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Holy Cross College stands beside women footballers from Janagaon
The story of young girls from Janagaon, a remote village in Pirganj, Thakurgaon, reaching football fields at home and abroad is one of resilience and struggle. Despite all odds, they have played with courage and determination—some of them now making it to the national level and bringing pride and honour to the country.
Our Mahfuza Apa – In Memory and Remembrance
As I write this, the truth is that our respected Mahfuza Khanam Apa has set out on her eternal journey. If one is born, one must die – that is the truth; but some people do not just remain idle after being born. They leave their mark through their work. And because of those marks, we are bound to remember them.
Mahfuza Khanam: Sudden demise of a noble soul
Educationist, women leader, social worker, freedom fighter and the first and so far only female VP of Dhaka University Central Students' Union, Professor Mahfuza Khanam, passed away on Tuesday morning. The death of Professor Mahfuza Khanam, wife of Supreme Court senior lawyer and former Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed, has cast a shadow of grief over every field that was graced by her vibrant presence.
Drowning prevention: Innovating reality and effective measures
Every morning in Bangladesh begins with laughter, play, and promise of a better tomorrow. But for 40 families every day, that promise ends in grief. Their children, often between the ages of 1 to 10, slip silently into water bodies and never come back. These aren’t just accidents. They are tragedies that leave behind stunned parents, empty cradles, and a silence that screams.
Charred building endures memories of victim kids
The charred building of Milestone School and College was standing in choked desolation.
Entire day from morgue to morgue
Spent the entire day going from morgue to morgue before returning home. During this whole time, I did not have the courage even once to point my phone at any bereaved parent and ask a question. The small bodies of children, charred like coal, were laid out in rows in the morgue. My eyes welled up, my feet staggered, my throat tightened. Pushing all those emotions aside, I coldly planned the news with my team. But I did not have the courage to point a camera at the grieving parents and relatives of the deceased. At this stage of journalism, I find myself becoming useless.
Changes in network value chain, licensing policies raise crucial questions
Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) President Aminul Hakim raised an important question at a recent seminar organised by the Telecom and Technology Reporters Network Bangladesh (TRNB). The event was held on July 12 at a hotel in Dhaka. I was in the audience section, and tried to listen to and understand everyone’s speech throughout the event. Among the questions raised at the seminar, to me, Aminul Hakim’s question was the most important—yet it went unanswered.
The battle of Plassey: A history of betrayal
Today, June 23, marks Historic Plassey Day — a day often described as one of the darkest chapters in the history of Bengal. On this day in 1757, through a conspiracy involving local merchants, traitors, and British profiteers, the sun of Bengal’s independence set for the next 200 years on the fields of Plassey. In a farcical battle that lasted barely an hour, Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah, the ruler of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa, was defeated.
The strait of Hormuz at risk: Israel-Iran conflict threatens global supply chains
As the Israel-Iran conflict simmers dangerously, a crucial question looms over the world economy: What happens if the Strait of Hormuz is disrupted?
Airborne terror echoes: The ‘Mayday’ distress call
“Mayday… Mayday… Mayday…” “No power… No thrust… Going down…”