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Bangladeshi actress Bonna Mirza is set to make her New York stage debut with “Nemesis” on September 5, opening a new chapter in her long career across theatre, television and film.
Nepal Flood Disaster leaves at least 162 dead and 826 missing after a suspected glacial collapse and debris flow triggered devastating floods near the Tibet border.
Bangladesh has recorded a growing number of attacks on Sufi shrines since August 2024, raising concerns over religious freedom and community safety.
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been elected Bangladesh’s 23rd president after defeating Oli Ahmed in the country’s first contested presidential election in nearly 35 years.
Bangladesh is preparing a dedicated women-only bus service in Dhaka, with female drivers, conductors and helpers. The government has yet to announce the final routes.
Fast fashion has made trendy clothing cheaper and faster to produce, but its environmental cost is growing. From water pollution and microplastics to textile waste, the industry is putting increasing pressure on the planet.
A fire at a floating LNG terminal on 21 July has left homes, factories and power plants short of fuel. Load shedding crossed 3,592MW, garment output fell up to 60 percent, and rural areas faced 12 hours of outages a day. Here is the full picture.
Bangladesh Press Club France has formed a new 11-member executive committee, with Shah Suhel Ahmad as president and Ashik Ahmed Ullash as general secretary.
In 2013 its registration was cancelled. Its top leaders were executed. It was banned outright in 2024. Three years later Jamaat-e-Islami is the official opposition in Bangladesh’s parliament.
Bangladesh is arguing about religion using words nobody has defined. Fundamentalist, Islamist, extremist and Muslim are being used as if they mean the same thing. They do not.