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Redefining brand relevance in the new demographic landscape

For brands, this shift in the demographics holds a challenge as well as an opportunity.
12 January 2026, 20:37 PM

Tens of thousands protest in Minneapolis

Tens of thousands of people marched through Minneapolis on Saturday to decry the fatal shooting of a woman by a US immigration agent, part of more than 1,000 rallies planned nationwide this weekend against the federal government’s deportation drive.
12 January 2026, 00:17 AM

‘I don’t need international law’: Trump

US President Donald Trump said in an interview published Thursday that his “own morality” was the only constraint on his power to order military actions around the world.
10 January 2026, 03:45 AM

Editor’s Note

Recent tremors have done more than shake the ground. They have unsettled assumptions we quietly live with, especially the belief that safety is something to think about later. Earthquakes arrive without warning, but the risks they expose are often years in the making. This issue turns its focus to that reality, not with alarmism, but with purpose
7 January 2026, 10:27 AM

Maria’s mission to bring seaweed to dinner tables across Bangladesh

Seaweed’s appeal lies not only in its culinary versatility but also in its nutritional power.
6 January 2026, 04:16 AM

The unstoppable engineer transforming Bangladesh Railway

Tasruzzaman Babu has proven that innovation comes from having the right attitude, not just the best resources.
2 January 2026, 13:54 PM

Khaleda laid to eternal rest

Crowds filled Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue as mourners headed towards Manik Mia Avenue for Khaleda Zia’s funeral.
31 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Learning through play: Shaping young minds for a lifetime of learning

Purposeful play enables children to express ideas, build relationships and tackle problems in authentic contexts. 
27 December 2025, 16:04 PM

A PEOPLE’S WAR, A WORLD’S RECKONING

We revisit 1971 not as an isolated national event but as a moment woven into larger histories.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

The war after the war: Pakistan’s POWs and postal propaganda

Postal evidence supports the view that a propaganda campaign was underway as soon as the army surrendered.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Missionaries in the war zone: Australian Baptists and the birth of Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the Australian Baptist Missionary Society (ABMS) had workers in Mymensingh, Kulpotak and Joyramkura.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

The Bangladeshi diaspora in Britain: A forgotten front of 1971

By 1971, Britain’s Bengali community, though modest in size, had established footholds across the industrial heartland: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Luton, Coventry, Sheffield, and Oldham.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

American doctors who exposed the Nixon-Kissinger lies

Due to its strong ties to Pakistan as a Cold War ally, the Nixon administration declined to recognise the genocide.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

The art lover who stole The Love Letter for Bangladesh’s freedom

The condition: money must be used for refugees suffering in the war in East Pakistan
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

How music carried Bangladesh’s struggle to the world

In 1971, artists did not merely respond to history—they helped shape it.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

The history we walked past

The Muktijoddhas made do with whatever weapons and tools they had available.
15 December 2025, 18:00 PM

What we owe the martyred intellectuals

If we are to carry their work forward, we must build a society where truth matters.
14 December 2025, 06:00 AM

A martyr of poetry and patriotism

As political tensions mounted in East Pakistan, her poetry underwent a decisive transformation.
14 December 2025, 05:27 AM

Believing in his people, without fear

Rashidul Hasan was a beloved teacher of English at Dhaka University and a fearless believer in the rights of his people.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM

From Shilalipi to the killing fields

Her commitment to service soon extended beyond medicine.
13 December 2025, 18:00 PM