Morocco to prosecute 1,500 over GenZ protests
More than 1,500 people are facing prosecution in Morocco over recent GenZ 212 protests demanding better public education and health care, a local NGO said Friday...
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Curbing losses, waste key to food security
THIS is unfortunate that food losses post harvest and food waste at consumption account for a third of all the food produced in Bangladesh, as a recent World Bank report says, when insufficient food security forces 12 per cent of the poor to skip meals and about 9 per cent of the poor to pass a day without food, as a recent Power and Participation Research Centre...
BSF detains Bangladeshi youth from Naogaon border
Indian Border Security Force picked up a Bangladeshi youth from the Nitpur border area under Porsha upazila in Naogaon early Wednesday.
Environmental campaigners for green energy-based food system
Environmental campaigners at a rally in Rajshahi on Thursday called for replacing the fossil fuel-based food system with green and sustainable energy-based alternatives to ensure environmental justice and food security...
Trading of 6 LR Global mutual funds suspended
Trading of six mutual funds managed by LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management has been suspended indefinitely after the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) ordered the fund manager鈥檚 removal for misuse of investors鈥� money...
BIBM stresses AI-based security systems
Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management has laid emphasis on greater investment, capacity building, and regulatory guidance to help banks move from planning to practical deployment of Artificial Intelligence-based security systems...
CAVA Cup volleyball begins
Bangladesh volleyball team started the CAVA Cup for Men 2025 with a commanding 3-0 win over the Maldives at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
Murder case filed over CU student death
A murder case was filed on Monday night after the police recovered the body of a Chittagong University student with severed tendons in the city...
India prosecuting Muslims for saying 鈥業 Love Muhammad鈥� sparks outrage
The Modi-led BJP regime in India has launched a sweeping crackdown on Muslims across several states for displaying or posting the slogan 鈥業 Love Muhammad鈥� in honour of Prophet Muhammad, with more than 2,500 people charged and dozens arrested, reported Al Jazeera...
Bangladesh, Afghanistan FIFA friendly in November
Bangladesh will play a friendly match against Afghanistan ahead of their AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers Group C tie against India, next month...
Athapaththu conjures miracle as Sri Lanka snatch victory over Bangladesh
Sri Lanka snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to record their first win of the Women's Cricket World Cup, edging out Bangladesh by seven runs in a nerve jangling finish in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
BPPA hosts capacity building workshop on public procurement
The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority organised a workshop underscoring the need for enhancing capacity in public procurement at the ministerial level and strengthening the skills of high-ranked policy-level officials, said a press release...
BSEC intensifies financial literacy prog
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission is ramping up various initiatives and activities to enhance investment education and capital market awareness across the nation...
BKB begins Customer Service Fortnight prog
On the occasion of 鈥榊outh Festival 2025鈥�, the Financial Institutions Division initiated observance of 鈥楥ustomer Service Fortnight鈥� across state-owned commercial banks, specialised banks and financial institutions from October 19 to November 2...
Secularism: forgotten promise of freedom
SECULARISM is not the denial of faith. It is the protection of faith 鈥� every faith. It is the promise that the state will not favour one path to God over another, and that no citizen shall suffer or be silenced because of what they believe, or refuse to believe. It is the simple, sacred understanding that a government must serve all its people, not the followers of one religion...
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...
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...
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...
Bangladesh women look to return to winning ways聽
Bangladesh will be looking to return to winning ways as they take on Sri Lanka in their sixth game of the ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai, today.
Bagerhat seeks economic uplift thru Sugarcane
Sugarcane, once a hallmark of Bagerhat鈥檚 agricultural landscape, is making a strong comeback thanks to favourable weather, reduced soil salinity, and renewed interest from farmers and youth...
Pirojpur bazaar emerges as betel nut hub
Once known for its paddy and betel leaf cultivation, the southern coastal district of Pirojpur has now carved out a distinct identity as a major hub for betel nut production, with Panchpara Bazar at its epicentre...
Prince elected vice-chair of MBSL
Md Ikhtier Khan Prince has been elected vice-chairman of Mercantile Bank Securities Limited, said a press release...
Toxic culture drives women, youths away from politics: discussion
Political leaders and rights activists on Saturday said that a toxic political culture, dominated by corruption, patriarchy and exclusionary practices, was driving women and young people away from active politics in the country...
Bangladesh exit after loss to Chinese Taipei
Bangladesh failed to qualify for the forthcoming AFC U-17 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 after suffering a crushing 5-0 defeat to Chinese Taipei in their Group H final match of the Qualifiers at the Aqaba Stadium in Jordan on Friday.
Banks鈥� dollar holdings hit 5yrs low
Commercial banks鈥� dollar holdings fell below $4 billion in September 2025 鈥� the lowest level in five years 鈥� as large-scale dollar purchases by the central bank and higher import payments squeezed their foreign currency balances...
Riverine people begin cultivation on char land in Rangpur
Like previous years, this year too, riverine people have started cultivating various winter crops in the mixed-relay system in the char areas of the Brahmaputra basin in the Rangpur agricultural region.
UK seeks to repay victims of $6.6-billion bitcoin scam
Britain has proposed compensating victims of a massive scam in China that resulted in what is believed to be the world鈥檚 largest cryptocurrency seizure, lawyers told AFP on Thursday.
UGC body visits CUET incubator
The University Grant Commission-formed committee visited the IT Business Incubator of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology and exchanged views with them at the CUET in Chattogram on Thursday.
Record high 60m viewers for Women鈥檚 World Cup
The Women鈥檚 World Cup has achieved record viewing figures with 60 million fans having already tuned in to watch the first 13 one-day matches, the International Cricket Council said Thursday.
Bangladesh face Chinese Taipei in must win tie
Bangladesh are in a must-win situation to qualify for the AFC Under-17 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 when they face Chinese Taipei in their Group H top place decider of the Qualifiers at the Aqaba Stadium in Jordan tonight.
