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Army rescues JU students as shopkeepers confine them

Bangladesh Army members rescued a group of Jahangirnagar University students Monday night after local shopkeepers in Savar confined them following a dispute over the purchase of goods, university officials said.

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People suffer due to water stagnation in Dhaka

Heavy rain on Monday morning caused immense sufferings for people throughout the day due to severe water stagnation and traffic congestion in several areas of the capital Dhaka.

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Light engineering sector’s dev stressed for growth

Experts and industry leaders have said that Bangladesh must boost local capacity, value addition, and backward linkages in the agro-machinery, automobile, and light engineering sectors to secure long-term growth and export diversification.

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US citizen Enayet put on two-day fresh remand

A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Wednesday allowed the police to take detained Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in custody for two more days for interrogation in a case filed with Ramna police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act...

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CPB opens 13th congress tomorrow

The Communist Party of Bangladesh will begin its 13th party congress tomorrow at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka city, a press conference was told on Wednesday...

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British drugs giant GSK vows $30b US investment

British pharmaceutical group GSK plans to invest $30 billion in the United States over the next five years, it announced Wednesday as President Donald Trump began a UK state visit...

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Southeast Bank holds 30th AGM

Southeast Bank PLC on Wednesday held its 30th annual general meeting on digital platform, said a press release...

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Poison killed Putin critic Navalny, wife says

The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024...

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Fakhrul calls for unity to build democracy

Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday called for collective efforts to establish a truly effective democratic state, emphasising the importance of unity in safeguarding democratic values...

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US citizen Enayet remanded in police custody

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka on Monday allowed the police to take detained Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in custody for two days for interrogation in a case filed with Ramna police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act...

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Sonali Life, MILVIK sign deal for digital health services

Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited, one of the leading 4th generation life insurance companies in Bangladesh, has entered into a strategic agreement with MILVIK Bangladesh, a renowned digital telemedicine service provider...

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Abdul Qaium new DMD of NRBC Bank

Mohammad Abdul Qaium Khan has joined NRBC Bank as the deputy managing director (DMD) and chief operating officer (COO) on Sunday...

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Rohingya safety, regional security

THE progressive withdrawal of humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now threatens the safety and dignity of more than 1.2 million stateless people, and places at risk regional stability, Bangladesh’s social fabric and the prospect of secure, sustainable repatriation. Reductions in support from NGOs, international agencies and the United Nation...

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Waterlogging is a case of governance failure

ROAD submerged in rainwater causing extreme public suffering remain a perennial crisis for Dhaka. A photograph published in ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· on September 15 showed how public buses are wading through rainwater collected on a road in the Mirpur area of the capital. Pedestrians are walking in knee-high water. In addition to traffic congestion and suffering for commuters...

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Toffee users can pay from mobile balance

Toffee, Bangladesh’s leading digital entertainment platform powered by Banglalink, has introduced a new payment option that makes subscribing easier than ever. From now on, users can seamlessly purchase their Toffee subscriptions with Banglalink mobile balance, making the process more convenient and hassle-free...

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Armani will lays path to potential buyout by rival

Fashion legend Giorgio Armani asked in his will made public Friday for a major luxury group to take a stake in his company, citing LVMH, EssilorLuxottica or L’Oreal as potential buyers...

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Shibir bags GS, majority posts in JUCSU polls

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, swept most posts in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union in the elections held on Thursday, marked by widespread mismanagement and boycott by several panels.

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JUCSU polls results yet to be published

Jahangirnagar University campus simmered with tension on Friday as results of the JU Central Students’ Union elections remained unpublished more than a day after the voting, triggering anger among candidates and voters.

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Bangladesh envoy presents credentials to EU leaders

Bangladesh ambassador to Belgium Khandker Masudul Alam presented his Letters of Credence as head of mission to the European Union to president of the European Council Ant¢nio Costa and president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.