IN BANGLADESH鈥橲 ever-evolving political drama, few arenas carry the weight of Dhaka University. For decades, it has served as the crucible of revolutions, the incubator of national leadership and the most sensitive barometer of public mood. The 2025 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union (DUCSU) elections, therefore, drew the nation鈥檚 hawk-eyed attention, and...
THIS is a reminder of the silent crisis enveloping maternal health that nearly 77 per cent of pregnant women seeking healthcare services are found to suffer from depression or anxiety and two-thirds endure both the conditions simultaneously. An International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh study, based on data gathered in 2022鈥�2025, shows the alarming...
THE win of the right-wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, the yearly event that took place after a gap of six years on September 9, which were by and large free and fair, is a defeat of the centrist and left student political organisations. This needs to be recognised...
Bangladesh begin their T20I Asia Cup 2025 campaign when they take on Hong Kong at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today...
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam said that they wanted to transform the local coaches into international-standard as a three-day-long 鈥楻un Scoring Workshop鈥� started at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
England sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals with a brilliant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia in qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland scored five as Norway emphatically maintained their 100-percent record...
Egypt forward Omar Marmoush will miss Sunday鈥檚 Manchester derby after the Manchester City player suffered a knee ligament injury while on international duty, his club confirmed on Wednesday...
The National Consensus Commission today held a review meeting at its office in Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban to examine expert opinions on the implementation of the July National Charter 2025.
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday assured that all Bangladeshis stranded in Nepal, including members of the national football team, were safe and would be able to return once the situation there normalised...
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the government to stop the construction of an elevated expressway extension from the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation to the Plassey crossing through the Panthakunja Park and the Hatirjheel water body in the capital...
Azmatullah Omarzai hammered a 20-ball fifty as Afghanistan thrashed Hong Kong by 94 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup on Tuesday.
New Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand on Wednesday said that he did not take the job to 鈥榩rove anything鈥� after an underwhelming experience when he last coached in German football.
Health officials on Wednesday said they recorded 625 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least two persons in the past 24 hours.
Two youths were beaten to death and two others were injured by local people on suspicion of mugging in two separate incidents at Mohammadpur in the capital Dhaka on Wednesday...
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has stressed the urgency of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, accountability for the atrocities committed by Israel, and the need for lasting peace in the region.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders on Wednesday met with British high commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election...
The Government of Bangladesh has unequivocally condemned the recent Israeli military aggression against the State of Qatar...
A hidden bank locker belonging to the ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, was on Wednesday seized by the Central Intelligence Cell of the National Board of Revenue, revenue officials said...
Two people were killed and four others were injured in a clash between two rival groups over establishing dominance at village Bagoan Kandipara in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on early Wednesday...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is scheduled to run its two postponed flights on the Dhaka-Kathmandu route today...
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates have won the key positions of Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election with significant margins.
The Islami Chhatra Shibir was in the lead, until submission of this report at 3:30am, in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions marked by allegations of irregularities....
England sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals with a brilliant 5-0 thrashing of Serbia in qualifying on Tuesday, while Erling Haaland scored five goals as Norway emphatically maintained their 100-percent record.
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Tuesday at escalating violence in Nepal, where youth protesters set fire to parliament after a brutal police crackdown that left at least 19 dead.
Chhatra Dal-backed vice-president candidate for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, Abidul Islam Khan, on Tuesday evening alleged widespread rigging in the polls.
Sikkhak Network, a platform of university teachers, on Tuesday evening criticised the university authorities for their inefficiency in managing the DUCSU elections, which recorded nearly 80 per cent voter turnout.
Boishommobirodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad panel鈥檚 vice-president candidate Abdul Kader on Tuesday evening termed the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union a power-sharing exercise between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami....
Bangladesh鈥檚 POP5 has won the highest honour鈥攖he Grand Prix鈥攁t MAD STARS 2025, held in Busan, South Korea recently.
Energy experts are worried about Bangladesh not having an energy transition roadmap yet, warning that the acute energy crisis is likely to persist.
Speakers at a recent seminar said food security, rural livelihoods and climate resilience in Bangladesh depend on how effectively water resources are managed.