The inaugural session of the seminar titled Physics Education in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Levels, organised by the Bangladesh Physical Society, was held at the Atomic Energy Centre in Dhaka on Saturday...
Dhaka Special Judge鈥檚 Court-8 on Sunday acquitted former health minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a case filed on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk聽12.51 crore...
Police in Moscow raided multiple bars early Saturday and arrested the director of a gay travel agency under laws criminalising 鈥楲GBT propaganda鈥�, state media reported.
The government on Thursday sent land reform board chairman (secretary) Md Abdus Sabur Mondal to retirement on completion of 25 years in service...
The Asian Development Bank鈥檚 board of governors has elected Masato Kanda as ADB鈥檚 11th president...
Experts on Wednesday said that internet should be incorporated into Bangladesh鈥檚 constitution as a fundamental right to protect the countrymen鈥檚 freedom and ensure data security...
Bangladesh鈥檚 human rights organisation Odhikar was announced as an awardee of the 2024 Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award on Wednesday, according to a press release by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy...
Speakers, including journalists, emphasised that the interim government, formed following the recent student-led July-August mass uprising, must prioritise child labour issues on its reform agenda...
LOCAL markets having been flooded with substandard medical supplies, including surgical gloves, is gravely concerning as it poses severe risks to patients and healthcare professionals. Some quarters are alleged to be manufacturing and importing substandard and spurious surgical gloves and supplying them to hospitals and healthcare facilities...
A Sunamganj court on Monday granted bail to former planning minister MA Mannan in another case filed for alleged vandalism and torching of an office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Local markets have been flooded with substandard surgical gloves amid lack of monitoring by the authorities concerned, increasing severe safety risks to patients and healthcare professionals...
THE cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises continue to suffer from complex rules and regulations and a lack of access to loans in the absence of effective and inclusive policies. A recent study by the SME Foundation, based on 304 SMEs in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Khulna and Rajshahi, finds that most entrepreneurs struggle...
At least 100 people, including students, were injured in a series of clashes among the students of three colleges, Kabi Nazrul College, Shaheed Suhrawardy College and Dr Mahbubur Rahman Molla College, in the capital鈥檚 Demra on Monday...
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen the bank accounts of Shuchona Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded by Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
At least three armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front suspects were killed in a reported gunfight with the Bangladesh Army in the forest of Ruma upazila in Bandarban on Sunday.
The BJP-led NDA alliance registered a landslide victory in Maharashtra, while the opposition INDIA bloc was poised to bag Jharkhand on Saturday.
The representatives of health and family welfare ministry, July Shaheed Smriti Foundation and Mass Uprising Special Cell on Thursday jointly announced the roadmap for treatment and rehabilitation of...
THE latest addition to the ongoing propaganda from domestic and foreign think tanks supporting the ousted Hasina regime regarding Bangladesh鈥檚 July-August uprising alleges that it was a military coup disguised as a public movement. This baseless claim aims to alienate America and Western democratic nations from the uprising, thereby enabling...
More than 15 people were injured in a clash between activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the vacant acting chairman position of Mohdipur union parishad at Palashbari in Gaibanda district on Wednesday.
TARIQUE Rahman鈥檚 recent unveiling of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 31-point vision is more than a manifesto; it is a clarion call for a nation on the brink of transformation. In a political landscape dominated by polarisation, corruption, and authoritarianism, Rahman鈥檚 roadmap offers a comprehensive and progressive alternative aimed at restoring...
Youth in Khulna pledged to tackle climate change at an event, organised by JAAGO Foundation Trust under its 鈥楴obodoy Project鈥� on Tuesday.
Foodpanda Bangladesh has partnered with VISA to offer exclusive discounts to customers who use VISA cards for payments, said a press release.
The United States-based Axiom Reach Foundation founder and president Hafiz Sikder has recently visited Bangladesh and met with young patients and their families.
Representatives from several professional bodies on Thursday recommended that the constitution make the fulfillment of the citizens鈥� fundamental rights binding for the state...
Speakers in a side event on Accelerating Finance for Just Transition in Bangladesh: Insights from COP 29 held at the Bangladesh pavilion of COP 29 on Thursday in Baku, Azerbaijan emphasised on international cooperation for financing just transition initiatives in Bangladesh.
Members of the Bangladesh Army have recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition during a drive in a hideout of armed organisation Kuki-Chin National Front in the hilly area of Ruma upazila in Bandarban, according to a press release of the Inter-Services Public Relations on Thursday...
Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women has won the prestigious South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) 鈥楥ertificate of Merit鈥� Award for best presented annual reports in the non-governmental organisation (NGO) category, says a press release.
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy organised a musical event titled Awaaz Ura addressing the recent student-led mass uprising at its Nandan Mancha in Dhaka on Friday.
Power Division鈥檚 additional secretary Md Razwanur Rahman has been appointed as the director general of Islamic Foundation...
The local administration has lifted restrictions on tourism in four upazilas of Bandarban district, signaling a cautious return to travel in the area.