Global oil supply hit record high in August: IEA
Global oil supply hit a record high in August as OPEC+ and other countries ramped up production, with a looming surplus keeping prices in check, the International Energy Agency said Thursday...
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Europeans warming up to Chinese electric cars
Checking out an electric vehicle made by China鈥檚 BYD at the Munich auto show, German designer Tayo Osobu was impressed by the interior and said she would consider buying one...
Chinese co to set up unit, invest $3m at CEPZ
Direction Technology (Bangladesh) Company Limited, a Chinese-owned company, is set to establish a manufacturing facility at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone to produce Bluetooth headphones, wired headphones and data cables...
Jamuna Bank stakeholders to get healthcare benefits
Jamuna Bank PLC on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with Apollo Clinic-licensee JMI Specialized Hospital Limited, said a press release...
Electro Mart Group gifts 1,000 umbrellas to Bangladesh Police
Electro Mart Group recently gave 1,000 umbrellas to the Ministry of Home Affairs for the welfare of Bangladesh Police, said a press release...
BNP warns about election challenges for lack of consensus
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday expressed concern that the country still faced a challenge in holding the upcoming national election as political parties were yet to reach a consensus on the democratic transition.
Another panel led by ex-student coordinators announced
A new panel named Sarbojanin Chhatra Sangsad has entered the race for the upcoming elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union, with a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, Tasin Khan, contesting for the post of vice-president...
DPE, British Council partner to enhance ELT
The Directorate of Primary Education, under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, and the British Council have formalised a partnership set to shape the future of primary education across Bangladesh...
To find new knowledge, one must take help of research: CUET VC
Vice-chancellor of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Professor Mahmud Abdul Matin Bhuiyan at a programme at CUET in Chattogram on Thursday said that to find new knowledge, one must take the help of research...
Three teachers quit monitoring JUCSU polls over 鈥榠rregularities鈥�
Three BNP-leaning teachers at Jahangirnagar University resigned from monitoring duties in the long-delayed JU Central Students鈥� Union election on Thursday, alleging widespread irregularities and partisan influence.
JUCSU elections: Voting concludes, queues persist
Voting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union (JUCSU) and hall union elections concluded on Thursday afternoon, yet long queues of eager students remained outside several polling centres.
Postecoglou wants to bring trophies to Forest
Ange Postecoglou believes 鈥榚xciting times鈥� lie ahead of Nottingham Forest as the Australian aims to end the club's 35-year wait to win a major trophy.
JCD panel boycotts JUCSU polls over alleged 鈥榬igging鈥�
Candidates from the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-backed panel on Thursday announced their boycott of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union elections, alleging widespread irregularities and vote manipulation.
JU JCD-backed panel questions ballot, machine supplier in JUCSU polls
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal-backed panel Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union alleged that Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 company provided ballot papers and vote-counting machines, fearing irregularities at the voting.
Non-students staying at halls to manipulate JUCSU polls, alleges Shibir candidate
A vice-presidential candidate backed by Jamaat-e-Islami鈥檚 student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir accused Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists of manipulating voters staying inside student halls during Thursday鈥檚 long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election.
255 candidates cleared in preliminary list
The election commission for Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union polls on Wednesday published the preliminary list of candidates, clearing 255 contestants for 23 posts, while rejecting the nominations of seven aspirants...
Girl commits suicide in Kushtia classroom
A 13-year-old student died by suicide in the classroom at JMG Secondary School of Pragpur under Daulatpur in Kushtia on Tuesday...
EC unveils draft list of 42,618 polling stations
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday disclosed the draft number of 42,618 polling stations for the 13th parliamentary election, raising the number by around 468 from what was in the 2024 national election...
CU, GarmentTechBD sign memo for creating skilled human resources
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Academy of Garments Technology Bangladesh and the Chittagong University as a step to create skilled human resources for the country鈥檚 garment industry sector and to bring about a combination of industry and academia...
Results unlikely to impact on nat鈥檒 polls, say parties
The results of Tuesday鈥檚 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections were a bit surprising, which caught many political leaders off guard, a number of political leaders said on Wednesday...
23 DUCSU VP aspirants bag less than聽10 votes each
A total of 23 vice-president candidates bagged less than 10 votes each in Tuesday鈥檚 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
JUCSU elections today after 33yrs
All preparations have been completed for holding the much-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions today after a gap of 33 years...
Shibir bags 23 of 28 posts
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections won 23 among 28 posts, including the vice-president, general secretary and assistant general secretary posts...
ITFC to give loan to buy fertiliser
The government and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, on Wednesday signed two significant financing agreements in Jeddah to strengthen food security...
China鈥檚 economy under pressure as consumer slump deepens
Consumer prices in China fell last month at their fastest rate in six months, official data showed Wednesday, as leaders struggle to reignite demand in the world鈥檚 second-largest economy...
Top Japan start-up Sakana AI touts nature-inspired tech
When David Ha started an AI company in Japan with his former Google colleague, they had a choice: create another huge, energy-intensive tool like ChatGPT, or go their own way...
Alibaba.com joins 24th Textech expo
Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business e-commerce, has announced its participation in the 24th Textech Bangladesh 2025 International Expo in the capital, said a press release...
New French PM vows 鈥榩rofound break鈥� with past to exit crisis
France鈥檚 new prime minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a 鈥榩rofound break鈥� with the past on Wednesday as he faced the thorny task of trying to build a government with enough parliamentary support to avoid an early demise...
Harris slams Biden reelection bid as 鈥榬ecklessness鈥�
Former US vice president Kamala Harris said it was 鈥榬ecklessness鈥� to let Joe Biden run for a second term as president, in an excerpt released Wednesday from her upcoming memoir...
20,000 still without power in Berlin after suspicious fire
Around 20,000 Berlin homes and businesses were still without power Wednesday, a day after a fire hit electricity pylons in what police labelled a suspected arson attack...
