Another student鈥檚 body recovered in Old Dhaka
The body of a 19-year-old college student, allegedly strangled to death at his girlfriend鈥檚 residence in Old Dhaka鈥檚 Bangshal area, was recovered on Saturday evening...
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Drug trafficking thrives on Lalmonirhat border despite crackdowns
Drug peddling has emerged as a grave threat in Lalmonirhat, where smuggling rackets appear determined to continue their operations despite repeated crackdowns by law enforcement agencies and numerous cases filed against those involved...
3 UIU faculty member featured in world鈥檚 top 2pc scientists鈥� list
Three faculty members of the United International University have been featured among the 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Top 2pc Scientists鈥� list in a joint survey by Stanford University, California, United States, and Elsevier...
Eight Islamic parties hold rallies in divisional cities
Leaders of eight Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, on Saturday urged the government to ensure a level playing field for all political parties before the next general election...
Madrassah teacher arrested over rape allegations
The police arrested a madrassa teacher at Darul Hikma Hafizia Madrassa in the Mawna Crossing area of Sreepur Municipality on Friday allegedly for raping a 12-year-old boy student...
Rohingya woman arrested with one lakh Yaba pills
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a Rohingya woman from a camp under Ukhia in Cox鈥檚 Bazar and seized over one lakh pieces of contraband Yaba pills from her house on Friday night...
Eastern Univ inaugurates 2-day conference on integrated sciences
The Eastern University inaugurated a two-day 7th International Conference on Integrated Sciences on the university campus in Dhaka on Saturday...
Eight killed, 14 injured in road accidents in five dists
At least eight people were killed and 14 others injured in road accidents in five districts鈥擩halakati, Naogaon, Lalmonirhat, Dhaka and Faridpur鈥攆rom Friday night to Saturday...
AIUB holds 10th CJEN Conference 2025
The department of media and mass communication of the American International University鈥揃angladesh held a two-day 10th Communication and Journalism Educators Network Conference 2025 concluded at the AIUB in Dhaka on Saturday...
Many Islamic scholars hanged in false cases during AL regime: Fakhrul
Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that many Islamic scholars, including Jamaat-e-Islami amir Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, Nayadiganta owner Mir Quasem Ali and BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, were sentenced to death in false cases, calling it a shameful chapter in the nation鈥檚 history...
NCC-jurists yet to find viable mechanism
The adjourned meeting of the National Consensus Commission and its panel of legal experts to decide the recommendations on the July National Charter implementation mechanism ended on Saturday also without any 鈥榣egally valid and politically acceptable鈥� solution...
Students drop in general edn, rise in madrassahs
The number of students at the schools and colleges from the secondary to tertiary levels of education in the country has dropped in the past few years...
First consignment US wheat reaches Chattogram
The first consignment of wheat, under a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and the United States for the annual import of 7 lakh tonnes, reached the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port on Saturday...
Left parties protest at leasing out port facilities
Several left-leaning political organisations, professional bodies and citizens on Saturday staged a protest rally in Chattogram against the government move to lease out different facilities of Chattogram port, including container terminals, to foreign companies...
What鈥檚 at stake as US-Canada trade tensions surge?
The United States and Canada鈥檚 trading relationship has come under threat as President Donald Trump announced an abrupt stop to talks with Ottawa, freezing months of negotiations that cover key sectors like automotives and aluminum...
In US tariff talks, Brazil鈥檚 rare earths a 鈥榯rump card鈥�
Brazil holds a trump card in tariff negotiations with the United States: its subsoil is rich in rare earth minerals coveted by manufacturers in a sector dominated by China...
National Bank holds Cumilla regional managers鈥� meet
National Bank PLC organised an engaging and outcome-driven 鈥楳anagers Meet鈥� with 19 branch managers from the Cumilla region on Thursday, aimed at reviewing branch performance, sharing operational insights, and setting a renewed course for sustainable growth and service excellence, said a press release...
Eastern Bank signs agreement with CliniCall
Eastern Bank recently signed an Online Payment Gateway and ZIP agreement with CliniCall Ltd, a leading telemedicine platform in Bangladesh, said a press release...
Four tons light up NCL opening day
Ariful Islam, Marshall Ayub, Mahmudul Hasan, and Yasir Ali struck hundreds to lit up the opening day of the 27th National Cricket League that began at four different venues on Saturday...
Focus shifts on T20Is now
Bangladesh will now shift their focus towards the forthcoming three-match T20Is, after winning the ODI series by 2-1 against the West Indies, which starts on Monday at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram...
Cummins shuts down talk of four quicks against England
Skipper Pat Cummins has poured cold water on Australia fielding four frontline fast bowlers during the Ashes series against England, saying it was 鈥榲ery unlikely鈥� spinner Nathan Lyon will be overlooked...
Rohit, Kohli turn back clock as India crush Australia
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned back the clock with a 168-run stand in what could be their Australian swansongs as India thrashed the hosts by nine wickets in the third one-day international on Saturday...
Madrid can show growth in Clasico: Alonso
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said his team are arriving at Sunday鈥檚 La Liga Clasico in better shape after correcting mistakes made in their derby thrashing by Atletico Madrid...
UN has 鈥榮topped working鈥�: Lula
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took a swipe Saturday at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, saying they 鈥榮topped working鈥� and failed to protect Gaza鈥檚 war victims...
Ouattara set for 4th term as Ivory Coast president
Ivorians voted Saturday to pick a new president, with incumbent Alassane Ouatarra a shoo-in for a controversial fourth term, pitted against a divided opposition further hobbled by the barring of two leading candidates...
UN cybercrime treaty signed, rights groups opposed
Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from an unlikely band of tech companies and rights groups warning of expanded state surveillance...
Trump sending US carrier to Latin America
The Pentagon on Friday ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, a major escalation of a US military buildup that Venezuela鈥檚 leader warned was steered at 鈥榝abricating a war.鈥�...
Nurses deserve more than gratitude
THE global discourse, as highlighted by the International Labour Organisation, has rightly recognised the 鈥榗are economy鈥� as a vital pillar for the future of decent work. This economy, spanning both paid and unpaid labour, from a nurse in a hospital ward to a family member tending to an elder, is facing a worldwide crisis of recognition, resources and rights. For...
Unsafe food demands strict urgent action
RAMPANT food adulteration is a grave and persistent public health threat, with unsafe food turning what sustains life into a slow and silent agent of disease and death. Recent laboratory tests by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority show how deeply the problem has penetrated the food chain. Of the 15 bread samples tested, 11 contained potassium bromate, a banned...
Road Safety Foundation identifies 314 accident-prone upazilas across Bangladesh
A report has revealed at least 314 upazilas and cities across the country where more road crashes happened between 2020 and 2024...
