Not allowed to run for third term too bad: Trump
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is 鈥榥ot allowed鈥� to run for a third term, acknowledging the limits laid out in the US Constitution...
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BMU introduces online ticketing service to reduce patients鈥� hassles
Bangladesh Medical University launched online ticketing system for reducing patients鈥� suffering, easing overcrowding and ensuring smooth and efficient outpatient services at a programme at the Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of BMU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
The politics of renaming in post-uprising Bangladesh
IN BANGLADESH, mainstream political parties have long used the naming of institutions as a way to stake their claim to history and assert ownership over the country. As a result, major public institutions often undergo cycles of naming and renaming with each change of government. In the past, this practice has also reflected acts of sycophancy 鈥� for example, when...
Necropolitical governance and the betrayal of compassion
AFTER the July 2024 mass uprising, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. For decades, its political and moral trajectory had been defined by authoritarianism, fear, and institutionalised repression. The interim government, born out of the people鈥檚 mandate, was expected to mark a rupture 鈥� to rebuild institutions, protect the vulnerable, and dismantle the structures of...
SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CHT: Don't all lives deserve justice?
SEXUAL violence against indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts is not only an act of individual perpetrators but is sustained through a wider system of state and media denial. The state鈥檚 institutions 鈥� police, public hospitals and local administrators 鈥� actively influence the legal proceedings. Cases are often not filed. Even when a case is filed, medical reports...
Pre-election security dynamics in Bangladesh
THE nation appears to be moving in full swing towards the February 2026 election, with the Election Commission expected to announce the schedule in November. The tempo of the upcoming polls is already resonating across the country, symbolising the most significant event for post-uprising Bangladesh as it strives for a smooth and genuine democratic transition...
Editor鈥檚 note
AS THE entire Bangladesh is keenly waiting for the post-mass uprising political and constitutional reforms and, obviously, electoral transition to democratic governance, the thinking sections of the people are having a lot of private and public discussions over theoretical aspects of various proposals put forward by different political and legal authorities. The high-level...
3-day Charukola Animation Festival begins
A three-day 鈥楩irst Charukola Animation Festival 2025鈥� began at the faculty of fine art of Dhaka University on Tuesday.
North Korea announces missile test hours before Trump鈥檚 South Korea trip
Top military official Pak Jong Chon oversaw the test and said 鈥榠mportant successes鈥� were being achieved in developing the North鈥檚 鈥榥uclear forces鈥� as a war deterrent, according to KCNA...
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remains 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� with AQI score of 151
Dhaka鈥檚 air quality remained in the 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� zone on Wednesday morning...
Academic, admin activities halted at City, Daffodil univs
Academic and administrative activities at City University and Daffodil International University have been suspended following an overnight clash between students of the two private institutions at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
SMUCT Drama Club runner-up at ULAB fest
The Drama Club of the department of English at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology has recently earned the runner-up position at the 11th DHE Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition 2025 at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
Swechchasebak Dal leader killed in Jashore
A union-level leader of Jatiyatabadi Swechhasebak Dal died at Khulna Medical College Hospital Tuesday morning, hours after he was hacked and beaten by a group of miscreants at Shukta village under Kalia upazila in Narail Monday night...
DUCSU, BIRDEM host breast cancer awareness prog at DU
Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, in collaboration with BIRDEM General Hospital, organised a breast cancer awareness event with the theme 鈥楽ave the Smile鈥� at TSC auditorium on DU campus in the capital on Tuesday.
Digital literacy empowers marginalised communities
Jaba Rani Chowdhury, a college student, had stopped using Facebook because of online bullying, but Grameenphone鈥檚 Digital Inclusion for Marginalised Communities project helped her return to the social media platform by teaching her how to report and block online abusers and how to protect her privacy...
SUST announces election commission for student union polls
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday announced its election commission to hold its student union elections after a long gap of 28 years...
ULAB hosts 8th convocation
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh held its 8th convocation on Tuesday at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka, delving into the theme 鈥業nformed minds, inspire paths鈥�...
SOFA鈥檚 art exhibition features diverse art on a shared platform
A seven-day group art exhibition organised by Society of Fine Arts and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy holds multidimensional nature of art practice where seasoned and emerging artists share platform and exchange experiences which is underway at the National Art Gallery-1 of the BSA in the capital...
IU issues show-cause notices to two student leaders over remarks
The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia issued show-cause notices to two student leaders allegedly for making unsubstantiated public statements about the killing of its student Sajid Abdullah...
UK, Bangladesh partner on flood resilience
The governments of the United Kingdom and Bangladesh launched the UK-Bangladesh hydrological and meteorological collaboration, titled 鈥楨nhancing Resilience through Improved Climate and Hydrometeorological Services鈥� project, to strengthen...
19 containers of hazardous goods destroyed at Ctg Port
Chattogram Custom House and Chattogram Port Authority have destroyed 19 containers of hazardous goods that had been lying at the port for a long time...
DCCI, DSE join hands to promote capital market
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dhaka Stock Exchange PLC will promote market transparency, capacity building and investor confidence...
Journey Outdoors to invest in BEPZA EZ as 50th co
Journey Outdoors Bangladesh Co Limited, owned by investors from Singapore and China, is going to invest $27.57 million to establish a high-end garment and outdoor products manufacturing industry at the BEPZA Economic Zone at Mirsharai in Chattogram...
BUET鈥檚 ICS testing lab gets IDCOL support
IDCOL and chemical engineering department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology unveiled on Monday IDCOL-DChE, BUET ICS Laboratory at BUET premises in the capital, said a press release...
American Alumni Association hosts 鈥楤rain Gain鈥� event
American Alumni Association on Monday hosted another edition of its Brain Gain Series at United Commercial Bank PLC head office in the capital...
HSBC profit falls in Q3, hit by legal woes
HSBC reported a 14 per cent drop in third-quarter pre-tax profit on Tuesday, with the banking giant鈥檚 bottom line weighed down by legal provisions related to the late Bernard Madoff鈥檚 huge investment fraud...
BRT project, inefficiency, mismanagement
WHEN a nation builds, it envisions progress. Roads are not merely concrete stretches but arteries of economic mobility and public hope. Yet, when those arteries are choked by inefficiency, corruption and ignorance disguised as expertise, what emerges is not progress but paralysis. The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project from Gazipur to the Airport stands today...
Independent probe demanded into KIB鈥檚 financial, administrative irregularities
The Agriculturists Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday called for the formation of an independent committee to investigate alleged financial irregularities and administrative corruption at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh.
Four more die of dengue, 814 hospitalised in 24hours
Four more people died of dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 273 this year.
US, Japan sign deals on rare earth, shipbuilding
Japan鈥檚 new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a 鈥榞olden age鈥� of ties on his visit to Tokyo Tuesday, before inking a deal with Washington aimed at securing critical minerals and shipbuilding...
