Dhaka Courier

The Dhaka Courier, often referred to simply as the Courier, is an English-language news magazine based in Bangladesh. Established in 1984, it holds the title of the oldest English current affairs magazine in the nation. The magazine covers a wide range of topics including politics, global events, economics, travel, literature, society, and the arts. It is owned by the Cosmos Group, led by businessman Enayetullah Khan, and is affiliated with United News of Bangladesh (UNB), one of the premier news agencies in the country.

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Let the Tarique-Yunus meeting portend a new chapter in politics

1 week ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

The much-anticipated meeting between BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, has served to settle nerves among Bangladeshis worldwide.
Not quite Shangri-La

1 week ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

The just-concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, named after the eponymous hotel which is also the dialogue's venue, is an annual security forum that brings together defence ministers and other senior officials from around Asia and beyond the continent. This year's dialogue stood out for what it was not.
The tragedy in Ahmedabad touches us all

1 week ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

Air crashes are inherently international incidents, and the emotions they evoke are nothing if not universal.
Honorary Consul of Ireland hosts reception for Irish Aid delegates

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

Honorary Consul of Ireland in Bangladesh and Cosmos Group Deputy Managing Director Masud Jamil Khan and his wife Kate Jaro Khan hosted a reception on Sunday evening at their residence in the capital's Baridhara, welcoming a visiting delegation from Irish Aid. The reception brought together diplomats, development professionals, civil society representatives, and prominent figures from various sectors.
Guardians of the Sundarbans: A Story of Hope for World Environment Day and World Ocean Day

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Enayetullah Khan |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

As we approach World Environment Day on June 5th, with its urgent call to "End Plastic Pollution," and World Ocean Day on June 8th, rallying us to "Catalyze Action for Our Ocean and Climate," I find myself reflecting on the delicate balance between humanity and nature. The Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site, embodies this balance like no other place.
Five years later: How the murder of George Floyd changed America

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Haya Panjwani |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

The following episode of The Story Behind the AP Story contains sound and descriptions that some listeners may find graphic or violent. Listener discretion is advised. Haya Panjwani, host: In the summer of 2020, as the world was just beginning to grasp the COVID-19 pandemic, a video surfaced that would spark a movement like no other. Aaron Morrison, editor: So, on May 25, 2020, George Floyd, who was a Black man from Houston, Texas, was in Minneapolis where he'd moved to find job opportunities.
The Border Security Force of India pushed 82 more people into Bangladesh

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

The Border Security Force of India pushed 82 more people into Bangladesh through the borders in Sylhet and Sunamganj on Wednesday (May 28). Of them, 52 were pushed in through three border points under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet district and 16 through a border point under Chhatak upazila in Sunamganj, according to the Border Guard Bangladesh and police officials.
Elon Musk is leaving his US government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

Elon Musk is leaving his US government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. His departure, announced Wednesday evening, marks the end of a turbulent chapter that included thousands of layoffs, the evisceration of government agencies and reams of litigation. Despite the upheaval, the billionaire entrepreneur struggled in the unfamiliar environment of Washington, and he accomplished far less than he hoped.
Economic and policy reforms can reinforce Bangladesh 2.0

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Umran Chowdhury |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

The reform agenda of the interim government has the potential to lay the groundwork which can benefit a democratically-elected government in the future. In addition to the various reform commissions which have prepared reports for constitutional, administrative and human rights reform, the interim government is also implementing measures to restore financial discipline in the banking sector.
Old songs and new lives

3 weeks ago | dhakacourier.com.bd | Asad Latif |Sahatthaya Kraikhunthot |Jintamas Saksornchai

I chanced upon the WhatsApp profile of Tahiyat Nazifa Noor Rodoshi recently. She is a 27-year-old Bangladeshi photojournalist who works for the United News of Bangladesh and whom I met during a visit to Dhaka in January this year. Her WhatsApp profile showed a picture of two weeping humans foregrounded by a Bengali text: "Bon jane obhimane/gechhey shey obohele" ("The forest lies ignored in its injured love"). Worried that she could be facing an early-life crisis-in-love, I called Rodoshi.