Headline
Can we build a digital world where women are not erased?
The digital space, which should have unsettled hierarchies, has instead operationalised them.
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Digital Abuse: The new frontier of rights violations
Every generation inherits new rights to defend. This Human Rights Day, Bangladesh confronts a frontier expanding faster than laws or institutions can manage: the digital world.
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We are not lazy, we are overwhelmed
We are not incapable; we are choice-fatigued.
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Extrajudicial killings, custodial torture still stalk Bangladesh
ASK reports 29 deaths in 11 months till November this year
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Political parties must tolerate dissent and embrace diversity
Justice and accountability for the egregious human rights violations of the past is crucial, but the challenge lies in ensuring this is not done by repeating patterns of reprisal and
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Bangladesh
Mohammadpur double murder suspect arrested from Jhalakathi
House help allegedly made away with a mobile phone, a laptop, gold jewellery and cash after the killings
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Japan pledges stronger support for sustainable Rohingya response
Working closely with international partners such as UNDP, Japan remains committed to making contributions towards a sustainable solution to the Rohingya response, said Charge d’Affaires ad interim of Japan to
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Tarique stresses reconciliation over revenge after 16 years of ‘authoritarian rule’
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said that his party is committed to accountability, reconciliation and democratic rights -- not revenge -- despite facing the most repression over the
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Bangladesh working to build equal society; strengthen democracy, says Professor Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the interim government of Bangladesh is now preparing to hold a democratic, free and fair general election in early February of 2026,
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NCP unveils list of 125 candidates for Bangladesh national election
National Citizen Party on Wednesday announced the names of its first batch of 125 preliminary nominees for the forthcoming Bangladesh national elections.
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After 3yrs in Indian jail, 5 Bangladeshis return through Benapole
Immigration police received them at the check-post
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11-month-old baby dies after falling into water-filled bucket in Netrokona
Family says the infant fell into the bucket while playing nearby
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International
Indian festival of lights Diwali joins Unesco heritage list
India’s festival of lights, Diwali, was on Wednesday announced as an addition to Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list, sparking celebrations. The United Nations cultural agency, meeting in the Indian capital
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Machado will be in Oslo for Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel institute says
Machado, 58, is due to receive the award at a ceremony at Oslo City Hall
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UN human rights office in 'survival mode' amid major funding cuts
OHCHR has $90 million less in funding than it needed this year, which resulted in 300 jobs cuts, directly impacting the office's work
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Kremlin says Trump’s Ukraine statements in line with Russia’s view
The Kremlin on Wednesday said US President Donald Trump’s latest statements on Ukraine -- in which he said Moscow will win the war and that Kyiv will have to cede
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Nobel peace laureates who did not pick up their prize
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is not the first Nobel Peace Prize winner who could not pick up their prize. Here are other notable absentees
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Meta says Australia pushing teens to 'less regulated' platforms
Meta said many alternative apps did not offer the same safety features
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Technology
Bangladesh can unlock new growth with ethical, data-ready AI: Salesforce MD
For nearly three decades, Arun Kumar Parameswaran has worked across multiple regions, building a career that mirrors the rapid global shifts in technology and digital transformation. Now, as the Executive
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Nvidia develops software to verify location of AI chips: report
Nvidia has developed new software capable of verifying the country in which its AI chips are operating, according to a recent Reuters report citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Amazon to invest over $35 billion in India by 2030
Amazon has announced plans to invest over $35 billion in India by 2030, focusing on artificial intelligence, job creation, and export growth. As per an official announcement by the company,
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OpenAI appoints Slack CEO as Chief Revenue Officer
OpenAI has hired Denise Dresser, CEO of the messaging platform Slack, to serve as its new Chief Revenue Officer.
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Shift / Generation on Wheels belonged to enthusiasts
Bangladesh’s car culture has always existed in a slightly defiant state: loud, fragmented, and stubbornly alive. In 2025, Generation on Wheels stopped asking for space and simply took it.
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Sport
Cambodia pull out of SEA Games in Thailand over border conflict
Cambodia withdrew on Wednesday from the Southeast Asian Games, an Olympic official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both
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Trump's FIFA peace prize breached neutrality, claims rights group
Human rights group FairSquare has filed a complaint to FIFA's ethics committee claiming the world football body's president Gianni Infantino breached his duty of neutrality by supporting US President Donald
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Police raids Argentine football headquarters and top clubs
Argentine police raided national football headquarters and several top clubs Tuesday, in a sweeping money-laundering probe
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NZ in charge of second Windies Test despite Tickner injury
New Zealand dismissed West Indies for 205 and reached 24 without loss in reply on the opening day of the second test on Wednesday, but their already ravaged bowling stocks
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'Twenty stitches on forehead': Cricket coach allegedly assaulted over team selection
S Venkataraman, the head coach of the Cricket Association of Pondicherry’s (CAP) U-19 team in India, has been reportedly attacked by three local players after they were left out of
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Real Madrid vs Manchester City: Pressure, problems and high stakes
This will be the 15th meeting between the two sides in the Champions League.
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আলোচিত
খালেদা জিয়ার জন্য ‘উদ্বিগ্ন’ শেখ হাসিনা
বাংলাদেশের সাবেক প্রধানমন্ত্রী ও আওয়ামী লীগ সভাপতি শেখ হাসিনা, যিনি বর্তমানে দিল্লিতে নির্বাসনে আছেন, তিনি হাসপাতালে চিকিৎসাধীন বিএনপি চেয়ারপারসন বেগম খালেদা জিয়ার স্বাস্থ্যের অবনতিতে গভীর ‘উদ্বেগ’ প্রকাশ করেছেন বলে ভারতীয়
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দলীয় ইশতেহার তৈরিতে অনলাইনে জনগণের পরামর্শ নেবে জামায়াত
নির্বাচনকে সামনে রেখে ইশতেহার তৈরির কাজ শুরু করেছে জামায়াতে ইসলামী। সমাজের সব শ্রেণীর মানুষের কথা বিবেচনায় নিয়ে এ ইশতেহার তৈরি করা হচ্ছে বলে দলীয় সূত্রে জানা গেছে। এ জন্য একটা
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Politics
BNP committed to accountability, reconciliation, democratic rights; not revenge: Tarique Rahman
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said that his party was committed to accountability, reconciliation and democratic rights — not revenge — despite facing the most repression
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Ganosamhati wants steps to curb corruption in society
Ganosamhati Andolan on Tuesday called on the interim government to take immediate steps to curb corruptions in the society.
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Unity must for democracy, says Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chair Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said that uniting the people was essential to restore democracy and protect the country from conspiracies, asserting that the nation’s independence,
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DGFI members threatened to crush July protests like BNP’s Oct rally, Hasnat testifies at ICT
National Citizen Party leader Hasnat Abdullah on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal that members of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence confined and tortured him for two days in
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Business
BICDA postpones decision to suspend container handling
The association agreed to the CPA chairman’s call to postpone the suspension decision by a month
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Banglalink given primary approval to launch digital wallet
The operator has already received regulatory go-ahead to operate as a payment service provider
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Global trade set to top $35 trillion in 2025: UN
Global trade in 2025 is set to surge past $35 trillion for the first time, but the outlook for 2026 is more subdued, the United Nations said Tuesday...
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Editorial
Persistence of human rights abuse alarming
Reforms within rule-of-law institutions must occur now, not later
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How Bangladesh can turn the Rooppur debt into a sovereign strategy
The first light of dawn hits the colossal concrete dome of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, a $12.65 billion titan rising from the banks of the Padma. This scene is
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Two ambitious but flawed men
They were men of inordinate ambition, obsessed with power. In their flawed politics were embedded the seeds of tragedy for millions of people in the subcontinent. One pioneered the division
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Neither the survey nor the election results are wrong
There will be much discussion about Prothom Alo’s recent survey—and let it be so. Analysis is always enlightening. The current piece, however, is not an analysis of this particular survey.
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Interest rate and inflation to stay stubborn
At a time when fiscal discipline is crucial for the economy to stabilise, it is not easy to navigate the tortuous course of financial policy and action. The contractionary monetary
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Entertainment
Kartik Aaryan’s photo with Johnny Depp takes the internet by storm
Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan sparked a wave of excitement online after sharing a photo with Hollywood star Johnny Depp at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah. The festival,
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson shine in first poster for ‘The Drama’
The first poster for Kristoffer Borgli’s upcoming romantic comedy “The Drama” has been unveiled, with Zendaya sharing the image on social media. The film, in which she stars opposite Robert
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HBO’s ‘The White Lotus’ tops IMDb’s 2025 series rankings
Created by Mike White, the satirical drama first premiered on HBO in 2021 and has since captivated audiences with its sharp social commentary, dark humor, and visually stunning cinematography.
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Five hits, forty-five releases
The year opened in a slump: eight January–February titles drifted through cinemas with little audience interest and almost no critical chatter. Then Eid-ul-Fitr arrived on April 1, and the box
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Health
Clinical trial of Nipah virus vaccine launched in Bangladesh
The University of Oxford has launched the world’s first Phase II trial
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