JU teacher suspended over sexually harassing female student
Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended Saju Shaha, an assistant professor at the marketing department at the university, on allegation of sexual harassment...
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2024 heatwave in Bangladesh listed among world鈥檚 worst weather events
The heatwave that swept Bangladesh for 37 days extending over April and May has been recognised as one of the significant weather events recorded globally in 2024, the hottest year in the 175 years of observational record of the World Meteorological Organisation...
Marginalised people鈥檚 bank deposits inch up
Deposits in bank accounts held by marginalised individuals saw a slight increase in December 2024 compared with September, according to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 quarterly report...
Fugitive Lanka police chief surrenders after weeks on the run
Sri Lanka鈥檚 fugitive police chief surrendered to authorities and was remanded in custody Wednesday, weeks after his arrest was ordered over a botched raid that killed a fellow officer...
Two men held for attempted rape of girl child, rape of woman
A man was arrested in Chuadanga on charges of attempting rape on his adolescent daughter and another man was held in Kurigram on charges of raping his sister-in-law on Monday...
HC questions EC preconditions for party registration
The High Court on Tuesday issued a four-week rule asking the government and the Election Commission to explain why the commission鈥檚 recent notice 鈥� requiring new political parties to maintain offices in at least 22 districts and 100 upazilas for registration 鈥� should not be declared unlawful...
ATTACK ON JULY PROTESTERS:聽JU suspends 9 teachers, 3 employees, 289 students
Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended nine teachers, 289 students and three employees for their involvement in 鈥榙irecting and instigating鈥� attacks on student protesters during the mass uprising that led to the fall of the...
BNP calls for early polls to ensure stability
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the interim government to hold elections without delay to ensure stability in the country by transferring power to an elected government.
BUET hosts workshop on engineering diplomacy
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the United States鈥� Tufts University hosted a day-long workshop on engineering diplomacy at BUET in Dhaka on Saturday...
鈥楴BR takes master plan to digitise all operations鈥�
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said that the revenue board has taken a master plan to digitise all of its activities to ensure digital services for the taxpayers...
China鈥檚 Longi to invest in Bangladesh: envoy
Longi, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the world, has decided to set up an office and invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said on Sunday.
Van Dijk won鈥檛 鈥榩anic鈥� over Liverpool future
Virgil van Dijk won鈥檛 鈥榩anic鈥� about his Liverpool future as the Reds captain admits he is willing to let his contract run down until the end of the season.
Birth, death registration stressed to be completed on time
Speakers at a workshop on Thursday stressed the importance of completing the mandatory birth and death registration by the specified time as the certificates are essential for accessing various services, including school admission...
鈥楯aiJai Din鈥� declaration revoked
The declaration of the daily 鈥楯aiJai Din鈥� has been revoked by the office of the Dhaka district magistrate and deputy commissioner following an application by its former editor Shafik Rehman, sparking protests from the newspaper鈥檚 current management and journalists...
CPA calls for beating waterlogging, plastic pollution
The Chittagong Port Authority on Tuesday urged the city dwellers to beat waterlogging and plastic pollution for securing public health...
Three get life in prison for raping teenage girl
A Dhaka court on Wednesday convicted three men and sentenced them to life term in jail in a case filed over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka...
EC invites applications for political party registration
The Election Commission has called for applications from political parties seeking registration ahead of the forthcoming general elections...
Blogging: sociological perspective on growing popularity
A FEW years ago, television was the primary source of entertainment. With the rapid advancement of technology, mobile phones have become the dominant medium. Today, our lives are increasingly centred around these small devices, and whether intentionally or not, we spend a significant amount of time on them...
Bangladesh U-16 girl鈥檚 tennis team returns home
The Bangladesh girl鈥檚 Under-16 tennis team returned home on Thursday, after competing in the Junior Billie Jean King Cup 2025 tournament in Kuching, Malaysia.
BNP expresses grave concern over rising violence against women
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday expressed grave concern about the rising incidents of harassment and violence against women across the country.
Bangladesh鈥檚 people deserve a future free from fear, oppression: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the country鈥檚 people deserved a future free from fear, oppression and political uncertainty...
2026 World Cup final to have Super Bowl-style show: Infantino
The 2026 World Cup final in New Jersey will make history by having a Super Bowl-style half-time show, world football chief Gianni Infantino said Wednesday.
ACC prosecutes ex-minister Dastagir, wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two separate cases against former textile and jute minister Golam Dastagir Gazi, and his wife, Hasina Gazi, on charges of amassing wealth beyond known sources of income and engaging in suspicious financial transactions...
bKash wins 12 digital marketing awards
Mobile financial service provider bKash has won 12 accolades at the 鈥楧igital Marketing Award-2024,鈥� said a press release...
UK pre-travel entry scheme opens to Europeans
European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the UK starting from Wednesday, in the latest step taken by Britain to digitise its borders...
PROSPECTIVE TRAJECTORY: Strategic alliances with Turkic polities
Bangladesh is advancing towards becoming one of the most dynamic polities in South Asia because of its geostrategic locus and economic prowess. Nonetheless, security perils, fiscal dependencies and diplomatic asymmetries constitute formidable impediments to Bangladesh鈥檚 protracted development aspirations. Consequently, it is imperative for the provisional...
Govt should put NID services transfer to discussions, debates
THE government and the Election Commission have been at variance with the national identity registration services, which involve the preparation, distribution and maintenance of identity cards and other related responsibilities. The government wants to set up an independent commission, the Civil Registration Commission, and put the national identity registration services...
MONEY LAUNDERING: SC verdict on Tarique, Mamun鈥檚 sentence tomorrow
The Anti-Corruption Commission鈥檚 lawyer on Tuesday conceded to the arguments presented before the Appellate Division by businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun鈥檚 lawyer seeking Mamun鈥檚 acquittal in a Tk 20-crore money laundering case...
Fugitive for 21 years arrested
A convict who was sentenced to three months in prison and who had been on the run for 21 years to avoid arrest was finally arrested...
Bangladesh sees surge in digital payments: Visa report
Visa has reported a significant shift toward digital payments in Bangladesh, with a 14 per cent increase in overall spending and a 17 per cent rise in transactions in 2024 compared to the previous year...
