The students of polytechnic institutes across the country on Tuesday kept their respective institutions locked as they began an indefinite campus shutdown programme to press home their six-point demand...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain or thunder showers with lightning flashes in all divisions, including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Tuesday...
Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed for a high level committee for the modernisaion of the technical education...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:35am on Tuesday morning...
The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh, Syed Ahmed Maroof, on Monday called on Bangladesh foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin at his Segun Bagicha office in the capital Dhaka and briefed him about regional issues amid...
The Universal College Bangladesh has launched a new initiative, 鈥楥ampus to Corporate鈥�, to bridge the gap between industry and academia.
Rotary International Bangladesh country deputy coordinator and former governor of Rotary AKM Shamsul Huda at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday emphasised the continued commitment of Rotary to support destitute communities in Bangladesh and around the world.
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has announced the auction of S Alam Group鈥檚 properties, including a steel mill, a power plant, an edible oil factory and 1,149 decimals of land, to recover outstanding dues amounting to Tk聽2,179.95 crore...
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission organised a three-day workshop on policy, regulation and services commenced in Dhaka on Monday with the participation of South Asian Telecommunication Regulators Council.
The amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman at a programme in Dhaka on Monday called on the political parties to remain united for the sake of the national interests...
The scientists and staffs of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission held a two-day sit-in and mass signature campaign for restoring autonomy in all the institutions under the BAEC, including the head office in Dhaka, concluded on Monday.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chair and former prime minister Khaleda Zia is expected to return home from London by May 5...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday questioned interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 recent claim that the people of Bangladesh still consider a caretaker government...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh on Monday organised a daylong programme celebrating 鈥楽ultana鈥檚 Dream鈥�, a famous sci-fi utopian novel rejoicing feminism by Rokeya聽Sakhawat聽Hossain, one of the earliest pioneers of Muslim women鈥檚 rights in the Indian subcontinent...
The UNICEF, World Health Organisation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a joint press release raised serious concerns that nearly half a million (5,00,000) children in the country miss full immunisation...
A four-day police week will begin today in Bangladesh with a focus on maintaining law and order and enhancing the force鈥檚 capacity as crime incidents have been on the rise across the country since the August 2024 political changeover.聽
Brand Practitioners Bangladesh has recently organised the ACI Nutrilife Presents Health and Well-being Marketing Fest 2.0 in Dhaka...
A severe energy crisis has been affecting every aspect of life, commerce and business as the country passes yet another year of bad energy planning.
Leading industrial conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group is set to revive the long-defunct Rajshahi Textile Mills, aiming to transform it into the largest environment-friendly industrial hub in northern Bangladesh...
Bangladesh interim government adviser for commerce Sk Bashir Uddin and Pakistan high commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof on Monday jointly inaugurated the day-long Pakistan-Bangladesh Business Forum, 2025 in Dhaka, aimed at further enhancing bilateral trade and commercial cooperation between the two countries...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has given initial approval to Starlink to provide satellite internet services in Bangladesh...
Prime Bank PLC handed over gift pack for Hajj pilgrims on the first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. The first Hajj flight of Biman will be operated today...
IN THE United Nations General Assembly of 2000, heads of member states signed the historic Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), committing to a set of measurable targets ranging from reducing extreme poverty and hunger to promoting gender equality and lowering maternal and child mortality by 2015. As a UN member state, Bangladesh made notable progress...
ORPHANED children in Bangladesh remain among the most vulnerable segments of society. Yet, despite the urgency of their situation, they are often overlooked in national statistics and policy planning. The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019 notes that approximately 4.1 per cent of children in Bangladesh live without parental care. However, this figure barely...
Rotary International Bangladesh country deputy coordinator and former governor of Rotary AKM Shamsul Huda at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday emphasised the continued commitment of Rotary to support destitute communities in Bangladesh and around the world.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with the members of the National Consensus Commission at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday.
DOMESTIC workers, mostly women and children, continue to work without any policy protection in Bangladesh. The labour and women鈥檚 affairs advisers, when discussing domestic workers鈥� demands, including their employment status and workplace safety on April 27, proposed the idea of setting up a complaint mechanism for domestic workers. Many domestic workers...
Bangladesh interim government cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Monday said the filing of a murder case against actor Iresh Zaker is 鈥榙eeply troubling and disturbing.鈥�
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has officially approved the license for Starlink, the US-based satellite internet provider, to begin operations in Bangladesh, marking a significant step towards improving connectivity, especially in remote and underserved areas.
Taijul Islam agreed with Tamim Iqbal鈥檚 opinion that he was 鈥榯he most underrated bowler in the world at the moment鈥�. The left-arm spinner also hit back at his critics after taking a five-wicket haul on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at the Bir Shrestha Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Monday.