Dhaka's previous role as the Dudu collector saw him under scrutiny, resulting in his placement under an awaiting posting order (APO) on April 27, 2024, following ACB raids on his office and residence.

To mark Menstrual Hygiene Day, which falls today, Sister Gomes, principal of Holy Cross College in Dhaka, issued an appeal for a collective commitment to menstrual hygiene. In Bangladesh, social taboo ...

KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Thursday (May 29) to a charge of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in an apartment elevator last week.

The study used a mixed-methods approach to assess the experiences of working women in informal settlements and factories in Dhaka and Gazipur before and during the pandemic.

A moderate earthquake has hit India’s Manipur, with the tremors being felt in Dhaka and other parts of Bangladesh. The quake, which occurred at 2:24am on Wednesday, was measured at a magnitude ...

In a conservative Muslim country where it is taboo for most women to even swim in public, Nasima Akter came to prominence a ...

The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested a man from Shahbag in the capital with a large quantity of women's clothing allegedly smuggled from India evading customs ...

After decades of political and social progress, women’s rights are now the subject of renewed debate and policy change, amid a broader backlash on the goals of modern feminism. Atlantic staff ...

Join our Whatsapp channel DHAKA: Bangladesh saw a typical day of demonstrations on Wednesday ranging from political rallies and counter-protests, to worker strikes and celebrations at the release ...

Dhaka’s pivot to revenge politics. By HT Editorial . Jun 02, 2025 07:28 PM IST . Share Via. Copy Link. India should stay alert as pro-Islamist ideologies gain ground in Bangladesh.