12+ hour, 37+ min ago   (998+ words) Monday | September 14, 2026 | Dhaka For many Bangladeshi parents, giving a smartphone to a child has become almost as ordinary as buying schoolbooks. That raises a simple question: Does a child really need a smartphone, or simply a phone? For children and…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (666+ words) Friday | September 11, 2026 | Dhaka About 5.5 per cent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, according to a new study. The findings, presented on Thursday, also showed…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (716+ words) Tuesday | September 08, 2026 | Dhaka Tobacco and nicotine products are posing a major obstacle to Bangladesh’s efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the target of reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs), experts said at a roundtable in Dhaka…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (252+ words) Tuesday | August 25, 2026 | Dhaka Presenter Samia Afreen, who has been battling cancer since 2022, has revealed that she was diagnosed with a malignant tumour for second time three months ago. This time, Samia was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and underwent surgery immediately....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (236+ words) Wednesday | August 19, 2026 | Dhaka Manisha Koirala, one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood in the 90s, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012. The Nepali beauty was diagnosed in 2012. Even though she has overcome the deadly disease cancer after a long battle…...