Six journalists hurt in attack on DRU
A case was filed on Thursday over an attack carried out allegedly by a collaborator of the Awami League and his supporters on the premises of Dhaka Reporters Unity in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday night...
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Trading ends week with downtrend
The week鈥檚 final trading day concluded on Thursday with a decline in both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges, as most listed companies saw their share prices fall...
Bangladesh jail authority embarks on renewable energy initiative
The Bangladesh Prison Directorate has signed a contract with a consortium led by Mover Solar and Renewable Energy Ltd to implement solar energy systems across the country鈥檚 prisons, beginning with Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj as a pilot project.
Govt approves ordinance to rehabilitate July uprising heroes, families
The council of advisers of the Interim Government today gave聽 final approval of the 鈥楯uly Mass Uprising Martyrs鈥� Families and Injured Students-Citizens Welfare and Rehabilitation Ordinance, 2025鈥�.
3 more arrested, JCD to hold sit-in at Shahbagh today
Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday said that three more individuals were arrested at the night following Tuesday in connection with the murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo...
DCCI urges govt to ensure business-friendly environment
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed on Wednesday urged the government to ensure an environment conducive to operating business in a smooth, transparent and secured manner...
Foreign secretary himself wants to leave his post: Touhid聽
Foreign secretary Md Jashim Uddin has expressed his intention to relinquish his current responsibilities, and there is no question of his removal, said foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Samya鈥檚 murder: a wake-up call for campus security
THE tragic and brutal murder of Shahriar Alam Samya, a bright student from the Institute of Education and Research at Dhaka University, has struck a deep blow to the nation鈥檚 conscience. Once the torchbearer of progress and a hub for democratic movements, Dhaka University now finds itself grappling with an unsettling darkness that falls over its campus...
Barrister Kazi Rehan Nabi dies
Barrister Kazi Rehan Nabi died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka on Saturday. He was 54.
Another bus robbed on Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway
Another incident of bus robbery occurred on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway as a group of robbers took control of a bus and looted valuables and cash money from the passengers between Tuesday night and early Wednesday...
No comment on EC reconstitution demand: Sanaullah
Election commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Wednesday said the Election Commission would refrain from commenting on the ongoing demand for its reconstitution.
NCP besieges EC
The National Citizen Party on Wednesday alleged that the current Election Commission had forfeited its constitutional legitimacy, accusing it of operating as a de facto office and a mouthpiece for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police adopts zero tolerance against mob violence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has adopted a 鈥榸ero-tolerance鈥� policy against mob violence in the capital, said deputy commissioner of Ramna Division Masud Alam on Wednesday...
MPO teachers鈥� secretariat siege foiled as leader held
A prescheduled programme of the teachers of the secondary-level schools under the monthly pay order system to lay siege to the Bangladesh Secretariat was cancelled on Wednesday following detention of a leader...
Rethinking Dhaka鈥檚 access to nature
SOME parts of Dhaka are undoubtedly more beautiful and more breathable than others. When one thinks of spaces in the city to enjoy fresh air or the tranquillity of water, a few familiar names emerge: Hatirjheel, or the lakesides and parks in Gulshan and Banani. Chandrima Udyan used to be on that list, too. But much of its charm has faded over the last decade and...
Responsible business conduct urged in global supply chain
The issue of responsible business conduct and human rights in global supply chain came under spotlight at an event here on Tuesday.
HC to deliver order on govt gazette declaring Ishraque as mayor Wednesday
The High Court on Tuesday fixed Wednesday for passing an order on a writ petition challenging the legality of a government gazette that declared Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, based on a lower court鈥檚 verdict.
JCD activists again block Shahbagh demanding justice for Shammo
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Tuesday kept the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh crossing blocked for about two hours, demanding justice for Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo who was murdered on May 13 night...
Turkish airlines flight makes emergency landing at HSIA
A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Tuesday morning as the flight鈥檚 right side engine faced a bird hit minutes after its takeoff from the airport...
Army detains 10 members of Hitlu Babu Gang in Dhaka: ISPR
Bangladesh Army personnel have detained 10 members of terrorist group Hitlu Babu Gang with arms and ammunition in Matikata area of Dhaka conducting a late night drive...
DU students raise 11-point demand on justice for Shammo
A group of Dhaka University students on Monday placed an 11-point demand to ensure justice for Shahriar Alam Shammo, who was recently killed on the campus, as the students continued their protest over the killing for the sixth consecutive day on Monday.
Kabi Nazrul Govt College students lay siege to DC office
A section of the students of the Kabi Nazrul Govt College on Monday laid siege to the office of the deputy commissioner of Dhaka Tanvir Ahmed for around two hours to press home seven-point demand, including renovation of dormitories and solutions to transport crisis.
Dhaka Regency launches summer campaign
Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort has launched a summer campaign titled 鈥楤eat the Heat鈥�, says a press release.
Stocks go down
Country鈥檚 both the bourses 鈥� Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Freeze accounts of ex-Rajuk chair, ex-BGB DG, wife: courts
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 13 beneficiary owner accounts of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha former chairman Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker and his wife...
Italian PM likely to visit Bangladesh in August
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni is expected to pay an official visit to Bangladesh in the last week of August as Dhaka and Rome look to deepen cooperation in key areas, including migration, labour mobility, and economic development...
People suffer as聽Ishraque supporters block Gulistan
A large group of supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Monday blocked the road in front of Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of Dhaka South City Corporation, and a portion of the Gulistan crossing, demanding...
Nusraat Faria sent to jail in attempted murder case
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday sent actor Nusraat Faria Mazhar to jail in a case of attempted murder allegedly committed during the July uprising last year.
Stocks keep falling
Dhaka stocks fell on Sunday, the second trading day of the week, with most participating companies witnessing a decline in share prices...