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Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has organised a musical evening titled ‘Lalon Sandhya’ to commemorate the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah, the mystic poet and philosopher.
Modern football is no longer confined to the goal line and touchline. It is a contest of technology, psychology, words and tactics — at times even of shrewd manoeuvring. The match Bangladesh played against Hong Kong-China could easily have been held in the afternoon or evening; but starting it at 8 pm had a clear purpose — to throw the visiting side into possible logistical complications ahead of their away match on 14 October.
In early October 2015, Cricket Australia postponed its scheduled tour of Bangladesh citing security concerns. Around the same time, the country’s national football team was also due to visit Dhaka. Just like the cricketers, the Socceroos also backed out. Their demand was that the match be shifted elsewhere. But after reviewing the security situation in Bangladesh, FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) declared that the match would be held in Dhaka. If Australia refused to play, Bangladesh would be awarded three points. Yet the International Cricket Council (ICC) could not compel the Australians to tour Bangladesh.
“Hello, young friends—This is Kishore Pasha speaking, from Rocky Beach, USA. The place is in Los Angeles, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, just a few miles from Hollywood. For those who still don’t know who we are, we are three friends who have opened a detective agency, called 'Three Detectives'."
In Bangladesh, people being burned to death in warehouses or factories has become a routine matter. The loss of hundreds of lives no longer leaves any mark on our minds! After people die in fires, when the government or political parties announce some compensation, we go to sleep in peace, thinking that something has been done. But almost every government has shown consistent negligence in finding a permanent solution to prevent such deaths. Last Tuesday, a fire at a garment factory in Mirpur, Dhaka, reportedly killed 16 people so far. The death toll is feared to rise further. Many are still missing, and the condition of several injured victims remains critical.
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When controversy erupted over the removal of President Md Shahabuddin’s portrait from Bangladesh’s foreign missions, many wondered whether the President was being removed or was planning to step down himself.
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has spoken an unvarnished truth about extortion: the level of extortion and illegal levies has increased since 5 August 2024, and stopping extortion, bribery and corruption requires political commitment. Because an extortionist is not just an extortionist—he is also a political player. I had the opportunity to work directly with him when he was the Governor of Bangladesh Bank. Being a man of simple habits, he is free from greed. A CSP officer from the Pakistan era, he is also competent. Upon taking office as Finance Adviser, he said that the state of the economy was not as bad as people claimed. Yet, once in power, the new government’s political gimmick was to publish a white paper on the corruption of the previous one.
In October 2023, Israel launched yet another indiscriminate attack on Gaza. Almost two years on, the death toll in Gaza has already exceeded 65,000. Nearly all of the 2.1 million residents of the besieged enclave have been displaced multiple times. Recently, Israel began a full-scale assault on Gaza City, the largest city in the territory. The objective is clear — to empty this densely populated city completely and seize control of it. In this situation, international pressure on the United States, the United Kingdom, and other Western countries to force Israel to end the war and genocide is steadily increasing.
Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus went to New York in the United States to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Along with seven advisers and officials of equivalent rank, six leaders from three political parties accompanied him—BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, the Acting Chairman’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir, Jamaat-e-Islami’s Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher and Dr Nakibur Rahman, National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain and Joint Convener Dr Tasnim Zara. Initially, Dr Nakibur Rahman and Tasnim Zara were not included in the delegation; they were later added at the request of Jamaat and NCP.
At the same time, he imposed strict restrictions on the free flow of news. Under the Official Secrets Act, press freedom was curtailed. The British role in spreading education was never without purpose; it served state policy. They had no intention of creating a highly educated Indian nation.
The most discussed event in Bangladesh’s recent politics is the long interview given by BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman to BBC Bangla. After seventeen long years in exile, this interview is not merely a message of his personal return; rather, it also carries hints of a possible new equation in Bangladesh’s future politics. As one of the main contenders for power, the BNP has long suffered from a crisis of leadership, internal divisions, corruption allegations, and failure to wage an effective movement. In such a context, this public political statement from the party’s top leader has sparked new debate—some see it as the beginning of BNP’s resurgence, while others consider it still an undefined promise.
For most ordinary readers, the Nobel Prize in Literature may seem as remote as “a trader of ginger keeping track of ships.” Yet, each year when the prize is announced, curiosity is suddenly rekindled—who has won it, why, and what has the winner written? There is a reason for this interest. Literature, after all, mirrors our lives—our laughter and tears, our love and loss, our hopes and despair. For thoughtful minds, literature is not merely entertainment; it is a deep engagement with life itself. But in this age of social media, where fleeting distraction has replaced reflection, only a handful of people now follow world literature. Even so, when the Nobel announcement arrives, the old excitement returns, and once again, people everywhere begin to discuss, analyse, and wonder. In that sense, the Nobel Prize in Literature remains one of the most anticipated global events in the cultural world.
Recently, a rumour has been circulating on social media that a massive comet named 3I/ATLAS is hurtling towards Earth, bringing destruction for humanity. People have been debating how to divert it from striking the planet. Some posts even claim that international military preparations have begun. The entire issue has created widespread panic.
On October 10, a ceasefire in Gaza was officially announced. International news media were quick to focus on what they now call “the peace plan”. United States President Donald Trump, they announced, will go to Cairo to oversee the agreement and then to Israel to speak at the Knesset. The air strikes over Gaza, they reported, have stopped.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him India will stop buying oil from Russia, as Washington ramps up efforts to curb Moscow’s energy revenues amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
At least 20 people were killed and 15 others injured when a passenger bus caught fire in northern India on Tuesday, officials said.
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to restore democratic rights in the country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning regarding three cough syrups produced in India that were intended for children aged between one and five years.
In 1987, two very different dreams were born in Asia. In Taiwan, Morris Chang set his sights on building a company called TSMC that would manufacture the world’s best chips. At the same time, in Shenzhen, China, Ren Zhengfei founded Huawei—a small business that purchased cheap telecom equipment from Hong Kong and sold it in the Chinese market.
Indian High Commission in Bangladesh has organised a musical evening titled ‘Lalon Sandhya’ to commemorate the 135th death anniversary of Fakir Lalon Shah, the mystic poet and philosopher.
There are no exact statistics on how many small entrepreneurs in Bangladesh are currently engaged in IT and B2C e-commerce businesses. However, their numbers are increasing, and with the right policies, exports and export diversification from this sector could grow further. These small entrepreneurs mainly run their businesses using social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and F-commerce.
“Hello, young friends—This is Kishore Pasha speaking, from Rocky Beach, USA. The place is in Los Angeles, on the shore of the Pacific Ocean, just a few miles from Hollywood. For those who still don’t know who we are, we are three friends who have opened a detective agency, called 'Three Detectives'."
Those of us who grew up in the 1990s saw before our eyes countless giants and towering figures — bright stars who shone across literature, politics and culture.
