The first day of the third session of the 13th National Parliament on Thursday saw a heated exchange between the government and opposition lawmakers over the country’s law and order situation. The tension followed responses from Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed to questions from opposition NCP MP Continue Reading
Dr Shahidul Islam Long before modern medicine developed, people understood that food was closely linked to good health. Ancient Greek physician Hippocrates famously said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Modern medicine is now giving this idea a new meaning. The Food is Medicine movement does not suggest that food can […]Continue Reading
Rintu Anwar The biggest weakness of our national politics is our failure to understand the fundamental difference between overthrowing an authoritarian regime and building a sustainable democratic system. Bringing down an authoritarian system can be a heroic event at a particular moment, but building an effective democratic state is a daily institutional struggle. After Continue Reading
Nepal, a landlocked country situated at the foot of the Himalayas, attracts millions of tourists from around the world every year because of its breathtaking natural beauty. Known as the “daughter of the Himalayas,” the country’s tourism sector is a major source of remittance income. However, Nepal has faced a series of devastating natural disasters […]Continue Reading
Mufti Mawlana Badruzzaman Riyad If “Ya Nabi Salam Alaika” and the celebration of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi ﷺ are considered bid‘ah just because they did not exist in their current forms during the time of the Prophet ﷺ, then many current religious practices should be subjected to the same logic. The six-point Tabligh system, world Ijtema, annual Ijlas, […]Continue Reading
Today is 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, the holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH), commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the greatest of the prophets and the supreme guide of humanity. He was born in 570 AD in the holy city of Makkah, the spiritual centre of the world. He is regarded not only as a guide for […]Continue Reading
Jamaluddin Bari Today is 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal, 1448 Hijri. It is the birth and death anniversary of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the world’s greatest blessing and the bearer of an exemplary ideal for people of all ages. According to historians and researchers of the Seerah, 12 Rabi’ al-Awwal in the ancient Arab lunar calendar corresponded to […]Continue Reading
Today is 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, the holy Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH), marking the birth and death anniversary of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the greatest guide of humanity and the greatest of all prophets. He was born in 570 AD in the holy city of Makkah, the centre of the world. He is not only the guide of his followers […]Continue Reading
The remains of four members of the same family were recently found in a three-storied house in Rangpur city’s Kamalkachna neighbourhood, causing shockwaves of sorrow and fear across the neighbourhood. At first, it was thought that the victims, including Ganapati Chakraborty, a former Rangpur Zilla School teacher, his wife, daughter, and son, were the victims […]Continue Reading
Mobaiedur Rahman The foreign policy of the current government, particularly its India policy, has received widespread praise from almost all sections of society except the Awami League and those aligned with it. It is now an established fact that relations between Bangladesh and India have hit rock bottom. I am not saying this as a […]Continue Reading




















