Agricultural diploma students of different institutions on Monday blockaded the Department of Agricultural Extension headquarters in the capital鈥檚 Khamarbari for six hours pressing for a charter of eight-point demands, including...
American International University-Bangladesh in collaboration with two universities in the United Kingdom has secured two project grants from the British Council under the Transnational Education Exploratory Grant programme...
BANGLADESH, home to more than 170 million people, is often lauded for its steady economic growth, social development and demographic dividend. Yet, buried beneath this progress lies a silent but mounting crisis 鈥� the growing number of youth who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET). Representing a significant portion of the population, these...
Two Bangladeshi citizens were killed in car gas explosion at Tabuk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
The Ganatantrik Biplobi Party and the Biplobi Communist League demanded that the interim government, adopting only election-centric 鈥榚ssential鈥� reforms, must hold the national elections by December...
DIPLOMACY also crosses the conventional boundary of words and official discourse far too often, normally existing in the form of gestures, which, symbolic though, pack colossal importance. This is the domain of the art of 鈥榩hoto diplomacy,鈥� a delicate line where the exchange of photography is not only taking a vessel of collective memory but even a propelling...
The government has heightened security measures in diplomatic zone- Gulshan, Baridhara- in the city against the backdrop of the protest demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza and establishment of an independent Palestine state.
An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India left 21 people dead and several others injured on Tuesday, officials said...
Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in Dhaka on Monday night.
Germany鈥檚 unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in March after holding steady for two months, data showed Friday, with economists lamenting no 鈥榮pring revival鈥� was in sight for Europe鈥檚 ailing top economy.
Child sexual exploitation and abuse is one of the most egregious violations of human rights, robbing children of their innocence, dignity and future. In Bangladesh, celebrated for its remarkable progress in socio-economic development, the issue remains pervasive and deeply entrenched. Despite legislative measures and awareness campaigns, thousands of children...
AMID growing income inequality, high unemployment rates and unprecedented food inflation, economists have rightly pointed out that the budget for the next financial year should prioritise the economic woes of the ordinary people. Economists in a pre-budget meeting with the finance adviser on March 16 urged the government to create an enabling investment...
Economists in a pre-budget discussion on Sunday in the capital Dhaka suggested employment generation schemes, expansion of social spending and maintenance of a high food stock in the forthcoming financial year...
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in collaboration with the United States鈥� Tufts University hosted a day-long workshop on engineering diplomacy at BUET in Dhaka on Saturday...
A massive explosion believed to have been triggered by a scrap dealer handling an old bomb killed at least 16 people in Syria, civil defence officials said on Sunday.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has instructed the factory authorities to pay all outstanding wages, bonuses, and dues to workers by the 20th of Ramadan...
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...
Bangladesh experienced sluggish growth in new business and employment in February as compared to January, according to the latest Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) report...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Dr Abul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday unequivocally told Yunnan Province leaders that if his party came to power, it would prioritise deepening strategic and diplomatic relations with China to ensure a balance of geopolitical power...
Eight people, including four children, sustained severe burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas pipeline leak at a tin-shed house in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj early Monday.
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going to introduce a project named 鈥楨mployment Injury Scheme鈥� in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to provide aid to the garment sector workers of Export Processing Zones, said a press release...
Elon Musk, the billionaire advisor to Donald Trump, said Saturday that all US federal employees must justify their work or lose their jobs, hours after the president pushed him to be 鈥榤ore aggressive鈥� in slashing government spending...
At least 11 people, all members of the same family, including four children, sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion while making rice cakes at their house at Ashulia on Friday night.
THE misuse of three special energy funds 鈥� set up with money set aside from gas and electricity sales every month to reduce power and energy sector expenses by investing in least cost power production, natural gas exploration and production and energy efficiency 鈥� tells how the Awami League government, toppled in a mass uprising in August 2024, breached laws...
The duration of existing four-year honours courses under the National University would be reduced to three years and there would be one year for diploma courses on technical subjects, special assistant to the interim government Md Aminul Islam said on Sunday...
The government employees belonging to the grade 11 to grade 20 at a grand rally on Friday gave an ultimatum saying that they would begin a work abstention on March 1 across the country if their demands, including...
Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka Thursday afternoon...
Daffodil Nursing College has recently held the graduation and oath taking ceremony of the students of bachelor of science in nursing and diploma in science and midwifery for the academic year 2023-2024 at Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia in Dhaka...
Imagine graduating from university only to realise your degree has left you unprepared for the job market. You spent years studying outdated courses, using inadequate facilities, and being taught by underqualified faculty. Now, you are one of the 800,000 unemployed university graduates in Bangladesh, struggling to find work. This is not a rare story 鈥� it is the reality for far too many young Bangladeshis...
