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Two more dengue patients die, 573 hospitalised across Bangladesh

Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 137 this year...

DU metro rail station to remain closed on Tuesday

The metro rail station at Dhaka University will remain closed on Tuesday due to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections.

People pay last respects to Badruddin Umar

Politicians, academics, professionals and people from all walks of life on Monday paid their last respects to politician and author Badruddin Umar at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka...

DUCSU electioneering ends, vote Tuesday

A 13-day-long campaigning amid a festive atmosphere for the much-awaited Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and hall union elections on Tuesday came to an end on Sunday with promises from most panels and candidates mainly to free the campus of politics of repression.

DSE turnover hits Tk 1,440cr

The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Sunday witnessed the highest turnover in 12 months, as transactions crossed Tk 1440 crore on the first trading day of the week...

DU to operate circular shuttle service on DUCSU elections day

In preparation for the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Hall Parliament elections, the university authorities will operate a special shuttle service to facilitate student voters on elections day.

DUCSU election campaign ends today

Candidates in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union and hall union elections and their supporters on Saturday continued their campaign in a bid to reach the voters as much as they could as the campaign is going to end today...

9 AL activists held for bringing out sudden processions at Tejgaon

The Detective Branch of police has arrested nine leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associate bodies at different parts of the capital on Friday and Saturday...

Protecting waterbodies key to Dhaka's survival: Rizwana

Environment, forest and climate change affairs adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday said that Dhaka would survive if its water bodies were restored and protected...

Nur suffering from short-term memory loss: Rashed

Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur, currently undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, is suffering from short-term memory loss, claimed the party’s general secretary Rashed Khan on Saturday.

JCD seeks temporary ban on DU Facebook pages ahead of DUCSU polls

Ahead of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections scheduled for September 9, the Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal has called for the temporary deactivation of all Facebook pages and groups related to Dhaka University.

Two die of dengue, 364 new cases recorded in 24 hours

Health officials on Saturday said two more people died of dengue and fresh 364 cases were reported in the past 24 hours.

Five killed in bus crash in Laxmipur

Five people were killed and five others injured when a bus plunged into a canal on Laxmipur-Dhaka road in front of Chandraganj Kafil Uddin Degree College on Saturday, the police said.

Dhaka Bank opens 15-day financial literacy prog

Dhaka Bank PLC recently inaugurated a 15-day Financial Literacy Programme for the Youth under its flagship initiative ‘Tarunner Utshab 2025.’

Govt makes bid to aid Jamaat leaders’ Canada visit

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a ‘Letter of Introduction’ requesting the High Commission of Canada in Dhaka to expedite the visa issuance process for a delegation of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami led by its amir Md Shafiqur Rahman.

JP central office set on fire again

The central office of the Jatiya Party at Kakrail in the capital on Friday evening again came under attack by some unidentified people who vandalised and set the office afire.

DUCSU election campaign continues in festive mood

Dhaka University witnessed a festive mood on Thursday as the candidates in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections and their supporters campaigned on the campus on the day for the 10th day...

DUCSU election: reclaim spirit of ’71 and July ’24

THE forthcoming Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election will take place at a pivotal moment in our history and carries profound significance. In the wake of July uprising, this is not merely a contest between student panels — it is a battle that could shape the political future of Bangladesh itself...

Impunity, inaction fuel land grab, violence against officials

The Roads and Highways Department coming to suspend its eviction drive to reclaim grabbed land after one of its surveyors was attacked by illegal occupiers speaks of the sorry state of reclamation efforts. The surveyor came under attack on September 2 during a drive to demolish illegal structures beside the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway at Sripur in Gazipur. Officials of...

UN country head meets Yunus, pledges support for Bangladesh national polls

United Nations resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis on Thursday met with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.

Seven robbers arrested in Dhaka

Police have arrested seven members of a robbery gang who used to introduce themselves as DB police in the capital...

DSCC, DNM sign memo for midwifery-led sexual, reproductive health services

Dhaka South City Corporation and the Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery at a programme on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure the implementation of midwifery-led sexual and reproductive health services in specific urban health centres of the DSCC...

Artists depict Dhaka’s beauty, chaos in duet exhibition

Artists Al Akhir Sarker and M M Maksud Biplob have depicted Dhaka’s beauty and chaos in a duet art exhibition titled ‘Metropolitan: Beauty in Chaos’ under way at Bhumi Gallery in Lalmatia, Dhaka...

Islami Bank chairman to sell all his shares

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC chairman and independent director M Zubaidur Rahman has announced his plan to sell all shares registered under his name through the Dhaka Stock Exchange...

Dhaka Bank, Mastercard launch card for GYC members

Dhaka Bank PLC, in partnership with Mastercard, recently unveiled an exclusive co-branded credit card for members of Gulshan Youth Club Limited at a ceremony held at Radisson Blu Dhaka, said a press release..

Classes, exams to remain suspended only on polls day

Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday announced that all classes and examinations at the university would remain suspended on the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections day, September 9...

Garment workers block Kuril road demanding unpaid wages

Garment workers blocked the road at Kuril in the capital on Wednesday, demanding arrears and allowances...

DU suspends Ali Husen for six months over rape threat

Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended sociology student Ali Husen for six months for issuing rape threat on social media to a female student contesting in the forthcoming students’ union elections, triggering widespread protests...

Road dept surveyor injured by grabbers during eviction drive

6 witnesses testify against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, her children Sajeeb, Saima

Six more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other government officials...