BNP-Jamaat high-ups stress movement, but grassroots prep for national election
Grassroots leaders and activists of the BNP and like-minded political parties are taking extensive election preparations in almost every constituency, even though the high-ups of the parties continue to insist that they will not participate in the 12th parliamentary polls without a neutral election-time government in place.
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Dhaka TribuneFrigate Surcouf's visit hailed as milestone in Bangladesh-France relations
French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy has termed the visit of the stealth frigate Surcouf to Bangladesh as a “milestone” in Dhaka-Paris relations and a sign of France's political commitment to supporting Bangladesh.
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Nurul Islam Hasib/Dhaka TribuneNavigating the turbulent waters of river erosion
It is a matter of sadness that river erosion continues to cause the damage it does on a yearly basis -- with little to no solution in sight. Just over the past two weeks, Teesta River gobbled up 50 homes while it destroyed a vast area of cropland and a government primary school in Ulipur upazila in Kurigram.
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UNBLaw enforcement has a duty to protect
It is incredibly disappointing that, instead of ensuring the masses that the rising numbers of muggings in the city -- one incident even resulting in the death of a police constable -- a Dhaka Metropolitan Police official instead chose to remind us all of the virtues of personal responsibility.
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File Photo of Bangladesh Police Dhaka Tribune Monday world's hottest day on record, initial measurements show
Monday was the world's hottest day on record, exceeding an average of 17°C (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time, according to initial measurements taken on Tuesday by US meteorologists.
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A man cools himself down with water from a water fountain during one of the hottest days of the third heatwave in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico, on June 12, 2023 AFP