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BMU, NSU sign memo to advance research activities

Bangladesh Medical University and North South University signed a memorandum of understanding to advance joint research and development activities, including the use of AI technology, at the BMU in Dhaka on Monday.

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1971 war collaborators being rehabilitated, says BNP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday raised alarm that individuals who collaborated with the Pakistani forces during the 1971 Liberation War, including those involved in killing freedom fighters, are now being...

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Businesses urge UN team to delay LDC graduation

Business leaders of the country’s readymade garments and textiles sector, along with representatives from various chambers, urged the visiting United Nations team to delay Bangladesh’s graduation from least developed country status...

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Govt borrowing from banks drops in July-Oct

Government borrowing from the banking system fell by Tk 503 crore in the first four months of the 2025-26 financial year, as the government relied more on non-bank and foreign financing sources to manage the budget deficit...

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Govt may compensate investors of merged banks: BB

Bangladesh Bank spokesperson executive director Arif Hossain Khan on Monday said that the government may consider compensating general investors who have been affected by the merger of five troubled Islamic banks...

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Bank Asia wins Bangladesh FinTech Award

Bank Asia PLC has secured ‘FinTech Innovation of the Year- Financial Inclusion’ award at the 3rd Bangladesh FinTech Award 2025 on Saturday, said a press release...

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Tigers return to Test after long gap

Najmul Hossain Shanto has called for more focus as Bangladesh are set to return to Test cricket after a four-and-a-half-month break when they lock horns against Ireland in the first of the two-Test series at the Sylhet International Stadium today...

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Ireland taking inspiration from Zimbabwe

Ireland would take inspiration from Zimbabwe’s triumph over Bangladesh in the previous Test held at the Sylhet International Stadium, according to their captain Andrew Balbirnie...

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BFF condemns Asif Akbar’s ‘derogatory’ comments

Bangladesh Football Federation president Tabith Awal condemned Bangladesh Cricket Board director Asif Akbar’s comments about football as ‘extremely derogatory’ and sought an explanation from the BCB president Aminul Islam on Monday...

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Why faith, immorality and hypocrisy coexist?

‘AND of the people is he whose speech pleases you in worldly life, and he calls Allah to witness as to what is in his heart, yet he is the fiercest of opponents. And when he goes away, he strives throughout the land to cause corruption therein and destroy crops and livestock. And Allah does not like corruption.’ — Surah Al-Baqarah (2:204–205)...

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Silent decline of National University

WHEN the National University was established in 1992, its purpose was noble— to decentralise higher education and extend its reach to the corners of the country. It was meant to democratise access, to ensure that students from rural and semi-urban areas could pursue higher education without being confined to a few elite campuses in Dhaka, Rajshahi, or...

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Hospital-acquired infections must be contained

THE management of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been a growing public health concern. Despite repeated calls from health advocates, the management of infectious drug-resistant microorganisms in our hospitals remains poor. A recent study by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Bangladesh found that a highly drug-resistant fungal ‘superbug’ called...

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Dhaka must stop exploitation of migrants in Russia’s war

THE recent revelations that Bangladeshi migrant workers, who travelled to Russia through entirely legal means, are being coerced into fighting in the Russia–Ukraine war are shocking and deeply alarming. According to a BRAC report, a number of Bangladeshi migrants have been forced to join the war, with at least three reportedly killed and many others remaining missing...

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Bangladeshi workers demand compensation for abuse in Malaysia

Bangladeshi migrant rights groups have demanded immediate action to ensure justice, fair compensation and payment of overdue wages for Bangladeshi workers allegedly subjected to abuse by two Malaysian companies — Mediceram and Kawaguchi...