Man killed, buried at his factory at Kamrangirchar
Police recovered the buried body of Nur-e-Alam, 57, a cloth printing factory owner, from his factory in Dhaka鈥檚 Kamrangirchar area Tuesday evening...
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City seek CL comfort
Manchester City鈥檚 malaise leaves the English champions in the unusual position of fretting over qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League ahead of a tricky trip to Italian giants Juventus...
BSEC fines 20 individuals, entities Tk聽134.18cr
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday imposed fines of total Tk聽134.18 crore on 20 individuals and entities for manipulating share prices of Orion Pharma, Orion Infusions and Bangladesh Finance...
Reflection of deep-rooted issues
BANGLADESH is home to both ethnic and religious minorities. In many cases, ethnic minorities also belong to the category of religious minorities. For example, religious minorities such as the Hindus and the Christians include many ethnically Bengali individuals. The Hindus represent the most significant minority group, both in terms of population and for...
Mugging incidents on rise in Dhaka: DMP chief
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Sajjat Ali said on Monday that incidents of mugging and robbery were reported to be on the rise in the capital...
Girona need 鈥榤agic鈥� to beat Liverpool
Girona coach Michel Sanchez said his team needs 鈥榤agic鈥� from fans at their tiny Montilivi stadium to overcome English giants Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday...
JU distributes Tk 37 lakh in aid to uprising victims
Jahangirnagar University authorities have distributed financial aid amounting to Tk 36.96 lakh to individuals injured during the July-August mass uprising...
Girl raped in city, man held
A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped after being lured into a job in the capital鈥檚 Pallabi area on Sunday morning...
Debt trap fear mounts over megaprojects
The megaprojects implemented mostly with foreign loans by the now ousted Awami League regime have left the nation with concerns over the debt trap amid the questionable expected returns...
Reform should include marginalised groups鈥� voice
The voices of the marginalised and vulnerable groups including women, low-income households, people with disabilities, third- and trans-gender, and minorities should be included in the reform for good governance, experts said on Sunday...
Georgia鈥檚 outlook cut to negative by Fitch
Fitch Ratings downgraded Georgia鈥檚 outlook to negative from stable on Friday, citing sharply increased political risks following disputed October parliamentary elections that have sparked widespread protests in the Caucasus nation...
Pro-EU protesters march on Georgia parliament
Thousands of protesters marched in the Georgian capital Tbilisi on Saturday for the 10th day of rallies sparked by a disputed election and the government decision to shelve EU accession talks...
Bellingham and Mbappe strike as Madrid beat Girona
Jude Bellingham guided champions Real Madrid to a comfortable 3-0 victory at Girona on Saturday in La Liga, with Kylian Mbappe also on the scoresheet after two high-profile penalty misses in recent games...
JU unit gets new body
A 20-member convening committee for the Jahangirnagar University unit of the Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination was formed at a press conference at the university鈥檚 Central Shaheed Minar on Friday night.
Dozens held in Georgia pro-EU protest
Georgian police said on Saturday they arrested dozens of people during a crackdown on pro-EU protesters who rallied Friday for a ninth consecutive day against the government decision to shelve talks on joining the bloc.
Peacekeeping force should be sent to India: Jahangir
Home adviser lieutenant general (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday suggested that peacekeeping forces be sent to India instead of Bangladesh...
Khayer, family members fined Tk 134.54cr for share price rigging
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday fined Abul Khayer, also known as Hiru, and his family members a total of Tk聽134.54 crore for manipulating share prices of four companies...
Sarwar appointed as Priyo Pay strategic adviser
Badrul Munir Sarwar has been appointed as strategic adviser of Priyo Pay, a San Francisco-based cross-border payment platform, said a press release...
Khaleda, 24 others acquitted in attempt to murder case
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and 25 others in an attempt to murder case...
12 followers of Chinmoy remanded
The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Chattogram on Wednesday allowed the police to take 12 followers of expelled ISKCON organiser Chinmoy Krishna Das in custody for interrogation in the case of assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging their duties...
Presidency University hosts research poster contest
An Inter-University Research Poster Presentation Competition was held at Presidency University in Dhaka recently organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering...
Apparel exports up 12.34pc in July-Nov
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports increased by 12.34 per cent year-on-year to $16.12 billion in July-November of the current financial year 2024-25 compared with those of $14.35 billion in the same period of FY24, driven by a pre-holiday rush for Christmas, Black Friday and Thanksgiving, as well as the clearing of the backlog...
Qatar to invest 1b pounds in climate tech with UK
The British government said Wednesday that it has agreed to a partnership with Qatar that will see the Gulf state invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in climate technologies...
Indian media, relations between Bangladesh and India
SINCE the fall of the Awami League regime on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising, there has been a noticeable shift in India-Bangladesh relations. Historically regarded as each other鈥檚 closest allies, the two countries share significant geographic and cultural ties. However, tensions have occasionally surfaced, with a considerable portion of the Bangladeshi population perceiving India as the more advantaged...
Criminality in law enforcement units should be addressed
THE reported involvement of law enforcers in mugging in Dhaka underscores the significance of major police reform. Four people, including two Rapid Action Battalion and police personnel, were arrested on December 2 on charges of their being involved in mugging at the Dhaka airport. Allegations against a section of police personnel over involvement in crimes, including abduction, extortion, smuggling...
GIZ delegation meets UGC chairman
A three-member German technical cooperation agency delegation paid a courtesy call on the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz at the UGC in Dhaka on Tuesday...
26 injured in Georgia demos
Georgia鈥檚 health ministry said on Tuesday that 26 people, mostly protesters, were injured in the latest night of anti-government protest in the Caucasus country.
Time of hope and a promise to keep
THE recent political transition in Sri Lanka, following the presidential and parliamentary elections of September and November, offers a pivotal opportunity to address entrenched issues of exclusion. In his inaugural speech at the 10th Parliament, president Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised his commitment to preventing racism and religious extremism in Sri Lanka. He asserted that his government...
Liverpool players prepared to 'go to war' for each other: Van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk says much of Liverpool's phenomenal success this season is down to the players' willingness to 鈥榞o to war鈥� for each other.
