VOICE hosts webinar on AI, future of journalism
Speakers at an event on Saturday urged the government to publish an update on the National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2024 and finalise it through a consultative process...
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BSA hosts Russian classical night
The Rising Stars Concert, featuring three emerging Russian musicians, was held at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Friday night...
ZatiqCapital launched to back entrepreneurs
Zatiq Limited, a technology company, has launched a new investment service, ZatiqCapital, to benefit the small and medium enterprises recently...
Eight Secrets of Healthy Living Without Medicines launched
Cardiologist and alternative physician Dr Mujibur Rahman鈥檚 book titled Eight Secrets of Healthy Living Without Medicines was unveiled at a seminar at the RC Majumder Arts Auditorium of Dhaka University on Friday...
Eastern Plaza businesses hold general meeting
The first general meeting of Eastern Plaza Business Cooperative Society Ltd was held on the food court at Eastern Plaza on Saturday in presence of all the businessmen of Eastern Plaza...
35 Rohingyas held while trying to flee Bhasan Char
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday detained 35 Rohingyas at Khazurtala embankment area in Chattogram while they were attempting to flee from Bhasan Char...
Prachyanat stages Dickhauuter at Goethe-Institut
Theatre troupe Prachyanat on Saturday staged a scenic reading of Dickhauuter written by German contemporary playwright Tina M眉ller at the auditorium of Goethe-Institut Bangladesh at Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka...
UNO assaulted during eviction drive
Patgram upazila nirbahi officer Md Zillur Rahman was allegedly assaulted while conducting a drive to evict illegal shops from the pavement in the Patgram Municipality area of 鈥嬧�婸atgram upazila in Lalmonirhat on Saturday...
Beating woman鈥檚 effigy with shows at DU sparks debate
The clips and photographs of men beating with shoes a saree-clad effigy of a woman on the Dhaka University campus going viral on social media on Saturday sparked debates...
District council, DNCC in dispute over land occupation, revenue
The Dhaka District Council and the Dhaka North City Corporation have been in long-standing conflict over the occupation of the council鈥檚 land used by the corporation as a cattle market at Gabtoli and a half of the revenue collected from the market since 2002-2003....
JS polls by Dec demanded
Leaders of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) on Saturday called for holding the Jatiya Sangsad elections by December this year, after a prompt political consensus and the implementation of minimum reforms through ordinances where necessary...
Constitutional recognition, land commission demanded
National minority communities on Saturday once again reiterated their demand for recognition of national minority people as 鈥榠ndigenous people鈥� in the country鈥檚 constitution and forming a separate land commission for them living in plain land...
DU honours 300 teachers, researchers
Bangla Academy president Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq said on Friday that although many in the interim government, especially chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, envisioned a model state, the country鈥檚 transformation into the model state was not possible under a weak government...
Shapla Chatwar violence claimed at least 58 lives: govt
Chief adviser鈥檚 deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder on Saturday said that the Shapla Chatwar violence in 2013 claimed the lives of at least 58 people, including seven members of the security forces...
Santu Larma leaves for India thru Akhaura check post
Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti president Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma, widely known as Santu Larma, crossed into India through the Akhaura check post early Saturday afternoon on a personal visit...
Two-day workshop on flow cytometry held
A two-day workshop titled Flow Cytometry: From Basic to Advanced was held at the Radisson Blue Hotel in Dhaka, said a press release on Saturday...
BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis
The Indian Border Security Force early Saturday returned two Bangladeshi youths, whom they had detained at Patgram border in Lalmonirhat the previous evening...
Differences among parties risk consensus
Differences among political parties over some reform proposals risk building a consensus on a national charter, potentially delaying the next Jatiya Sangsad elections...
Banks鈥� CRAR plunges to record 3 per cent, 14 in red
The Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) in Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector plummeted to an all-time low of 3.08 per cent in December 2024 鈥� far below the regulatory minimum of 10 per cent under the Basel III framework 鈥� manifesting that a significant portion of banks are effectively insolvent and unable to endure even minor financial disruptions...
DSE down by 302 points in April, Tk聽17,000cr lost
The month of April brought no respite for investors in Bangladesh鈥檚 capital market...
Restaurant owners at loggerheads with DSCC
The country's restaurant owners threatened to launch a nationwide movement involving all restaurant owners and workers if the Dhaka South City Corporation did not revoke their notice over roof-top eateries and engage in constructive dialogue...
BCI discusses challenges faced by MSMEs
Bangladesh Chamber of Industries held a roundtable discussion in the capital on Saturday to address the challenges faced by the manufacturing sector, especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...
Industrial failures rooted in past misrule: Sakhawat
Labour and employment adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Saturday blamed past misgovernance and political abuse for the failure of the country鈥檚 industrial sector, stating that factory owners used to hold political power and parliamentary positions, leading to exploitation rather than fair governance...
Novoair stops flight operations for financial crisis
Novoair, a Bangladeshi private airline company, shut down its operations from Friday (May 2) due to an internal financial crisis...
APCL launches pet shampoo
Advance Personal Care Limited (APCL), a concern of PRAN Group, has introduced 鈥楢dora Aloe-Oatbath鈥� pet shampoo to the market to ensure the health and hygiene of pets...
Canada鈥檚 Indo-Pacific trade representative due today
Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday...
Traders happy as Sundarbans honey gets GI recognition聽
People from all walks of life in the region became very happy and expressed satisfaction as the honey of Sundarbans in Bangladesh was registered as a Geographical Indication (GI) product...
Rashed MTB chairman, Arif Dowla vice-chairman
Rashed Chowdhury has been elected as chairman of Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB). Prior to assuming this role, he was the vice-chairman of the board and the chairman of the board executive committee of the bank...
Navana Pharma achieves ISO 14001:2015 certification
Navana Pharmaceuticals PLC. has been officially awarded the prestigious ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification...
BCB president hits back at critics over financial scrutiny
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Faruque Ahmed on Saturday rejected claims associating him with the ex-government, Awami League, stating that these accusations are completely baseless...