who died on March 14, 2026. He was not just a philosopher writing for academics; he was a ...

For decades, Bangladesh’s sporting spotlight largely belonged to men. But in recent years, women athletes -- particularly in cricket and football -- have rewritten that narrative. With international ...

The church no longer exists, and a Muslim family has since settled on the land. However, the district’s official website still preserves its history online. A garden now occupies the site of ...