The goddess and the girl: Does women’s worth require divine justification?

Does worshipping goddesses mean respecting women? Amrita DasGupta examines the gap between feminine divinity, patriarchal expectations and women's rights.

Bangladesh reaches 96-2 at lunch

Bangladesh safely navigated the opening session of the Mirpur Test against West Indies, reaching 96 for 2 in 29 overs

Bangladesh end first session on 96-2

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

‘Rice not enough’: Chandpur fishers want cash aid

Many families have borrowed money to survive 22 days without fishing income

France Senate passes bill to make protesters pay for damage caused during demonstrations

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

Manga artist Tetsuya Chiba. Photo: Courtesy

Chiba, a pioneer of sports manga, was the first manga artist to receive Japan’s Order of Culture

Two-day professional development programme to be held on 28–29 October 2026

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

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Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has sought Japan’s cooperation in diversifying Bangladesh’s export products and increasing Japanese investment in the country. He stated that expanding the existing economic relationship between the…

Prime Minister Tareque Rahman Seeks Japan’s Cooperation in Bangladesh’s Export Diversification

Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has sought Japan’s cooperation in diversifying Bangladesh’s export products and increasing Japanese investment in the country. He stated that expanding the existing economic relationship between the…

Starlink could bring revolutionary changes to Bangladesh’s education, healthcare, business, and disaster management sectors. Photo: Collected

An Israeli ad tech firm allegedly became the leading bidder for Starlink users’ online traffic in more than 100 countries, raising concerns that digital advertising data was being used to track or surveil users, according to researchers and sources familiar with the findings

Bangladesh wants to build a second refinery. It’s 16 years late.

DMP arrests 581 in 24-hr citywide drives

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 581 people and filed 48 cases during regular anti-crime drives across the capital over

Bangladesh PM calls for stronger Japan ties in Facebook post

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for deepening Bangladesh's strategic partnership with Japan, highlighting prospects for major investment, job creation and expanded cooperation in energy, technology and infrastructure following talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Bangladesh illegal alien charged with unlawful voting

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland has announced that it filed an information against an illegal alien

BD envoy meets Maldivian Speaker to boost ties

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives Dr Md Nazmul Islam paid a courtesy call on Maldivian Parliamentary Speaker Abdul Raheem

Cambodia deports over 3,000 Bangladeshis in 9 months

Cambodian immigration authorities have stepped up detentions and deportations by 400 percent year-on-year

Oil rises as Saudi refinery attack claim fuels supply fears

Oil prices rose on Wednesday (October 28) after Yemen's Houthi group claimed to have struck Saudi Arabia's largest oil refinery, renewing concerns over potential supply disruptions in the Middle East amid the conflict involving Iran.

156 flights cancelled on Riyadh-Dammam routes; airline incurs Tk 1bn in losses

Airlines operating in Bangladesh have suffered estimated losses of at least Tk 1 billion after flights from Dhaka to Riyadh

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Excessive relaxation of rules created room for irregularities and plunder in banks, pushing the sector into its current crisis, said economists, bankers and experts yesterday.