IN A sunlit classroom at Bangladesh Agricultural University, final-year students gather around a miniature canal model, tracing the path of water as it flows towards a simulated paddy field. It may seem like a simple academic exercise, but for these young engineers-in-training, it symbolises a quiet revolution. This is where Bangladesh鈥檚 future is being engineered...
PROPORTIONAL representation is often praised for making electoral systems fairer. It can ensure more accurate vote-to-seat ratios, greater inclusion of small parties, better minority representation, and coalition-based governance that reflects diverse voices. However, it also comes with serious risks 鈥� policy gridlock, coalition instability, empowerment of extreme factions, and weakened accountability...
France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise a Palestinian state, France鈥檚 top diplomat said Wednesday...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has imposed lifetime bans on Salman F Rahman, former IFIC Bank PLC chairman and Beximco Group vice-chairman, former BSEC chairman Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, and Salman's son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, former IFIC Bank vice-chairman, from participating in the country鈥檚 capital market.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo has said the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is in good health and will take part in the upcoming polls.
A Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation double-decker bus rammed into a pillar of the Elevated Expressway at Farmgate in Dhaka city on Tuesday, causing a brief traffic disruption on the busy road...
The police have taken special security measures for 11 days between July 29 and August 8, fearing that the ousted fascist force might create countrywide anarchy during anti-fascist programmes marking the first anniversary of the July uprising...
The Border Security Force of India pushed 18 more people into Bangladesh through a border point under Gangni upazila in Moulvibazar on Tuesday...
The IMF raised its global growth forecast Tuesday as efforts to circumvent Donald Trump鈥檚 sweeping tariffs sparked a bigger-than-expected surge in trade, while the US president stepped back from some of his harshest threats...
Dubai International Airport welcomed a record 46 million passengers in the first half of this year, authorities said on Tuesday, despite disruptions due to the Iran-Israel war...
Telecom operator Robi has recently posted its financial reports for the second quarter of 2025, said a press release...
Bangladesh鈥檚 election commission will publish the draft voter list on August 10 for holding the upcoming 13th national polls.
The chief adviser鈥檚 press wing on Monday said that about 1.5 lakh police officials would undergo special training on election duties ahead of the next parliamentary polls, expected to be held in mid-February next year.
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam on Sunday said that political parties could not even dream of elections without the July uprising and the country would have to wait for another four years for an election.
The Indian Border Security Force pushed 10 more Rohingyas into Bangladesh through a border point in Baralekha upazila under聽 Moulvibazar on Monday morning.
The authorities on Monday announced that the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union would be held on September 15...
All academic activities at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology are scheduled to be resumed today after over five months...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday expressed its support for holding the next general election under a proportional representation system to ensure a free, fair, and credible voting process...
DHAKA appears to be hurtling towards an ecological disaster as its last remaining trees and water bodies are being wiped out in the name of development. A recent Change Initiative study shows that in 44 years, the capital has lost a half its tree cover and 60 per cent of its water bodies. The research shows that green coverage fell from 21.6 per cent in 1980 to 11.6 per cent in...
The National Board of Revenue faced a record revenue collection shortfall of Tk聽92,625 crore in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25...
The deal between the United States and the European Union may have averted a transatlantic trade war, but worries persist in Ireland where crucial sectors are dependent on US multinationals...
The interim government is ramping up security preparations and coordination among key law enforcement agencies regarding the upcoming national elections.
In a major reshuffle, the election commission has transferred 71 of its officials...
The BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology hosted a commemorative programme, paying tribute to a recently demised board of trustees鈥� members of the university, Abdullah Hil Rakib, at the BUFT Multipurpose Hall in Dhaka on Sunday...
Kazi Ahsan Khalil, managing director and chief executive officer of Meghna Bank, resigned from his position on Sunday...
In its latest monthly economic update, the General Economics Division (GED) of the Bangladesh Planning Commission has projected cautious optimism for the country鈥檚 economic trajectory in FY2026, highlighting both the encouraging trends and persistent structural challenges...
Lisa Tate, whose family has been farming in Ventura County since 1876, cannot recall a threat to crops like the one emanating from Donald Trump鈥檚 anti-immigrant onslaught...
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has reduced prices of three of its popular monitor models...
TECNO has launched its SPARK 40 Pro Plus smartphone on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...
Greece on Sunday was battling wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations, with Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft being deployed to help...