World Statistics Day today
The government will observe World Statistics Day and National Statistics Day-2025 on Monday in a befitting manner.
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Court rejects ex-MP Mukti鈥檚 bail petition
A Narail court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of former Narail-1 lawmaker Kabirul Haque Mukti and ordered him to be sent to jail in connection with a subversive acts case.
Coast Guard arrests nine crime suspects in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
The Bangladesh Coast Guard and the Bangladesh Navy in a joint operation arrested nine members of a criminal group named Zia Bahini along with a large amount of weapons, ammunition and weapons-making equipment at Maheskhali in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Saturday
Youths will build sustainable, inclusive Bangladesh: PSTU VC
Pirojpur Science and Technology University vice-chancellor Professor Md Shahidul Islam at a programme in Barishal on Saturday said that the youths would build a sustainable and inclusive Bangladesh.
United stretch Liverpool losing streak to four games
Liverpool slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat for the first time in 11 years as Manchester United won 2-1 on Sunday to end their near decade-long wait for victory at Anfield.
CA鈥檚 intervention demanded to stop damaging haors
Environmental activists, farmers and members of the local fishing community on Sunday urged the interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, and the authorities of the ministries concerned to take steps to stop the ongoing attempts of filling up paddy fields and destroying wetlands at Moulvibazar Sadar upazila for installing a solar power project...
Dhaka Stream graphic designer found dead at home
A trainee graphic designer of an online news portal, Dhaka Stream, was found dead at her home in the capital鈥檚 Sobhanbagh area Saturday evening...
Eight Islamic parties for referendum on PR system by November
Leaders of eight Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, on Sunday urged the government to hold a referendum by November on the implementation of the July National Charter and hold the next election in a proportional representation system...
EC arbitrary in denying water lily: NCP
National Citizen Party on Sunday alleged that the election commission was making an 鈥榓rbitrary decision鈥� by denying the party its desired electoral symbol 鈥榃ater Lily鈥�...
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to 鈥榗easefire鈥�
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an 鈥榠mmediate ceasefire鈥� at talks in Doha, Qatar said Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce...
China backs Mongla Port regional hub plan
A bilateral meeting between Bangladesh shipping ministry adviser Brigadier General (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain and Chinese transport minister Liu Wei was held at Shanghai in China...
Bangladesh, Kuwait for enhancing coop in defence, labour
The first-ever 鈥楶olitical Consultation鈥� between Bangladesh and Kuwait in Dhaka on Sunday agreed to strengthen cooperation in various areas, including political, economic, defence and labour...
ACC sues ex-chief whip Hasnat for Tk 19.71cr illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against former chief whip Abul Hasnat Abdullah on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽19.71 crore...
Ocean Centres holds workshop on 鈥榚mpowering fisheries sector鈥�
Ocean Centres Bangladesh held its third workshop titled Empowering Bangladesh鈥檚 Fisheries Sector: Enhancing Skills, Safety and Sustainability for a Resilient Future at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka on Sunday...
Taller buildings in city to be allowed
The interim government on Sunday approved in principle amendments to the Detailed Area Plan, raising the floor area ratio for buildings in the Dhaka city, which will allow construction companies and landowners to build taller buildings in the capital.
Antibiotics lose efficacy up to 97 per cent
Some widely used antibiotics have lost efficacy up to 97 per cent in Bangladesh because of the misuse of the lifesaving drugs due to unregulated sale, over-prescription, self-medication and incomplete dosing as laws and High Court verdict are hardly followed.
Court orders action against pornography racketeers
A Dhaka metropolitan court on Sunday ordered authorities concerned to identify and take legal action against online groups, their administrators and fraudulent networks involved in the circulation of pornography and illegal financial transactions...
Bangladeshi artists showcase works in South Korea
Eight Bangladeshi artists are displaying their artworks in a six-day international art exhibition titled 6th Ulsan Asian Print Exchange Exhibition 2025...
Canada backs peaceful Bangladesh polls
Canada on Sunday expressed its support for Bangladesh as the country moves towards a peaceful transition through free, fair, inclusive and participatory elections...
JU professor serves legal notice to SAU VC over plagiarism
Jahangirnagar University professor Kabirul Bashar has served a legal notice against Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University vice-chancellor Professor Md Abdul Latif, accusing him of plagiarising a research paper...
Plaster Falling off ceiling at DU Hall room
A chunk of plaster fell off the ceiling in a room of Salimullah Muslim Hall at Dhaka University on Saturday afternoon, narrowly causing a major accident...
Speakers urge amendment to Tobacco Control Law
Speakers at a human chain and street rally in front of the National Museum on Sunday called for the immediate amendment to the tobacco control law to safeguard public health and prevent tobacco companies from influencing government policy...
SMUCT students鈥� exhibition 鈥楽hashwata Ekadash鈥� under way at Zainul Gallery
A six-day group art exhibition titled 鈥楽hashwata Ekadash鈥� by the students of the 20th batch of the department of fine arts department students of Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology is under way at the Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka...
DIU hosts seminar on 鈥榬ole of youth, academia in economic transformation鈥�
Daffodil International University and the Support to Sustainable Graduation Project under the Economic Relations Division organised a seminar on 鈥楤angladesh鈥檚 LDC graduation and structural transformation: role of youth and academia in economic transformation鈥� at the International Conference Hall of DIU at Birulia of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
20 GAU students awarded Japan NEF Scholarship
Twenty undergraduate students from various departments under the faculty of environment and natural sciences at Gazipur Agricultural University have recently been selected for the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation scholarship, an international award funded by the Japan-based organisation...
RMG sector may face losses worth $1b
Leaders of the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector estimated that losses from the devastating fire at the cargo village complex of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka might exceed $1 billion...
Gross reserve crosses $32b after 31 months
The country鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserve has crossed $32 billion after 31 months amid increased remittance and export earnings...
C&F agents observe strike at Ctg port
Clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents at Chattogram Port observed a four-hour work stoppage on Sunday morning protesting against the increased entry fees imposed by the Chittagong Port Authority...
Stocks down
Country鈥檚 both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Sunday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
International banking confce in Dhaka in 2027
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission, Paris has proposed to hold the ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting jointly with ICC Bangladesh in Dhaka during October-November 2027...
