2 arrested for killing, dismembering body at Tongi
The Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday arrested two suspects over the killing of a bus helper named Oli Mia, whose dismembered body was recovered from Gazipur鈥檚 Tongi on Friday...
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RUET, BIM sign memo for enhancing bilateral relations
Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bangladesh Institute of Management, enhancing bilateral relations, at the conference room of the RUET on Saturday...
Swisscontact promotes green, resilient RMG accessory sector
The Bangladesh Garments Accessories and Packaging Manufacturers and Exporters Association and Swisscontact, a Swiss and Swedish development organization, signed a memorandum of understanding for promoting green growth and resilience within the garments accessories and packaging sector.聽..
Mozambique insurgency a threat to TotalEnergies鈥� return
Jihadist insurgents in northern Mozambique have multiplied their attacks in the past weeks, causing mass displacements ahead of the possible resumption of construction on TotalEnergies鈥� huge natural gas project in the region...
One vote, all voices
IN HIS seminal work Parties and Party Systems, political theorist Giovanni Sartori astutely observed that electoral systems are far from neutral tools. They do more than count votes; they shape outcomes, entrench hierarchies, and define the political playing field. Nowhere is this truer than in Bangladesh, where the first-past-the-post system has entrenched duopolistic...
Dismembered body found in travel bag at Tongi
The police recovered the dismembered body of a person from an abandoned travel bag at Tongi in Gazipur on Friday morning.
Sylhet Engineering College:聽15 students hurt in clash with locals, 8 held
At least 15 students of Sylhet Engineering College were injured as a group of local people attacked them on Wednesday evening for not leaving a privately run sport centre even after their scheduled time.
鈥楳agic Bauliana 2025鈥� set to begin
Bangladesh鈥檚 biggest folk reality show, Magic Bauliana, is set to return for its fifth season, aiming once again to celebrate and revive the rich tradition of Bengali folk music...
BWDB engineers鈥� association forms committees
The advisory and convening committees of the Bangladesh Water Development Board Engineers鈥� Association have recently been formed...
NRB Bank celebrates 12th anniv
NRB Bank PLC has completed its 12th year of operations with accelerating growth through digital innovation, said a press release...
JU expels 64 students over July attack
Jahangirnagar University authorities have permanently expelled 64 current students and revoked the academic certificates of 73 former students for their involvement in last year鈥檚 violent attack on teachers and students during an anti-discrimination movement on the campus...
The regime fell, but not the machine
SEVENTY-THREE years ago, Ernest Hemingway published 鈥楾he Old Man and the Sea,鈥� a story of quiet defiance and enduring dignity. Santiago, the old fisherman, had not caught a fish in 84 days. His apprentice had left him. Yet, undeterred, he sailed deep into the Gulf Stream and fought a giant marlin for three days, using little more than his bare hands and worn tools...
Democratic shift in political culture far from reality
THE much-expected shift in mainstream political culture is far from a reality although it has been a year since the fall of the Awami League regime. A Transparency International Bangladesh study that reviewed the performance of the interim government since August 8, 2024, when the government under review was installed, reports political violence, partisan control of state...
Govt needs to prioritise job creation, poverty reduction
A NUMBER of challenges persist in economic recovery, especially in poverty reduction, employment generation and business environment despite some improvement in the macroeconomic sector in the past year. While it is understandable that the authoritarian and kleptocratic Awami League regime, toppled in a mass uprising in August 2024, left the economy in a shattered...
Prime Bank, bKash sign deal to enhance transactions
Prime Bank PLC and bKash Limited on Monday signed an agreement to launch a strategic partnership, aiming to enhance bKash鈥檚 daily transactional operations through an end-to-end specialised digital cash management services, said a press release...
Shubman Gill: India's elegant captain
Shubman Gill will fly home to India with plenty of credit after a sensational campaign with the bat against England and a hard-earned series draw in his first outing as Test captain.
Italy fines fast-fashion giant Shein for 鈥榞reen鈥� claims
Italy鈥檚 competition watchdog said Monday it has fined the company responsible for Shein鈥檚 websites in Europe one million euros ($1.15 million) for false and confusing claims about the e-commerce giant鈥檚 efforts to be environmentally 鈥榞reen鈥�...
India captain Gill says Oval win against England 'means so much'
India captain Shubman Gill said Monday that squaring the Test series with England at 2-2 鈥榤eans so much鈥� after his side won a thrilling match at the Oval by six runs.
Forecast of heavy rainfall in 5 divs, flood warning for 10 dists
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in five divisions, including Dhaka, in the next three days from Sunday afternoon...
Minor girl among six killed in road accidents in 3 dists
At least six people were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Brahmanbaria, Bogura and Cumilla districts on Sunday...
Woman gives birth to baby girl with two heads in Rajshahi
In a rare and medically complex case, a woman gave birth to a baby girl with two heads at Christian Mission Hospital in Rajshahi city on Saturday night...
ACC sues ex-Gazipur mayor Jahangir over embezzling Tk聽7,500cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against Gazipur City Corporation鈥檚 former mayor Md Jahangir Alam and its former chief accounts officer Golam Kibria on charges of embezzling Tk聽7,500 crore and laundering the money abroad...
Eight CUET students selected for higher edn in Norway
Eight students from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology have been awarded scholarships to pursue higher education in Norway under the Collaborative Academic Research and Education project...
Saifuddin re-appointed as MD, CEO of BGIC
Ahmed Saifuddin Chowdhury Minto has been reappointed as managing director and chief executive officer of Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC for the 5th consecutive term, said a press release...
JD.com set to acquire German electronics giant
Chinese e-commerce group JD.com looks set to acquire a German electronics retail giant, both sides said, in a 2.2-billion euro deal that would boost the Chinese group鈥檚 presence in Europe...
Worker dies after falling from under-construction JU building
A construction worker died after falling from an under-construction building at Jahangirnagar University on Friday night.
No room for extortionists, looters: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday reiterated his party鈥檚 stance against corruption, saying that there would be 鈥榥o compromise鈥� with looters and extortionists.
235 women, girls face violence in July
A report on Thursday revealed that 235 women and girls faced violence in July.
Engr Shaheedullah remembered as true patriot
Politicians, academics and professionals on Thursday remembered engineer Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a true patriot who wanted to establish a democratic society free from repression...
Fakhrul urges mutual understanding among parties
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday underscored the need for keeping mutual understanding among the parties in the country...
