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February polls key to democratic transition: Gwyn Lewis

United Nations resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis met chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday and said that the UN fully supported the February general elections in Bangladesh...

Govt approves telecom licensing policy

The Advisers’ Council on Thursday approved Telecommunication Network and Licensing Policy 2025, a landmark move aimed at dismantling monopolies in the country’s telecom sector, introducing greater deregulation and fostering private investment...

Seniors back to work as ageing Germany battles pension burden

At age 70, Pete Maie appears nervous at the start of a job interview to work as a part-time parcel delivery driver for a German logistics company...

Impunity, inaction fuel land grab, violence against officials

The Roads and Highways Department coming to suspend its eviction drive to reclaim grabbed land after one of its surveyors was attacked by illegal occupiers speaks of the sorry state of reclamation efforts. The surveyor came under attack on September 2 during a drive to demolish illegal structures beside the Dhaka–Mymensingh Highway at Sripur in Gazipur. Officials of...

Green Delta settles dairy heat index insurance claim

Green Delta Insurance PLC completed Bangladesh’s first-ever dairy heat index insurance claim settlement recently in Mymensingh, said a press release...

Road dept surveyor injured by grabbers during eviction drive

Israel builds up military ahead of Gaza City offensive

Israel intensified its military build-up on Tuesday as reservists began responding to call-up orders ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City, nearly two years into a devastating war...

Govt should sort out social safety issues for all vulnerable groups

THE call that government officials, development partners and rights activists have put out for a comprehensive social protection system covering all marginalised groups to build an equitable society is what the government should heed, especially at a time when Bangladesh, now a lower middle-income country, is set to graduate out of the bloc of least developed...

BAU students block rail line for 3rd day, probe body formed

Students of the Bangladesh Agricultural University continued their protests for the third consecutive day on Tuesday by blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh rail tracks following an attack on them.

BAU students block rail line for 2nd day

The students of Bangladesh Agricultural University continued their protests for the second day running on Monday, demanding apology from the vice-chancellor, resignation of the proctorial body and action against outsiders and some teachers for...

BAU students block Dhaka-M’singh rail track demanding reform in public service

Students of different agricultural universities in different districts on Sunday enforced an ‘Agri Blockade’ by blocking roads and rail lines, demanding reforms in the recruitment and promotion systems of agriculturists in the public service.

Police detain 2 physicians after child dies following tonsil operation

The police have detained two physicians over allegations of wrong treatment following the death of a six-year-old girl who never woke up after she was anethetised for an operation to remove her tonsils.

CUET holds seminar on remote sensing of earth’s ionosphere

A seminar titled Remote Sensing of the Earth’s Ionosphere was held at the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology in Chattogram on Tuesday...

Managers’ meeting held by Jamuna Bank

Jamuna Bank PLC recently organised its Managers’ Meeting for the Dhaka North and Mymensingh zones at a hotel in the capital...

Govt should shore up issues to fight against growing poverty

THE findings of a multidimensional survey that the finance ministry has funded to assess how families coped with issues of income, employment, expenditure, financial resilience and digital participation in one year since the 2024 uprising are worrying. The poverty rate increased to 27.93 per cent in May 2025, as the survey that research and policy advocacy organisation Power...

BEPZA attracts 23 Chinese investors in 14 months

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has witnessed a sharp rise in Chinese investments over the past 14 months, due to China’s shift to high-value products and the ongoing US-China tariff tensions...

Women artists paint Maimansingha Gitika character Kajol Rekha, her struggle

Women artists’ group Konna has organised its 10th group art exhibition titled ‘Kajol Rekha’r Deshe’, painting Kajol Rekha, a women character in Maimansingha Gitika, and her struggle at Safiuddin Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka...

China slams Germany for ‘hyping’ regional tensions in Asia

China lashed out at Germany on Monday, warning Berlin against ‘inciting confrontation and hyping up tensions’ after its foreign minister said Beijing was ‘increasingly aggressive’ in the Asia-Pacific region...

Libya local vote begins amid security tensions

Hundreds of thousands of Libyans are voting Saturday in the second phase of municipal elections, held under tight security after incidents and irregularities forced delays at several stations...

Israel military approves plan for new Gaza offensive

The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called ‘aggressive’ Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City...

FID rejects WB proposal for forensic audit of 6 state-run banks

The government has turned down the World Bank’s proposal to conduct a forensic audit of six state-owned banks, a move that has raised concerns over its commitment to full transparency in addressing the sector’s deep-rooted problems...

Barca aim to add steel to youthful flair

While Barcelona thrilled on their way to winning La Liga last season, scoring 102 goals in the process, coach Hansi Flick accepts this season his team need to improve defensively...

Educationist Jatin Sarkar dies

Independence Award-winning writer and educationist Professor Jatin Sarkar died while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College on Wednesday...

Audit of Rajuk during AL regime ordered

Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha’s activities in the 2009-2024 period will come under comprehensive audit, officials said...

NSU hosts dialogue on democratic transition

In light of Bangladesh’s recent political landscape and the anniversary of the July uprising, the Centre for Peace Studies at North South University and Germany’s Arnold Bergstrasser Institute jointly organised a special dialogue and a three-day photo exhibition at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...

Hiroshima marks 80 years as US-Russia nuclear tensions rise

Japan marked 80 years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Wednesday with a ceremony reminding the world of the horrors unleashed, as sabre-rattling between the United States and Russia keeps the nuclear ‘Doomsday Clock’ close to midnight...

Who wins, who loses?

IN A world of escalating trade tensions and transactional diplomacy, tariffs have re-emerged as pivotal instruments for recalibrating national economies. At their core, tariffs are not merely financial levers; they are strategic tools for what one might call economic homeostasis — a term borrowed from physiology, which refers to maintaining equilibrium across key...

PBPLC gifts bus to Sylhet Agricultural University

Pubali Bank PLC on Sunday donated a bus to Sylhet Agricultural University under its corporate social responsibility, said a press release...

Bangladeshi held for trying to break Kolkata airport glass

A 25-year-old Bangladeshi man attempted to break the glass wall of the International Transit Terminal at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Friday, causing brief chaos before being detained...

One in four people poor: poverty index

One in every four persons in the country is poor and approximately 3 crore 98 lakh individuals are suffering multidimensional poverty, according to the Multidimensional Poverty Index released on Thursday in the capital.