4 commissioners of SUCSU polls resign
Four commissioners of the election commission of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Central Students鈥� Union have resigned.
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Polls needed for transition, says CEC
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said that the transition of Bangladesh from the current critical period depended on the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections.
Highest FDI comes from Netherlands in FY25
Netherlands has become Bangladesh鈥檚 largest foreign investor in the financial year 2024-25, contributing $453.65 million in net foreign direct investment (FDI), which accounts for 26.9 per cent of total inflows, according to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 latest Foreign Exchange and FDI report...
Bay terminal鈥檚 first unit to be ready by 2030
Chittagong Port Authority chairman Rear Admiral S M Moniruzzaman on Monday said that the authority aimed to bring the first terminal of the Bay Terminal project into operation by 2030...
Sika Bangladesh opens factory at MIEZ
Sika Bangladesh Limited, a Switzerland based company, has opened its factory at Meghna Industrial Economic Zone in Narayanganj, said a press release...
Hop Lun launches campaign for working parents
Global apparel company Hop Lun has recently introduced its new cross-market CSR initiative, 鈥楶lay It Forward鈥�, under the company鈥檚 #SheCan platform...
HONOR Play10 now available at Tk 10,999
Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR has recently launched HONOR Play10 on the Bangladesh market...
Tanzania president sworn in as opposition says hundreds killed in protests
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protest as she was inaugurated on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place as the opposition says hundreds were killed...
10 women to compete for 12 seats among 237 nominations by BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday nominated 10 women to compete for 12 seats among the 237 for which it announced candidates for the forthcoming Bangladesh national parliamentary elections.
Innovation is key to growth
THE 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives economic growth. Their work shows that progress is not only about having more people or more machines, it is about having better ideas and better ways of doing things. This message matters deeply for Bangladesh. For...
Disinformation risks loom over elections: study
Disinformation and hate-driven campaigns pose a grave threat to electoral integrity, social cohesion and the participation of women and marginalised communities in the coming national election, according to a new study released in Dhaka on Saturday.
Sylhet villagers resist BSF intrusion
Bangladeshi villagers on Sunday morning resisted an act of intrusion by Indian Border Security Force into Bangladesh territory in Jakinganj upazila of Sylhet.
Number of trained teachers declines
The percentage and number of trained teachers in secondary schools and secondary to tertiary madrassahs have decreased over the years while the numbers of students and institutions have increased.
Shenzhen named host city for APEC 2026
China鈥檚 Shenzhen is going to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders鈥� Meeting that will be held in in November 2026.
BSEC, CSE host AML workshop
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission and the Chittagong Stock Exchange on Sunday jointly organised a daylong training workshop on 鈥楢ML/CFT Compliance and Risk-Based Supervision鈥�.
Obama campaigns with US Democrats ahead of key state elections
Former US president Barack Obama hit the campaign trail Saturday for fellow Democrats ahead of closely-watched state elections, laying into Donald Trump over his 鈥榮hambolic鈥� policies and warning of the dangers facing American democracy...
Expatriates鈥� voter registration under way in 11 countries, says Akhtar
The senior secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat, Akhtar Ahmed, on Sunday said voter registration and National Identity Card services for expatriate Bangladeshis are currently under way at 21 stations in 11 countries.
NCP accepts 鈥榳ater lily bud鈥�
The National Citizen Party has backed down from its previous rigid demand for the 鈥榳ater lily鈥� as its election symbol and agreed to accept 鈥榳ater lily bud鈥� as its symbol.
Bangladesh now has 127,612,384 voters, says EC
The number of voters in the country is currently 127,612,384. Of them, 64,760,382 are male voters, 62,850,772 are female and 1,230 are transgender voters.
Bishwa Ijtema to be held after polls: Khalid
Religious affairs adviser AFM Khalid Hossain on Sunday said that the next 鈥楤ishwa Ijtema鈥� of Tablighi would be held after the national elections.
Young leaders accuse NCC of creating political crisis
Younger political leaders on Saturday said that holding the next Jatiya Sangsad elections in early February, as declared by the interim government, could end the country鈥檚 political crisis.
Yunus asks chiefs of 3聽services to聽ensure foolproof polls security
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday directed the chiefs of the three armed forces to take all necessary measures to ensure foolproof security for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangshad elections to be held in the first half of February 2026.
2 dead in suspected Greek vendetta shooting
At least two people died and several were injured on Saturday, state media reported, in a shooting on the Greek island of Crete suspected to be linked to a family vendetta.
US Fed official backed rate pause because inflation 鈥榯oo high鈥�
A senior member of the US Federal Reserve on Friday said he voted against cutting interest rates this week because inflation was 鈥榯oo high鈥� for comfort. Kansas City Fed president Jeff Schmid was one of two people who dissented on Wednesday鈥檚 vote, at which the US central bank backed a quarter percentage-point rate cut...
Iranian tech prodigies battle it out with robots
Two machines resembling robotic vacuum cleaners sped around a ring colliding, shooting sparks and catching fire, as Iranian engineering students watched from behind plexiglass.
BSEC toughens IPO price discovery, eligibility
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed major changes to public offer rules, tightening pricing, valuation and eligibility criteria while giving stock exchanges greater authority in approving or rejecting IPOs.
Government initiates to transform SME sector into major driving force of economic
The government has undertaken a series of initiatives to transform the country鈥檚 Small and Medium Enterprise sector into a major driving force of the economy...
Journalists want press freedom, pay hike protection law in Bangladesh
Journalists held protest rallies across the country on Saturday to press their 39-point demand, including the implementation of the 鈥楴o Wage Board, No Media鈥� policy, the formulation of a journalist protection law, the introduction of...
CA鈥檚 office instructs govt officials to avoid foreign travels until next election
The chief adviser鈥檚 office has instructed government officials to avoid foreign travels unless absolutely necessary until the next national election...
Standard Bank Securities holds 51st board meeting
Standard Bank Securities Limited on Wednesday held its 51st board meeting, said a press release.
