Election Commission senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday that the commission is awaiting court rulings on 14 writ petitions filed with the higher judiciary challenging the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies...
Rights organisation Ain O Salish Kendra on Wednesday decried the recent demand for the cancellation of the government circular to recruit music teachers in primary schools, calling it ill-motivated, misleading and a threat to cultural rights...
The government will estimate the volume of khas land in the possession of its different ministries and divisions in the next two months and prepare a central database on the government land, said planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Wednesday...
The police recovered the hanging body of a 20-year-old youth from a hotel room at Jatrabari in the capital on Wednesday morning...
The inspector general of police, Baharul Alam, on Wednesday said that police had taken security measures to ensure celebration of the forthcoming Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindus in Bangladesh, in a peaceful atmosphere...
BCIC College celebrated the outstanding academic success of its students from the 2025 Secondary School Certificate examination in a special ceremony held on Saturday...
Justice sector experts on Wednesday called for raising public awareness to strengthen village courts for resolving minor disputes at the local level...
Negotiate for free trade agreements (FTAs) or economic partnership agreements with key countries have been stressed to obtain friction-free access to their markets since the country鈥檚 graduation from LDC status is unavoidable...
Global innovative technology brand TECNO is set to launch its POVA series on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...
Thousands of people in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria rallied Wednesday in support of their autonomous administration and called for decentralisation as negotiations with Damascus over the region鈥檚 future stall...
SRI Lanka has reasons to be satisfied with the response it is receiving from the international community. Three international monitoring bodies have chosen to give the government good reports. The first was the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance based in Sweden. Its Global State of Democracy Index for 2025 saw Sri Lanka jump 15 places since...
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that although certain forces were still attempting to delay the polls, the interim government remained resolute in ensuring they proceeded as scheduled...
People on Wednesday suffered immensely due to disruptions to the road and rail communications in different places, including the capital Dhaka, across the country as polytechnic students blocked roads, highways and rail lines, demanding reforms in recruitment and promotion in the public service...
Polytechnic students on Tuesday announced countrywide demonstrations for today, protesting against the three-point demand of engineering and technology university students on reforming engineers鈥� recruitment and promotion in public service.
After facing criticism, the Dhaka University administration has removed incorrect information from its website and uploaded the corrected results of the student union elections...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll.
Gono Bishwabidyalay on Monday held a coordination meeting with law enforcement and security agencies on the occasion of the central students鈥� union election of the university scheduled to be held on September 25...
Three Islamic parties 鈥� Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Khelafat Majlis 鈥� on Monday separately announced parallel programmes to press five common demands ahead of the forthcoming national elections.
A total of 42 candidates were elected unopposed in the elections to the hall unions of Rajshahi University...
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University held the orientation ceremony for freshers of the 2024鈥�25 academic year at the university鈥檚 Teachers-Students Centre Complex in Dhaka on Monday...
Mohammad Abdul Qaium Khan has joined NRBC Bank as the deputy managing director (DMD) and chief operating officer (COO) on Sunday...
THE progressive withdrawal of humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now threatens the safety and dignity of more than 1.2 million stateless people, and places at risk regional stability, Bangladesh鈥檚 social fabric and the prospect of secure, sustainable repatriation. Reductions in support from NGOs, international agencies and the United Nation...
In the ongoing countrywide crackdown against the criminals to maintain law and order, the police have arrested 1,598 more crime suspects in the past 24 hours...
Chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Sunday told the International Crimes Tribunal-2 that there was no ambiguity in the law regarding the tribunal鈥檚 jurisdiction to try the members of the armed forces for committing crimes against humanity.
Several candidates who vied in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections alleged inconsistencies between the announced results and the tally of votes from residential halls...
Globe Biotech Limited, a subsidiary of Globe Pharma Group of Companies, has obtained a United States patent for its homegrown Covid vaccine Bangavax...
Romania on Sunday strongly condemned the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, saying Moscow鈥檚 actions pose a 鈥榥ew challenge鈥� to Black Sea security...
Women leaders on Sunday at a press conference in Dhaka called on the political parties to raise their voices for doubling the reserved seats for women in the national parliament to 100, and also for holding direct elections in these seats...
The joint economic commission meeting between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be held in Dhaka on September 27 after a gap of two decades...