One arrested over crude bomb explosion in front of EC office
The police on Saturday night arrested a teenage boy over the explosion of a crude bomb in front of the Bangladesh Election Commission headquarters at Agargaon in Dhaka city.
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DUET holds 2-day conference on science, humanities for sustainable development
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology held a two-day international conference on 鈥榮cience and humanities for sustainable development鈥� at the university in Gazipur concluded on Friday...
Ex-BCS cadres for expert opinions to resolve crisis
Former Bangladesh Civil Service cadres, except those belonging to the administration cadre, on Saturday urged the authorities to resolve the crisis regarding the proposed Dhaka Central University on the basis of the recommendations of education experts and the opinions of stakeholders...
Dhaka contributes 46pc to total GDP: DCCI Survey
Dhaka district contributed about 46 per cent of the total gross domestic product, according to a survey conducted by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry...
Dhaka Bank clients to get 20pc off at D茅lifrance
Dhaka Bank PLC and Les Bleus Limited (D茅lifrance) signed a memorandum of understanding in the capital recently...
Experts from England, Australia, Turkey, China invited to probe HSIA fire
Experts from four countries have been invited to investigate whether there was any mismanagement in the fire incident at the import section of the Cargo Village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, said home affairs adviser Lieutenant General Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday...
Dhaka鈥檚 air remains unhealthy with AQI score of 169
Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 9:00am on Saturday morning...
Police intercept graduates with disabilities鈥� march
The police intercepted the march of graduates with disabilities towards the chief adviser鈥檚 residence Jamuna, demanding employment rights for them, at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka on Friday.
Christensen seeks stronger ties with Bangladesh鈥檚 interim, future elected governments
Brent Christensen, the U S ambassador nominee to Bangladesh, has expressed his commitment to enhancing cooperation with both the current interim government and the forthcoming democratically elected government in Bangladesh, with the goal of further advancing the Dhaka-Washington partnership.
BMD warns low-pressure over Southeast Bay may strengthen
A low-pressure area has formed over the Southeast Bay and adjoining regions, and it is likely to intensify, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its bulletin on Friday morning.
Youth鈥檚 body found in sack in Dhaka
The police on Thursday recovered the body of an unidentified youth, wrapped inside a sack, from an under-construction building in the capital鈥檚 Jatrabari area...
Stocks extend gaining streak
Country鈥檚 both the bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Thursday extended positive territory for a second consecutive session as investors stayed watchful ahead of the upcoming earnings season...
NCC-jurists confused about next JS鈥檚 role
The National Consensus Commission and its panel of experts on Thursday decided to recommend issuing the July Charter Implementation (Constitutional Reforms) Order for a proposed referendum on measuring people鈥檚 mandate for the proposed reforms...
Decades of decay at DU halls demands action
THE state of residential halls at Dhaka University has reached an alarming level of decay, laying bare years of institutional neglect and bureaucratic inertia. Across several halls, such as Salimullah Hall, the Mohsin Hall, the Shahidullah Hall and the Surya Sen Hall, students live under crumbling ceilings, cracked walls and exposed iron rods. The recent incident on October...
Dhaka鈥檚 air unhealthy for sensitive groups with AQI score of 140
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 140 at 10:25am on Thursday morning...
Youth killed in crude bomb explosion during clash at Geneva Camp
A youth was killed in a crude bomb explosion during a clash between two groups at a camp of Urdu-speaking people, widely known as Geneva Camp, at Mohammadpur in Dhaka early Thursday...
Tk 100 to be charged for entering Metro stations without journey
Metrorail authorities have announced that from now on, anyone entering stations without the purpose of traveling will have to pay Tk 100 when their rapid pass is scanned at the concourse floor...
Dilapidated DU halls pose risk to residential students
The residential students of a number of halls at Dhaka University are living in constant risks as the decaying buildings need major repairs...
Dhaka bourse sees lowest turnover in four months
The Dhaka Stock Exchange saw the lowest turnover in four months on Wednesday, with transactions falling to Tk 355 crore, despite a marginal rise in the key index...
Special training planned for leather industry
The Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology of Dhaka University plans a special training programme to create qualified and skilled manpower in the field of leather processing technology...
1st Division Cricket League in November
The Dhaka First Division Cricket League is set to begin in November amid the call for boycotting by a number of clubs, said the chairman of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis, Adnan Rahman, on Wednesday...
NCP leaders hold talks with Yunus
Leaders of the National Citizen Party met with Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government, on Wednesday.
New German envoy calls on Bangladesh interim govt chief
Newly appointed German ambassador to Bangladesh Rudiger Lotz on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Two more die of dengue, 762 hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours
Two more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, bringing the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 255 this year.
Unidentified man found dead in Dhaka鈥檚 Shahjahanpur
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man along rail tracks in Shahjahanpur of Dhaka on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality continues to be 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 164
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 9:35am on Wednesday morning...
鈥業n Search of Peace鈥� explores harmony of 聽surroundings
Visual artist Sadrul Rafi explores the theme of harmony in his fourth solo art exhibition, currently under way at Galerie Zoom, Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka, Dhanmondi...
DSE falls, CSE go up
The upward momentum observed in the early trading hours at both the Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange did not last, as the DSE ended the day in the red while the CSE managed to sustain its gains...
Four more dengue patients die across Bangladesh in 24 hours
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 251 this year...
Zobayed urged Barsha to save him, but she refused: Police
Severely injured Zobayed had sought help knocking on Barsha鈥檚 door but she refused to assist and then he died due to excessive bleeding, said police...
