Eight-month ban on Jatka fishing begins
An eight-month nationwide ban on catching juvenile Hilsa (Jatka) began on Saturday and it will remain in effect until June 30, 2026, aiming to boost Hilsa production and ensure sustainable conservation...
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Mobile operators start deactivating extra SIMs beyond limit from Saturday
Mobile operators will begin from Saturday deactivating additional SIM cards registered under a single national ID (NID) if the number exceeds 10, as per a directive from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
NCP announces new committee for Rajshahi city unit
The National Citizens Party has announced a new 64-member convening committee for its Rajshahi metropolitan unit with recently dissolved coordination committee鈥檚 chief coordinator Mobasher Ali as the convenor.
Kathin Chibar Daan Utsav concludes in Rangamati
The two-day 49th Kathin Chivar Daan Utsav of the Buddhist community in the Chittagong Hill Tracts concluded at the Rangamati Rajban Bihar on Friday with the offering of robes, calling upon all to strengthen the bonds of peace and friendship.
BNP leader Milan seeks explanation for barring him from going abroad
Bangladesh Nationalist Party international affairs secretary ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milan, also a former state minister for education, on Friday demanded an explanation from the interim government after immigration authorities prevented him from travelling abroad.
JSD factions demand early democratic transition
Leaders and activists of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal factions on Friday observed the party鈥檚 53rd founding anniversary in separate events with the demand for early democratic transition in the country.
City libraries in Dhaka鈥檚 south fall into neglect
Four of the eight libraries that Dhaka South City Corporation runs for its 4.3 million residents languish in neglect, with inadequate facilities and few books.
Democratic transition stressed to resolve political crisis
Leaders of different political parties on Friday said that a democratic transition for the country was essential through the next general election in February, in a free, fair and credible manner to resolve the ongoing political crisis.
NCP denies odd relations with BNP, Jamaat
National Citizen Party chief organiser for southern region Hasnat Abdullah on Friday denied any distance of his party with Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami.
NCC tenure expires amid road map deadlock
The extended tenure of the National Consensus Commission ended on Friday amid controversies surrounding its road map to implement the July National Charter 2025.
Thaksin鈥檚 party elects new leader after daughter鈥檚 exit
One of Thailand鈥檚 largest political parties, founded by ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, elected a new leader on Friday, the party said, following the resignation of his daughter, the former prime minister.
Warming climate helps UK grow rice
Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.
Janata Bank holds ALCO meeting
Janata Bank PLC鈥檚 asset-liability management committee, ALCO, held its meeting on Thursday at the bank鈥檚 head office, said a press release.
20 police personnel injured as bus loses control inside CMP headquarters
At least 20 police personnel, including several women, were injured when a bus carrying members of the force lost control inside the Chattogram Metropolitan Police headquarters in the Dampara area on Friday afternoon.
BNP blasts govt for causing political crisis
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday accused the interim government of creating the ongoing political crisis in the country.
BNP rejects any idea limiting women progress: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said that empowerment of women wasn鈥檛 only fairness, but also part of cognitive economy...
Ex-state minister Milan barred from flying abroad
Immigration authorities at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thursday barred former state minister for education and Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan from flying abroad...
Jamaat wants July Charter implementation order today
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday called on the interim government to issue an order to implement the National July Charter by today.
EC orders renovation of polling stations by mid-January
Election Commission secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday said that the commission was finalising presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officers for over 42,000 polling centres nationwide...
NCP to sign charter if implementation order goes public
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari on Thursday said that the party would sign the July charter only after the government published the proposed bill for public scrutiny.
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal鈥檚 53rd founding anniv today
The 53rd founding anniversary of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal will be observed today...
JU students seize 7 buses after assault on fellow student
A group of Jahangirnagar University students on Wednesday night seized seven buses of a private transport company plying on the Dhaka-Aricha highway, alleging that one of their fellow students had been physically assaulted by the transport company鈥檚 staff...
The group exhibition Dayshara on display at Dhanmondi Lake
Students of the Fine Arts Department of University of Development Alternative has organised a week-long group art exhibition titled Dayshara which is set on the Dhanmondi Lake and attracts a mass audience in the capital...
NCC road map widens political divisions
Experts in politics and law have expressed their concerns over the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 road map for implementing the July National Charter 2025, warning that it would further deepen the political divides and result in total anarchy.
BCS edn cadre lecturers demand promotion by mid-Nov
A section of 鈥榩romotion deprived鈥� lecturers of the Bangladesh Civil Service鈥檚 general education cadre on Thursday demanded promotion of qualified candidates by November 12...
JU hosts seminar on digital content, ethics
A seminar titled Digital Contents: Information, Risk and Ethics was held at Jahangirnagar University at Savar in Dhaka on Thursday, focusing on the ethical challenges and risks associated with the growing influence of digital information...
ISU holds orientation for fall 2025
International Standard University held an orientation programme for the students of fall 2025 on its Mohakhali campus in Dhaka on Thursday...
Coast Guard conducts workshop on post-earthquake activities in Ctg
The Coast Guard has conducted a training workshop on post-earthquake activities and rescue operations as part of youth festival-2025 at the BAF Shaheen School and College in Chattogram on Thursday...
Farmers count losses as potato prices plunge
Potato prices have plunged sharply across Bangladesh due to oversupply, with retail prices dropping to Tk 15鈥�20 per kilogram and cold storage gate prices falling as low as Tk 9鈥�11...
BFIU freezes 3 bank accounts, files case
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen the bank accounts of three individuals accused of embezzling funds by breaching the National Savings Certificates (NSC) server...
