Bangladesh, Italy sign MoU to address irregular migration
Bangladesh and Italy on Tuesday reached a deal to address 鈥榠rregular migration鈥� more effectively through joint efforts and make ways for further cooperation in areas of mutual interests...
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Hefazat under fire for 鈥榤isogynistic鈥� remarks
Women鈥檚 rights and cultural activists on Tuesday condemned recent remarks of the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh about women and demanded punishment for those involved...
Form monitoring body to stop Sitalakhya pollution: HC
The High Court on Tuesday directed the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority to form a monitoring committee to prevent industrial waste and polluted water from being discharged into the Sitalakhya River in Narayanganj...
Road accidents kill 583 in April: report
At least 583 people were killed and 1,202 more injured in 567 road crashes in the country in April, said a Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh report published on Tuesday...
AAUB ranks 18th in international competition
Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh, for the first time, participated in the Design/Build/Fly competition, organised by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics from April 2025 10 to 13 in Arizona, USA, and secured 18th place in the design report and 36th place overall...
JCD men hand over BCL activist to police聽
Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, detained an activist of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of the Awamil League, and handed him over to the police...
JICA, DU arrange 5th JICA chair lecture
Japan International Cooperation Agency and the department of Japanese studies at the University of Dhaka collaborated to organise the 5th JICA chair lecture on the 鈥楬istory and future of nursing in Japan and Bangladesh,鈥� on DU campus Tuesday...
Jatayu, the witness in Ramayana
THE din on Indian TV channels toggles between spewing hate and conjuring an enemy that can be cut into four. It鈥檚 what religion and nationalism on steroids does to a people...
Businesses offer Tk聽550cr for LNG import: Hatem
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Mohammad Hatem said that the industrialist have proposed the government to provide Tk聽550 crore to import liquefied natural gas to address the ongoing gas issues in the country鈥檚 garment and textile sector...
Pvt sector credit growth rises to 7.57pc
The private sector credit growth in Bangladesh increased to 7.57 per cent in March after hitting 21 years鈥� low in the previous month, according to available data...
Satkhira mangoes hit markets
Juicy and delicious fruit mango of Satkhira has started appearing in the local markets on Monday...
DSCC, DNCC to set up 21 cattle markets
The two city corporations of Dhaka have decided to set up a total of 19 temporary cattle markets, along with two permanent ones, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival for Muslims, to be celebrated next month...
Cardinals to move into Vatican on eve of conclave
Cardinals will on Tuesday begin moving into the Vatican accommodation where they will stay during the conclave, on the eve of their historic, secretive meeting to elect a new pope.
50 citizens express concern over demand to cancel women鈥檚 reform commission
Fifteen citizens, including activists, academics, lawyers and journalists on Tuesday expressed their concern over some Islamist groups and parties鈥� demand to cancel the Women Affairs Reform Commission and called on the government to clarify its position immediately.
Goat fattening a thriving venture in Rajshahi
Goat rearing along with fattening have emerged as powerful tools for poverty alleviation and self-reliance in Rajshahi, particularly among marginalized and rural families...
ONE Bank meeting on NIS enactment held
ONE Bank PLC has arranged a stakeholder meeting on implementation of the National Integrity Strategy, said a press release...
Prof Yunus seeks Dhaka-Ottawa stronger investment ties
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil on Tuesday called on Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Naogaon鈥檚 Nak Fazli mango gets GI recognition
Nak Fazli, a high-quality mango variety produced in Naogaon district, has been recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bangladesh.
Atomic Energy Commission employees hold gathering, submits memorandum
The scientists and staff of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held a mass gathering at its head office at Agargaon in Dhaka on Sunday to press home their 11-point demand, including restoring autonomy of the commission.聽
Azhar鈥檚 lawyer questions war crimes trial fairness
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until May 8 the hearing on a petition filed by condemned war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam seeking a review of the court鈥檚 earlier decision upholding his death sentence...
Chinmoy Das shown arrested in 4 more cases
Former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran, has been shown arrested in four more cases.
Hefazat expresses regret for 鈥榦bjectionable鈥� remarks
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh expressed regret for 鈥榦bjectionable鈥� remarks on Tuesday, a day after the organisation was served a legal notice over the allegation of calling members of the women affairs reform commission 鈥榩rostitutes鈥� publicly...
Basic reforms, AL trial must be visible before polls: NCP
The youth-led National Citizen Party on Tuesday, in a meeting with the National Consensus Commission, placed a framework for the basic reforms and announced that it would accept national elections by December or 鈥榓nytime鈥� if...
Thousands greet Khaleda as she returns home from London
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chair Begum Khaleda Zia returned home on Tuesday morning after receiving a four-month advanced medical treatment in London.
US offers $1,000, travel cost to illegal migrants willing to return home
The Trump administration said Monday it will pay for the travel and give $1,000 to undocumented migrants who 鈥榮elf-deport鈥� back to their home country.
AIUB participates in QS higher edn summit in Kuwait
American International University-Bangladesh has recently participated in the QS Higher Ed Summit: Middle East 2025 in Kuwait.
FY26 budget to be announced first Monday of June
The national budget for the 2025-26 financial year will be announced on the first Monday of June instead of the traditional announcement day, the first Thursday of the month, due to the celebration of Eid-ul-Azha, a religious festival of the Muslims, Finance Division officials said...
Hefazat served legal notice over abusive remarks
Six women, including three leaders of the National Citizen Party, on Monday served a legal notice on the Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh over the allegation of calling members of the women affairs reform commission 鈥榩rostitutes鈥� publicly...
Trump orders reopening of defunct US prison Alcatraz
US president Donald Trump said on Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that closed six decades ago...
Journalists can鈥檛 be fired without notice: Mahfuj
Information and broadcasting adviser Mahfuj Alam on Monday said that there was no scope to fire a journalist from his job without service any notice...