Rampant industrial pollution blamed for disease spread in N鈥檊anj
Green activists and local people at a discussion on Wednesday blamed industries for polluting water, air and soil in Narayanganj and spreading pollution-related diseases...
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Man held with counterfeit 5 lakh Indian rupees in Jhenaidah
MEMBERS of the Border Guard Bangladesh have arrested a Bangladeshi national with counterfeit Indian currency notes worth 5,04,000 rupees from the Maheshpur border area in Jhenaidah...
RUCSU polls deferred, code violation goes on for DUCSU
The commission for the elections to the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions on Wednesday deferred the polls by 13 days, while candidates for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections continued their campaign for the second day amid violations of the electoral code of conduct...
Israel ups pressure on Gaza City
The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday, as president Donald Trump prepared to host a White House meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory...
NBR transfers 225 tax inspectors across Bangladesh
The National Board of Revenue has transferred 225 tax inspectors from different tax zones to its offices elsewhere across Bangladesh on Wednesday...
ICT begins trial in Abu Sayeed murder case
The deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly planned to execute student protesters of the July uprising, comparing them to war criminals known as 鈥榬azakars鈥�, according to a leaked phone call submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday...
Former DUCSU leaders oppose army deployment during DU polls
Former Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union leaders on Wednesday expressed grave concerns about the university鈥檚 decision to deploy the army during the DUCSU elections scheduled for September 9...
No respite from high prices despite fall on global market
Despite a sharp decline in the commodity prices on the international market after a Ukraine war-induced surge, consumers in Bangladesh are still bearing the brunt of high prices of commodities as the domestic market remains indifferent to the global price fall...
Roads in 4 cities blocked as engineering students clash with police in Dhaka
The students of different engineering universities on Wednesday blocked roads in four districts including Dhaka where they clashed with the police as they took to the streets demanding reforms in the recruitment and promotion system of engineers in the public service...
US envoy cuts short south Lebanon visit amid protests
Lebanese state media said US envoy Tom Barrack cut short a visit to the south on Wednesday, amid protests in two planned stops against US pressure to disarm Hezbollah...
Thai woman jailed for 43 years for royal insult freed
A Thai woman who received one of the kingdom鈥檚 longest ever royal insult sentences was freed from prison on Wednesday under a mass pardon marking the king鈥檚 birthday...
China says hopes US will welcome more Chinese students
China said on Wednesday it hopes the United States will welcome more Chinese students, after President Donald Trump said he intended to allow 6,00,000 students to enter the country...
Cash outside banks soar amid public distrust
Cash held outside the banking system in Bangladesh climbed further in June, highlighting deepening public distrust in banks...
Nagad to be privatised
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday said that new private investors will soon be sought for the mobile financial service provider Nagad, as part of a plan to privatize the platform as the postal department lacks the capacity to operate the MFS...
BIDA hosts consultation on pharmaceuticals
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority on Wednesday organised a stakeholders鈥� consultation on the draft research report titled 鈥業dentification of the Key Challenges and Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Sector in the Post-TRIPS Era.鈥�..
Bagherhat鈥檚 dried fish fetches Tk 6cr revenue
On the windswept shores of Dublar Char, at the southern edge of the Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal, a seasonal economy thrives that sustains thousands of livelihoods and contributes significantly to Bangladesh鈥檚 national coffers...
Semiconductor producers call on Bashir
The Bangladesh Semiconductor Industry Association (BSIA) says the country鈥檚 semiconductor sector is emerging as a major source of jobs for the rising number of Computer Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering graduates...
Prime Bank gets Sustainability Rating award
Prime Bank PLC has received prestigious 鈥楽ustainability Rating 2024鈥� award from Bangladesh Bank for the third consecutive year in recognition of its strong and consistent commitment to sustainability practices...
NOVOAIR offer for umrah, students
NOVOAIR, one of the country鈥檚 private airlines, has announced free additional 20 kg of baggage for the passengers going for Umrah and students traveling abroad...
Robi Elites to avail 10pc discount by Sheba XYZ
Robi鈥檚 customer loyalty programme, Robi Elite has partnered with Sheba XYZ to provide its premium customers with exclusive access to over 150 professional services, including AC servicing, laundry, beauty home service, car wash, and home/office shifting...
NCC Bank鈥檚 training in leadership dev begins
A four-day training programme titled 鈥楲eadership Development and Team Building鈥� for the bank officials were recently held at NCC Bank鈥檚 Learning and Development Centre...
Mastercard, ICMAB host Cashless Bangladesh Summit
Mastercard and The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) jointly hosted the 鈥楥ashless Bangladesh Summit 2025鈥� under the theme 鈥楾he Intersection of Finance and Technology鈥� at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Dhaka Commerce College students to get Islami Bank service
Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC and Dhaka Commerce College signed a corporate agreement on Tuesday. Under this agreement, students of this college can pay all kind of academic fees at Islami Bank branches, sub-branches, agent outlets and through the Cellfin app and mCash...
Asia Insurance AGM approves 10 per cent cash dividend
Asia Insurance PLC has approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024 in its 25th annual general meeting held on Tuesday virtually by using digital platform...
Global Insurance announces 10pc cash dividend
The 25th annual general meeting of Global Insurance PLC, held recently through hybrid system, approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the shareholders for the year 2024...
MetLife Bangladesh customers to get special discounts at Chuti Resort
MetLife Bangladesh has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chuti Resort. Through this MoU, policy-owners of MetLife Bangladesh will benefit from a discount of 50% on room rates and 5% for daylong packages in three Chuti Resort locations 鈥� Gazipur, Purbachal and Aronnobash, says a press release.
鈥楽urprise pick鈥� Saif up to a different challenge
Saif Hasan, who has been called up to the Bangladesh national cricket team for the forthcoming Netherlands series and the Asia Cup, has had an interesting career in T20Is so far...
SCO鈥檚 quiet rise in turbulent world
AS THE Shanghai Cooperation Organisation prepares to convene its 25th Heads of State Council summit in Tianjin on August 31, 2025, the mood is one of cautious optimism, shaped by geopolitical turbulence, but anchored in a sense of historical inevitability. Under China鈥檚 rotating chairmanship, the SCO has not only survived the headwinds of global disorder but...
Ending diploma engineers鈥� marginalisation
A TEACHER from Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology recently said that his high school headmaster had stopped talking to him after his admission into a polytechnic institute in the 1980s. The headmaster started talking to him only after he was admitted into a bachelor鈥檚 engineering programme at DUET...