During the so-called independent Sultanate period in Bengal, there was a short period when Habshis ruled Bengal. They were essentially slaves from Ethiopia/Abyssinia and during the reign of Sultan ...

Humaiun Kobir holds meetings with South Korean Deputy Minister, KOICA Vice-President State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Thursday urged South Korea to take concrete measures to boost ...

Sharing an idea of greater electricity connectivity in the region, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for creating a South Asian grid to share the hydroelectricity generated by ...

At least 386 houses have been washed away by severe erosion along the Teesta River in five northern districts over the past seven days, leaving hundreds of families homeless. The erosion has ...

Delhi sees "strong" government in Dhaka with strong people's mandate After weathering a "testing time" in its relations with Bangladesh, India is now willing to engage with the new government in ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), based in London, has been publishing the Global Livability Index for 173 cities worldwide. Since 2015, this report has evaluated quality of life based on five ...

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What do we think of whenever we see the word "disability"? For many of us, to think of disability is to see a person sitting in a wheelchair or on crutches. In a country like Bangladesh, adequate ...

The publication of the posthumous memoirs of lawyer Abdur Razzaq, who served as Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's 's assistant secretary general from 2003 to 2019 before quitting the party, reveals the ...

While Brazil’s presidential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists and ...

The UK government approved a natural gas project off Scotland’s coast over the objections of environmental groups, saying it ...

Tulu apa passed away last week. She was known formally as Syeda Kamal and was a 1971 activist and an esteemed artist. She ...