Bangladesh, Pakistan pledge joint efforts against drugs, terrorism
Bangladesh and Pakistan have expressed their commitment to work together to combat drugs and terrorism...
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BMU holds seminar on childhood adversity
A seminar was held with publication of research results titled Childhood Adversity and its Health Impact at the Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Country鈥檚 development activities not possible without research: BEPRC chairman
Mohammad Wahid Hasan, senior secretary and chairman of the Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council, said at a symposium in Chattogram on Wednesday that the country鈥檚 development activities could not be moved forward without research...
BADC signs memo with FELCRA Niaga for importing TSP, DAP
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture is going to import triple super phosphate and diammonium phosphate fertilisers from Malaysia under a state agreement...
Nepal, Bangladesh underscore cooperation on mountain, climate agendas
Bangladesh and Nepal on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on mountain-related issues, climate change, and disaster management...
Early election only way to resolve ongoing crisis: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that an early national election and establishing a political government were the only ways to overcome the ongoing unrest...
NCP slams health adviser
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday slammed health adviser Nurjahan Begum for her 鈥榠nactivity鈥� and demanded her resignation, mentioning that she is 鈥榓 glaring example of Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 favouritism鈥�...
Birth centenary of Tajuddin Ahmad observed
Academics, professionals and journalists on Wednesday at a discussion meeting held in Dhaka said the late politician Tajuddin Ahmad, founding prime minister of Bangladesh, who was one of the organisers聽 of the 1971 War of Independence, wanted to establish a democratic country upholding the rights of the common聽people...
Challenges still remain in banking sector in Bangladesh
Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector has seen some tangible reforms over the past one year under the interim government, but a sustainable recovery of the sector damaged badly during the past government is constrained by some knotty challenges such as rising non-performing loans, outdated regulations and weak institutional capacity, economists said...
Brigadier General S M Lutfor Rahman new BAUET VC
Brigadier General S M Lutfor Rahman has assumed the position as the fifth vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology, says a press release.
Bangladesh proposes dates, awaits US nod
Bangladesh proposed to hold the third and final round of reciprocal tariff talks with the United States Trade Representatives on any day from Sunday onwards and is waiting for the US response, according to commerce ministry officials...
2.2 lakh tonnes wheat import from US okayed聽
The interim government on Wednesday decided to procure 2.20 lakh tonnes of wheat from the United States at Tk 817.57 crore in a bid to avert a high US tariff on Bangladeshi goods...
BEPZA鈥檚 contribution to exports rises to 17pc
The factories at eight export processing zones under Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority contributed 17.03 per cent to the national export of a total $48.28 billion in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25...
FAO keen to help Bangladesh boost jute market
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday urged the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to support Bangladesh for bringing back the golden past of jute...
Zubaidur elected Islami Bank chair
M Zubaidur Rahman has been elected chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said a press release...
Rumours spreading on social media over death toll: ISPR director
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate director Lieutenant Colonel Sami Ud Dowla Chowdhury in a text to media on Wednesday said that rumours were spreading on social media about the death toll in Monday鈥檚 Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash on a building of Milestone School and College at Uttara in Dhaka.
Jaker suits in the middle
Jaker Ali proved his worth in the middle order with a match-winning knock of 55 off 48 in a tough condition in Bangladesh鈥檚 second T20I against Pakistan at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Tuesday...
ACC meeting today amid India鈥檚 boycott
The Bangladesh Cricket Board are in an uncomfortable position as they are set to host the Annual General Meeting of the Asian Cricket Council starting today in Dhaka despite the Board of Control for Cricket in India鈥檚 boycott...
Rebuilding trust
DEMOCRACY is not a one-time achievement secured through the ballot box; it is an ongoing process of institutional development, civic engagement and the constant renegotiation of power and accountability. In Bangladesh, the democratic journey has been both inspiring and turbulent. While the country has made notable strides in economic development and social...
India鈥檚 arbitrary decision on cross-border river unacceptable
THOUSANDS of people living in the Muhuri basin in Feni recovering from socio-economic losses of the flash flood earlier in July are now faced with similar uncertainty again as the transboundary river swelled by 11 feet in three hours with no warning on June 20. It rained moderately to heavily on the catchment area spreading between India鈥檚 Tripura and Bangladesh...
Pro-BNP lawyers oppose SC judge appointment council
Pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers on Wednesday demanded the abolition of the newly formed Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, calling it 鈥榗ontroversial鈥�, 鈥榰nconstitutional鈥� and 鈥榤otivated by the interim government鈥�...
Bangladesh Air Force chief calls on Yunus
Chief of Air Staff of the Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday.
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh withdraws flight safety chief Habib
Group Captain Md Ahsan Habib has been withdrawn from his post as director of Flight Safety and Regulation at the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
Yunus urges parties to avoid actions undermining unity, disrupting polls process
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the political parties to refrain from activities that could undermine the unity against fascism and create obstacles to the process of the upcoming general election...
India to send burn-specialist doctors to Dhaka for jet crash victims
India is going to send a team of burn-specialist doctors and nurses with necessary medical support for those under treatment with burn injuries from Monday鈥檚 Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crash on a school premises in Dhaka...
Reform talks resume; CPB, Basod, Jasod stage symbolic walkout
The National Consensus Commission started the 18th day of its second-round dialogue with political parties on Wednesday morning, aiming to reach decisions on important reform issues...
Tarique Rahman calls for unity amid national tragedy
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman has issued a statement urging the nation to remain united and composed in the wake of the tragic Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crash that resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries...
Death toll reaches 32
The death toll from the July 21 Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College at the capital鈥檚 Uttara area reached 32 as one more victim died on Wednesday...
Diamond World owner faces travel ban
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World, and Enamul Haque Khan, former president of Bangladesh Jewellers鈥� Association, and their family members over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through gold smuggling...
BNP holds special prayers for BAF jet crash victims
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday held a special prayer session at its central office in the capital鈥檚 Naya Paltan area, seeking eternal peace for the souls of the students killed in Monday鈥檚 Bangladesh Air Force jet crash at Milestone School in Uttara...