Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology held a two-day international conference on 鈥榮cience and humanities for sustainable development鈥� at the university in Gazipur concluded on Friday...
Former Bangladesh Civil Service cadres, except those belonging to the administration cadre, on Saturday urged the authorities to resolve the crisis regarding the proposed Dhaka Central University on the basis of the recommendations of education experts and the opinions of stakeholders...
Professor Arshad Mahmud Chowdhury, dean of the BSRM school of engineering and director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, has been appointed as pro-vice-chancellor of BRAC University, effective from October 20...
The Eastern University inaugurated a two-day 7th International Conference on Integrated Sciences on the university campus in Dhaka on Saturday...
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday emphasised collective efforts to free the Sitalakhya River from pollution and restore its natural beauty...
The department of media and mass communication of the American International University鈥揃angladesh held a two-day 10th Communication and Journalism Educators Network Conference 2025 concluded at the AIUB in Dhaka on Saturday...
Bangladesh cannot achieve sustainable economic stability without ensuring political stability and inclusive democratic practices, according to speakers at a discussion on Saturday...
Religious and political leaders, scholars and activists said on Saturday that dialogues between different communities needed for unity and the government should impartially control law and order of the state...
The first consignment of wheat, under a memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and the United States for the annual import of 7 lakh tonnes, reached the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port on Saturday...
A training workshop on 鈥楥loud Computing for Industry/Businesses: Driving Digital Transformation and Cyber Security Measures for Industry/Businesses鈥� was held on Saturday at the boardroom of the Bangladesh Chamber of Industries in the capital...
The United States and Canada鈥檚 trading relationship has come under threat as President Donald Trump announced an abrupt stop to talks with Ottawa, freezing months of negotiations that cover key sectors like automotives and aluminum...
Brazil holds a trump card in tariff negotiations with the United States: its subsoil is rich in rare earth minerals coveted by manufacturers in a sector dominated by China...
itel has officially opened its latest itel Home outlet at Jamuna Future Park marking a significant expansion in itel鈥檚 Bangladesh journey, as the brand expands beyond smartphones and feature phones to build a complete Smart Life ecosystem for modern households...
Dhaka Bank PLC and Les Bleus Limited (D茅lifrance) signed a memorandum of understanding in the capital recently...
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned back the clock with a 168-run stand in what could be their Australian swansongs as India thrashed the hosts by nine wickets in the third one-day international on Saturday...
Bruno Fernandes has revealed he rejected a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia in favour of pursuing his Manchester United dreams...
Nuno Espirito Santo slammed West Ham鈥檚 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� display after the winless start to his reign reached four games as Leeds cruised to a 2-1 victory at Elland Road on Friday...
Four counter-protesters were arrested during a protest by the United Kingdom Independence Party in central London, the Metropolitan Police said on Saturday...
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took a swipe Saturday at the United Nations and other multilateral institutions, saying they 鈥榮topped working鈥� and failed to protect Gaza鈥檚 war victims...
Around a dozen Thai mourners dressed in black sat outside a Bangkok hospital where the former Queen Sirikit, whose death was announced early on Saturday, had been receiving treatment...
THE recently concluded Gaza peace summit, sponsored by US president Donald J Trump before a US-Israel-imposed 20-point Gaza peace plan championed by the fragile peace initiative, was signed by the United States, Egypt, Qatar and T眉rkiye, with a couple of other world leaders acting as 鈥榗heerleaders.鈥� This presents a look of an international consensus. However, this...
THE hills of south-eastern Bangladesh are famed for their breathtaking beauty. Yet beneath the lush greenery and terraced slopes lies a history steeped in marginalisation, militarisation and impunity. In late September 2025, the Chittagong Hill Tracts once again descended into turmoil, revealing the deep structural vulnerabilities that continue to define life for Indigenous...
RAMPANT food adulteration is a grave and persistent public health threat, with unsafe food turning what sustains life into a slow and silent agent of disease and death. Recent laboratory tests by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority show how deeply the problem has penetrated the food chain. Of the 15 bread samples tested, 11 contained potassium bromate, a banned...
THIS is unfortunate that food losses post harvest and food waste at consumption account for a third of all the food produced in Bangladesh, as a recent World Bank report says, when insufficient food security forces 12 per cent of the poor to skip meals and about 9 per cent of the poor to pass a day without food, as a recent Power and Participation Research Centre...
National Citizen Party member secretary Akhter Hossen on Saturday said that if the legal basis, draft order, and contents of the July National Charter鈥檚 implementation road map were not presented before the nation, the charter would remain nothing more than a paper...
A group of Jahangirnagar University students at a rally on Friday demanded the ban on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, accusing the group of involvement in the recent alleged abduction of an imam in Gazipur and the rape of Muslim women.
Barishal University has taken disciplinary action against 25 students over a clash between two departments that erupted during a football match about one and a half months ago.
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital launched a specialised ward dedicated to the treatment of snakebite patients - the first of its kind in the country.
The Counselling and Wellbeing Centre of North South University in collaboration with Kaan Pete Roi began training of the first batch of 25 students on the Mental Health Preliminary Response module at the NSU in Dhaka on Thursday.
Southeast University welcomed newly admitted students of the fall 2025 semester through an orientation programme at the SEU Multipurpose Hall in Dhaka on Thursday.
