The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday imposed fines of total Tk聽134.18 crore on 20 individuals and entities for manipulating share prices of Orion Pharma, Orion Infusions and Bangladesh Finance...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government was facing challenges in stabilising the prices of essential commodities, saying that there were lack of accurate data on production and demand and the discrepancies continued to impede effective policy making...
Seventy-seven Nobel prize winners on Monday sent an open letter to the US Senate opposing the nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr., president-elect Donald Trump鈥檚 choice for secretary of health and human services, citing his 鈥榣ack of credentials鈥� and anti-vaccine beliefs...
The committee, formed to review applications of the government officers deprived of promotion during the regime of ousted Awami League, recommended promoting 764 retired officials to different ranks...
Ever since the July-August student-led mass uprising, 55 per cent primary schoolchildren have been living in a state of fear struggling with serious mental health consequences, according to a study revealed on Monday in the capital...
A Dhaka court on Monday showed Kaushik Hossain Taposh arrested in a case lodged for allegedly grabbing private Gaan Bangla television...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order halting the recruitment of 6,531 assistant primary school teachers in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions under the previous Awami League government, based on a June 14, 2023, notification...
Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh dropped in October to 8.30 per cent, the lowest in 41 months, reflecting deepening challenges in the banking sector and the broader economy...
World oil prices jumped Monday on fresh moves by China to boost its聽economy聽and as traders tracked an uncertain future for Syria and the wider crude-rich Middle East...
THE question of who ousted Bashar al-Assad has dominated countless headlines, debates and think tank discussions. Yet, for the millions of Syrians whose lives have been shaped 鈥� and shattered 鈥� by decades of brutal governance, this question is a distraction. The real focus should be on the human cost of oppression, the erasure of freedoms and the...
Bureaucrats, who assume multiple roles as administrators, politicians and businesspeople, pose a significant challenge to ensuring good governance, observed Debapriya Bhattacharya, convenor of Citizen鈥檚 Platform and distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue...
Jahangirnagar University authorities have distributed financial aid amounting to Tk 36.96 lakh to individuals injured during the July-August mass uprising...
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed four people, including former civil aviation and tourism minister lieutenant colonel (retired) Muhammad Faruk Khan, on three-day remand each in a case lodged over the murder of schoolboy Shamim in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmandi area during the July-August mass uprising...
A case was filed on Sunday against 189 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, over the killing of Ali Hussain during the July-August mass uprising...
The country will observe International Anti-Corruption Day today with a fresh call to combat the widespread corruption upholding the spirit of the student-people uprising...
Syrian prime minister Mohammed al-Jalali said Sunday he was ready to 鈥榗ooperate鈥� with any leadership chosen by the people, after rebels said 鈥榯yrant鈥� president Bashar al-Assad had fled the country...
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday asked Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to address the disinformation campaign against Bangladesh run from certain countries to undermine the July-August mass uprising...
A case was filed against 469 people including former Awami League lawmaker for Rajshahi-1 constituency Omar Faruk Chowdhury and Godagari Police Station鈥檚 former officer-in-charge Abdul Matin for...
Performance art titled 1971/2024: Shono Mohajon Amra Hajarjon, directed by artist-critic Mustafa Zaman, pays tributes to July uprising martyrs and injured and heroes of the War of Independence.
BANGLADESH stands at a pivotal moment in its history, having embarked on a bold and transformative journey following the July-August 2024 uprising. This historic uprising was not merely a...
Physics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis on Saturday insisted on a need for strong regulation of artificial intelligence, which played a key role in their awards.
Md Mannan Gazi nowadays visits hospitals whenever he can, offering support to those injured during the July-August mass uprising. The father of two has developed the habit since his only son...
The Cultural Forum of Bangladesh University of Professionals organised a commemorative session and cultural event at the BUP Swadhinata Auditorium in Dhaka on Thursday...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday fined Abul Khayer, also known as Hiru, and his family members a total of Tk聽134.54 crore for manipulating share prices of four companies...
Badrul Munir Sarwar has been appointed as strategic adviser of Priyo Pay, a San Francisco-based cross-border payment platform, said a press release...
Bangladesh Bank is printing new notes changing the existing design with the inclusion of features of July uprising...
Former superintendent of police, Babul Akhter, was released on Wednesday from Chattogram Central Jail after 43 months of imprisonment in connection with the murder of his wife, Mahmuda Khanam Mitu...
The government has allowed the private sector to import 3.92 lakh tonnes of rice within this month, aiming to keep rice price stable on the retail market across the country, according to the food ministry...
President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a strategic partnership on Monday aimed at deepening bilateral ties and de-escalating conflict in the Middle East, including...
THE Shahbagh movement of 2013 and the recent July-August uprising stand as defining chapters in the evolving narrative of Bangladesh鈥檚 socio-political history. The two protests, distinct in origins and goals though, explain interwoven paths of public mobilisation, collective memory and the exercise of state power. The Shahbagh movement emerged from a nation鈥檚 quest for justice, its rallying cry demanding the...