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Salma Islam, 40, a woman who was beaten in front of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence on Dhanmondi 32 Road, has been sent to jail in a case related to an attempted killing during the July movement.
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.
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference—Cop30—is underway in Belém, a northern Brazilian city surrounded by the vast green forests of the Amazon. As climate change around the world poses a clear threat to human life, everyone from heads of state to scientists, environmentalists to young activists—gathered here with the same question: "Are we really moving forward with the times?"
The interim government had given political parties a week to resolve their differences over the implementation of the July Charter and the date of the referendum. The deadline given on November 3 expired on November 10. However, the political parties have not expressed any opinion on the issue of resolving their differences and reaching a consensus within the stipulated time. Most parties are still adamant on their previous position. In this situation, it is known that the Chief Adviser will take his final decision on November 13. However, legal experts have opined that taking such a unilateral decision in this regard would not be constitutional.
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On Monday morning, I was utterly shocked after watching a video clip. Filmed from a distance, the video showed towering flames rising above the trees, lighting up the night sky. At first glance, I thought the footage was from Ukraine or Gaza. But soon I realised I was wrong. According to various media reports, it was not a scene of destruction from abroad, but from Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka—where students of Daffodil International University had vandalised and set fire to the campus of City University. As the day went on, the horror of the incident became even clearer.
Fourteen months ago, a mass uprising had raised a wave of hope across the nation. The arrival of the interim government under Dr Muhammad Yunus had inspired dreams of a new dawn. Many described it as a “government of morality” or a “bridge of change”.
We are passing through a time when Bangladesh stands at a crucial crossroads in its history. In 2024, a historic mass uprising ended the Awami League government’s fifteen-year rule, and within a few months, Bangladesh is moving towards an election. Just as the country’s history holds the glorious chapter of the Liberation War, it also bears the cries of justice lost in the dark alleys of power. More than half a century after independence, the nation is still searching for a stable democracy in which every branch of the state works for the people’s welfare, and politics reflects ethics and morality. Yet the people of this country have repeatedly witnessed electoral farce, capture of polling centres, ballot-stuffing and violence. From national to by-elections and countless local polls, many have been questioned over time. Political disputes centring on elections have become a permanent feature of Bangladesh, eroding public trust in the process and often putting democracy itself in doubt.
The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations for the current year, 2025, have recently been published. The average pass rate across the 11 education boards is 58.83 per cent. More than 1.2 million students took the exams, half of them girls. The pass rate has dropped by 18 per cent compared to last year. The poor results have caused an uproar on social media, as the failure of 41.17 per cent of candidates cannot be acceptable. When out of 1.2 million examinees, around half a million fail, questions are bound to arise.
No third political force has emerged in Bangladesh after the Awami League and BNP. The Jatiya Party has effectively acted as the Awami League’s B team. Since the July uprising, there have been murmurs in the public sphere that Jamaat-e-Islami might form the next government. The results of student union elections at several public universities appear to hint at that possibility.
The present state of Bangladesh’s political structure after the people’s uprising of 2024 can be called an exceptional arrangement.
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference—Cop30—is underway in Belém, a northern Brazilian city surrounded by the vast green forests of the Amazon. As climate change around the world poses a clear threat to human life, everyone from heads of state to scientists, environmentalists to young activists—gathered here with the same question: "Are we really moving forward with the times?"
The interim government had given political parties a week to resolve their differences over the implementation of the July Charter and the date of the referendum. The deadline given on November 3 expired on November 10. However, the political parties have not expressed any opinion on the issue of resolving their differences and reaching a consensus within the stipulated time. Most parties are still adamant on their previous position. In this situation, it is known that the Chief Adviser will take his final decision on November 13. However, legal experts have opined that taking such a unilateral decision in this regard would not be constitutional.
Security has been heightened at all important and sensitive points in the capital ahead of the 'Dhaka Lockdown' programme announced by political activists banned Awami League.
The United States has added four foreign groups from three countries to its list of designated terrorist organisations, the State Department has confirmed.
The BBC has apologised over allegations of misediting former US president Donald Trump’s speech in a Panorama documentary. However, the organisation has refused to provide any compensation.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned that Islamabad may conduct operations inside Afghanistan following recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan.
Pakistan Taliban, a militant group in the country, has claimed responsibility for the deadly suicide bombing outside the district and sessions court in Islamabad. In a statement on Tuesday, the group said one of its fighters carried out the attack targeting judiciary officials. At least 12 people were killed and 27 injured in the Islamabad attack.
Two new Ordinances got gazetted on the 6th November creating a single, very heavy data regime together: ● the Personal Data Protection Ordinance (PDPO) governs privacy, rights and security of personal data; ● the National Data Governance Ordinance (NDGO) governs how all data – personal and non-personal – must sit inside a state-managed interoperability and DPI stack (BNDIA, NRDEX, etc.). Let us try to analyse the impact of these two laws on (a) global OTTs and (b) small/local data-handling businesses.
Salma Islam, 40, a woman who was beaten in front of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s residence on Dhanmondi 32 Road, has been sent to jail in a case related to an attempted killing during the July movement.
Bangladesh Bank has twice invited applications for establishing digital banks in the country. Under the previous government, two licenses were politically approved and granted—one to Nagad and the other to Kori. However, following the political shift after 5th August 2024, those licenses were suspended.
Bangla Academy has stated that its officials were unaware that Jahanara Imam’s books were among the abandoned stock of books.
Writer, journalist, and adventurer Gazi Munsur Aziz has completed his seventh solo marathon in memory of his late friend, Everest summiteer Sajal Khaled. The 42.195 km marathon took place today, October 24, along the Cox’s Bazar Marine Drive.
