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Mohammad Al-Masum Molla

Multimedia journalist with nearly 10 years’ experience in mainstream media in Bangladesh with a background in investigative journalism and environmental, political and human rights reporting.

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A life of measured resistance

30 December 2025, 23:34 PM
With Khaleda Zia’s passing, Bangladesh has lost a towering political figure whose calm restraint often stood in stark contrast to the country’s bruising, combative political culture.
30 December 2025, 23:34 PM
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Undefeated, unmatched

30 December 2025, 23:10 PM
Twenty-three contests. Twenty-three victories. No losses.
30 December 2025, 23:10 PM
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Undefeated, unmatched

30 December 2025, 07:15 AM
Khaleda Zia's enviable election record testifies to her popularity
30 December 2025, 07:15 AM
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The leader who stood her ground

30 December 2025, 04:51 AM
Again and again, she selected the harder road—not because it guaranteed victory, but because it preserved meaning
30 December 2025, 04:51 AM
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Goodbye, Khaleda Zia

30 December 2025, 02:31 AM
Khaleda Zia evolved from a shy military spouse into a defining figure of Bangladesh’s democratic struggle
30 December 2025, 02:31 AM
BNP demands national election by December 2025

Only election roadmap will ease tensions

23 May 2025, 20:02 PM
The BNP believes that only a clear roadmap for the election will be able to improve the present volatile situation in the country’s politics.
23 May 2025, 20:02 PM
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Opinion / The price of unchecked protest politics

21 May 2025, 12:16 PM
Under the guise of “mob justice,” various groups, including students, have taken the law into their own hands.
21 May 2025, 12:16 PM
BNP demands national election by December 2025

BNP to press for polls without stirring chaos

20 May 2025, 18:06 PM
The BNP is planning to ramp up efforts to push for a national election by December but will avoid a direct conflict with the interim government, party sources have said.
20 May 2025, 18:06 PM
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Hard times for elephants

Restrictions on elephants' free movement, scarcity of their food and development work in their habitats by government and non-government organisations fuelled the elephant-human conflict in the country, leading to deaths on both sides.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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First-ever move to increase Gharial population

For the first time, an initiative has been taken to exchange the critically endangered Gharials among the zoos to increase the species' population, according to officials.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Divorce doubles, separation triples in one decade

The rate of people getting divorced and living separately from their spouses almost doubled over the last decade, revealed a recent
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Upcoming Polls: EC begins talks with civil society today

The Election Commission begins a dialogue today on upcoming parliamentary elections with the civil society representatives who would stress a level-playing field for all political parties.
30 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Pesticide killed the 13 Dinajpur kids

A globally banned toxic pesticide caused an outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), killing 13 children in Dinajpur in 2012, says a study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on Monday.
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Early marriage even earlier

Over the last five years, more women got married at a younger age while men's average age of marriage kept going up. Last year, women's average age of marriage was 18.8 years, dropping from 19.3 in 2012. During the period, that for men rose to 26.3 from 24.7.
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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7 killed last year while protecting their homes, land

Seven people died in Bangladesh last year in defending their homes and land from power or agricultural projects as opposed to no
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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EC sends letters to 40 parties

The Election Commission has asked all the registered political parties to send the name of a person each within seven working days so
12 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Demographic Dividend: Big opportunity passing by

Bangladesh since 2007 has had more people of working age than non-working, known as demographic dividend, and by 2040 this window of opportunity to accelerate economic growth would start to close. Now, more than 65 percent of the population are of working age, between 15 and 64.
10 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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AL, BNP Prepare for Next Polls: Searching for new members

Two years ago, BJP, the ruling party in India, claimed to be the world's largest political party with 8.8 crore members, surpassing the Communist Party of China, which has 8.6 crore.
7 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Not lullabies, gunshots filled baby's night

Shakhawat and Shaila were about to go home with their newborn from the clinic on July 1. But they decided to prolong their stay at Lake View Clinic to let the new mother and her baby have the nursing care given by the clinic for another day.
30 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fighting religious extremism: Experts for multi-pronged approach

Four security experts have elaborated on the pre-Holey Artisan attack militancy situation and the government's response to tackle
30 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Out canvassing in Eid time

Leaders of major political parties used the Eid holidays to campaign for the parliamentary elections scheduled for 2019.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Adult literacy rate hits 12-year high

Adult literacy rate in the country rose to a 12-year high of 72.3 percent last year. The rate was 51.6 percent in 2004 and 64.6 percent in 2015, says a report titled “Sample Vital Registration System (SVRS)” prepared by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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'Moudud's House': A story of love, deception

The house on Gulshan Avenue from where BNP leader Moudud Ahmed has recently been evicted has a unique story of love, deception and battle for ownership.
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh 84th in global peace index

Bangladesh has been ranked the third most peaceful country in South Asia, faring better than India, Pakistan and Nepal in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2017.
16 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Number of blood donors on rise

Although the country has seen a rise in voluntary and direct donation of blood in recent years, it still lags well behind demand.
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Keep a close watch on voter update

The BNP has asked its grassroots leaders to keep a close watch on the upcoming process of updating voter list and also to inform the party high command if they find any problem with delimitation of constituencies.
12 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh leads in solar home systems

Bangladesh has topped a global list of countries that have installed the highest number of Solar Home Systems (SHS). With four million of the systems set up so far, the country is also at the forefront of nations using clean stoves and biogas plants, and promoting the cause of renewable energy that constitutes a fifth of the world's final power consumption. This growth in renewable energy use also helped increase employment in Bangladesh.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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App-based Transport Service: Guideline soon

The government is soon going to make app-based transport hailing services like Uber officially permitted under the “Ride Sharing Service Guideline”.
3 June 2017, 18:00 PM

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