Government agencies and public services have become the biggest targets of cyberattackers worldwide, accounting for 27% of the cyber threats observed over the past year, up from 17% the previous year. At the same time, hackers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate and expand their attacks.
Teenage criminal gangs are making social media a tool for forming groups, publicity and spreading fear amid an average of more than ten murder cases a day and about 60 incidents of violence against women and children every day.
When I received a telephone call from a well-wisher in New York, it was about 7am in the United States. At that hour, I typically escort my child to school, so I was unable to answer the call. When I returned the call shortly thereafter, the individual on the other end inquired, "Brother, have you heard the news?" "What news?" I responded.
October seems to be a silent bridge of seasonal change. The wet scent of the monsoon still lingers in the air, white autumn clouds float in the sky; yet within the northern wind is the tune of winter's arrival. Sometimes the sharp sting of sunshine, sometimes sudden splashes of rain, and at other times the sight of the river's breast covered in morning mist — October is passing in the colours of diversity.
Saju Hossain, a resident of Fultala area of Bogura metropolis, said, “There has been no work for several days. Sometimes there is rice at home, sometimes not. There is no money in hand either. The price of rice is rising, the price of gas is rising. The electricity bill comes to a lot of money. The household does not run with what I earn in a month. On some days the income is such that, will I buy rice or put money in the meter? I am running the household somehow by taking loans.”
The files piled up in the corridors of the courts seem like layers of time pressing down on people’s long wait for justice. A single case can involve an entire family, a property, or questions of freedom and justice. With the aim of easing that burden of waiting, the rate of case disposal increased in both divisions of the Supreme Court in 2026. In the first eight months of the year alone, the Appellate Division disposed of 11,136 cases, while the High Court Division disposed of 87,596. As the number of disposed cases exceeded the number of newly filed cases, the overall backlog also declined.
Hossain Ali was supposed to receive Tk 5,000 to Tk 7,000. He also needed the money. His wife, Amena Begum, is suffering from a brain tumour. They were supposed to go to India for treatment. Both husband and wife had obtained passports. But due to a lack of money, the trip ultimately did not happen.
Bangladesh is like an unfinished poem written by nature's hand. Somewhere the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, somewhere hills touching their heads to the clouds. Somewhere tiger footprints in the deep forests of the Sundarbans, somewhere the blue of the sky in the waters of the haor. Green carpets of tea, sails of boats on the bosom of rivers, ancient architecture, folk culture and diversity of taste—altogether, it is as if many Bangladeshes reside within one country.
For nearly six decades, Akhter Hussain created a world of joy for children through playful rhymes, enchanting stories and inspiring songs. With his simple, lively and natural language, he coloured the childhoods of generations. His writings did not remain confined to the pages of books; they found their way into textbooks, songs and the country’s cultural movements, becoming part of people’s lives.
An extraordinary occurrence transpired within the chambers of the United Nations Security Council. Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, Chief Executive Officer of Anthropic—executives representing two organizations that maintain intense competitive rivalry within the artificial intelligence sector—articulated their perspectives utilizing remarkably congruent terminology.
Bangladesh produces thousands of engineers every year, but too few are trained to answer a basic question for the country’s progress: how do we stop important systems from breaking down?
China is in a hurry to reach the future. Artificial intelligence is in its hands, robots are moving beside it, and an entirely new technological economy is beginning to take shape. But there is another picture behind all that speed.