IN THE age of smartphones, everyone carries a camera 鈥� and increasingly, everyone acts as if they are part of a production. In Bangladesh, this technological reality has collided with the erosion of privacy, creating an unsettling new normal: security checkpoints turned into stages for public spectacle. The stars of these impromptu performances are rarely willing...
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is preparing guidelines to allow the private universities to offer PhD programme.
With sharp differences in their opinions, political leaders on Saturday underscored the need for unity among parties, fundamental state reforms, and a democratic transition to fulfil the aspirations of the July uprising.
US president Donald Trump took credit Friday for a peace deal negotiated in Washington between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda鈥攁nd complained that he would not get a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.
The authorities of United International University withdrew the expulsion notice it had earlier issued to its 26 students allegedly for participating in the July uprising past year.
A madrassah student who lost his vision in one eye during the July-August mass uprising in 2024 has filed a case against 167 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and several former ministers, accusing them of orchestrating the attack that left him severely injured.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was 鈥榗hanging the face of the world鈥� in its war with Iran, as he welcomed 鈥榓ll help鈥� in destroying the Islamic republic's nuclear sites.
Deputy foreign minister of Sri Lanka Arun Hemachandra has expressed his country鈥檚 keenness to strengthen relations with Bangladesh鈥檚 private sector...
The Venture Capital and Private Equity Association of Bangladesh has urged the government to treat investment in venture capital funds as an allowable investment for tax rebate...
The interim government on Thursday decided to declare August 5 as 鈥楽tudent-People Mass Uprising Day鈥� to mark the anniversary of the student-led July mass uprising that ousted authoritarian Awami League regime on August 5, 2024.
A group of private university students on Wednesday protested at a 15 per cent income tax on private universities demanding immediate withdrawal of the tax...
Eleven theatre productions by different theatre troupes will be staged at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital marking the July uprising...
Britain鈥檚 Catherine, Princess of Wales, who is recovering from cancer, has pulled out of attending the Royal Ascot race meeting, her Kensington Palace office said on Wednesday...
Oil prices rose and stock markets diverged Wednesday as investors tracked the Israel-Iran conflict and a looming US interest rate decision...
Prime Bank Investment Limited has recently signed an agreement with IFA Consultancy Limited to jointly promote Islamic investment in Bangladesh, said a press release...
Acting foreign secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique on Tuesday said that the Bangladesh foreign ministry had some responsibility for not taking place an expected meeting between interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and British prime minister Keir Starmer in London during his June 10-13 visit to the United Kingdom...
Most of the world鈥檚 nuclear-armed states continued to modernise their arsenals last year, setting the stage for a new nuclear arms race, researchers warned on Monday.
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with SARTO & SUIT EXPRESS, said a press release...
Stocks rose and oil prices pulled back on Monday as fears of a wider Middle East conflict eased even as Israel and Iran pounded each other with missiles for a fourth day...
BRAC Bank has recently partnered with Priyoshop to expand access to digitally processed financing for rural and semi-urban micro merchants, said a press release...
PROFESSOR Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 recent visit to London, marked by the distinguished honour of receiving the King Charles III Harmony Award 2025, was a moment of significance鈥攏ot only for him personally but also for the Bangladeshis and the wider global community who value peace, equity, and sustainable development. It also, perhaps unintentionally, served as...
Iran launched a new wave of missiles at Israel on Saturday, wounding several people in residential buildings, while Israel said it was striking Tehran.
As Covid-19 infections has begun to rise once again in Bangladesh, the prices of face masks has doubled in the wholesale market, driven by opportunistic traders seeking to cash in on its growing demand...
Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched strikes on Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran and stoking fears of a full-blown war...
Oil prices soared and stocks sank after Israel launched strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites on Friday and warned of more to come, stoking fears of a full-blown war.
Ukraine and Russia said on Thursday they had swapped a fresh group of prisoners of war, the third exchange this week as part of a deal agreed at peace talks in Turkey...
Outpatient services at the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital Dhaka resumed on Thursday morning amid security concern after remaining suspended for over two weeks following clashes among the hospital staff, outpatients and July uprising-injured patients...
The Private University Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Thursday announced committees in 19 private universities...
Deposits in 10 well-performing private commercial banks surged by Tk 32,000 crore in the three months ending in March 2025, as depositors moved their funds away from financially weak institutions amid growing fears of collapse, persistent fund shortages, and distrust in bank management...
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Wednesday announced a 15 per cent increase in the electricity price to shore up revenues for the state-run utility, in line with conditions imposed by an IMF bailout...