Twelve Brings Fashion and Indigenous Culture Together in Rangamati

Can fashion tell the story of a people, their culture and their relationship with nature? Bangladesh’s fashion brand Twelve Clothing explored the idea through a special photoshoot in Rangamati marking World Indigenous Peoples’ Day.Moving away from conventional studio settings, Twelve chose the hills and the waters of Kaptai Lake as the backdrop for its latest fashion initiative. The brand’s contemporary clothing was photographed amid the blue waters of the lake, green hills and natural surroundings of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.The photoshoot featured local indigenous models, giving the brand’s clothing a distinctive visual identity. Photographer Arian Anderson, who himself comes from the hills, captured the images, allowing the natural landscape and the models to remain central to the presentation.Rather than reproducing or imitating traditional indigenous attire, Twelve presented its contemporary clothing within the cultural and natural environment of Rangamat...

Gold price climbs to Tk234,038 per bhori

Gold prices have risen sharply in Bangladesh, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) increasing the price of 22-carat gold by Tk4,374 per bhori within a day.According to a BAJUS notice issued on Saturday, the price of one bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold has been set at Tk234,038, including VAT. The new rate took effect at 10:00am.BAJUS said the price of pure gold, locally known as Tejabi gold, had increased in the domestic market. Considering the overall market conditions, the a...

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The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has increased gold prices in the local market, raising the rate of 22-carat gold by Tk9,856 per bhori (11.664 grams).The revised prices came into effect at 10:00am on Thursday...

504 held in 24-hour anti-crime drive across Dhaka

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 504 people in its regular anti-crime operations across the capital over the past 24 hours and filed 35 cases, police said on Sunday.According to a DMP press release, arrests were made by different police divisions across Dhaka.The Mirpur division recorded the highest number of arrests with 144, followed by Motijheel with 72, Tejgaon with 66, Wari with 55, Gulshan with 47, Uttara with 40, Lalbagh with 39, Ramna with 34 and the Detective Branch (DB) with seven.During the operations, police recovered a range of suspected criminal and drug-related items, including 29.95 kilograms of cannabis, 225 yaba tablets, 35 grams of heroin and 48 bottles of Eskaf syrup (codeine-based cough syrup).Police also seized 22 rounds of live shotgun cartridges, five mo...

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Curtains fall on 2026 Commonwealth Games

The 2026 Commonwealth Games officially came to a close on Sunday night with a colourful closing ceremony at The Hydro, bringing an end to nearly two weeks of competition.Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, formally declared the Games closed before Scottish rock band Simple Minds concluded the ceremony with their hit song Don't You (Forget About Me) as white confetti filled the arena.For Team South Africa, the Games ended with a total haul of 28 medals, one more than the team won at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, finishing 11th in the overall medal standings.Para-athletics silver medallist Masala Makatu carried the South African flag during the closing ceremony. The 20-year-old secured silver in the men's T12 100 metres, becoming the country's first athletics medallist at the Games.On the final day of competition, cyclist Mitchell Sparrow finished 16th in the men's 1,000m time trial with a time of 62.482 seconds, while S'annara Grove placed 22nd in the women's elimination race.South Africa's medal tally included 22 medals in swimming and para swimming, four in athletics and para athletics, and two in judo, earned by a squad of 112 athletes competing across 10 sports.The closing ceremony marked the end of another successful edition of the Commonwealth Games, celebrating sporting excellence and unity among athletes from across the Commonwealth....

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