Friday | 21 November 2025 | Reg No- 06
When the world's leaders, scientists, and climate negotiators gather in Belém, Brazil, this November (from 10 to 21 November 2025) for COP30, the agenda will once again center on the planet's most existential threat-climate change. COP30 refers to the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate ...
As Bangladesh edges closer to its 2026 general elections, the country finds itself at a delicate intersection of political anticipation, public unease, and growing international scrutiny. Amid this charged atmosphere, the re-emergence of foreign non-governmental organizations-particularly the U.S.-based International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI)-has sparked renewed debate over sovereignty and influence. These ...
Today, on 24 October 2025, the United Nations marks its 80th anniversary-celebrating eight decades of advancing peace, human rights, social progress, and sustainable development across the globe. Perhaps its greatest achievement is what never happened: a Third World War. Despite Cold War rivalries, nuclear tensions, and countless regional conflicts, the world has managed to avoid ...
On October 11, 2025 Bangladesh bid farewell to one of its most luminous minds, Professor Dr. Syed Manzoorul Islam. The eminent writer, literary critic, translator, and Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Dhaka, breathed his last at the age of seventy-four-leaving behind an ocean of words, thoughts, and ideals that will continue to ...
World Teachers' Day is observed every year on October 5. The United Nations organization's UNESCO has recognized and has been celebrating October 5 as the World Teachers' Day. World Teachers' Day is celebrated to recognize the outstanding contribution of the teachers to education and development. This day is very significant for teachers. Because on this ...
On September 9, 2025, Israel carried out a sudden strike in Doha targeting Hamas political bureau leaders who were meeting to consider a U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal. The explosions in Qatar's capital killed several people, including a Qatari security officer, and sent shockwaves across the Gulf. Doha quickly condemned the act as an infringement on sovereignty ...
Recently, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar visited Bangladesh and remarked, "Cleanse your hearts, we need to move forward." His statement sparked nationwide debate and condemnation. But the pressing question remains: from what historical perspective or moral standpoint could such a statement be made? Is he attempting to instruct Bangladesh to "cleanse its heart" while ...
There is a moment in the life of any nation when its moral compass is tested-not by foreign wars or natural disasters, but by the choices it makes in the face of internal decay. Bangladesh is living through such a moment right now. The country is confronting a wave of mob violence so brazen, so ...
In Bangladesh, irrespective of who holds the reins of power, journalists remain perpetually at risk. To side with authority is to be dismissed as a sycophant; to stand against it is to invite threats, intimidation, fabricated charges, physical assault-or even death. Such a condition can never serve as the exemplar of a democratic state. In ...
After decades of frost, suspicion, and unhealed wounds, the political climate between Bangladesh and Pakistan has taken a historic turn. The fall of the long-dominant Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, marked not only a domestic shift but also opened the door to a long-overdue recalibration in foreign policy. Among the most notable outcomes ...
