2 found dead in custody of RAB, PBI
Two people were found dead in the custody of the Rapid Action Battalion and the Police Bureau of Investigation in Sylhet and Moulvibazar, respectively, on Sunday and Monday.
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Rabindra University students protest at illegal sand extraction
Students of Rabindra University at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj on Sunday took to the streets, protesting against the illegal extraction of sand from land allocated for the proposed permanent campus of the university...
UAE summons Israel envoy over 鈥榗owardly鈥� Qatar attack
The United Arab Emirates said it summoned Israel鈥檚 deputy ambassador on Friday, in a formal rebuke of his country鈥檚 deadly attack against Hamas leaders in Gulf neighbour Qatar.
Case filed over attack on RAB personnel
A case was filed against 172 people on Monday, a day after vehicles of the Rapid Action Battalion were confined and attacked over detention of a man at Sreepur in Gazipur...
Saudi launches Damascus rebuild
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday humanitarian projects for Syria including the removal of wartime rubble around Damascus, weeks after inking investment deals worth billions to help rebuild the country鈥檚 infrastructure.
US mulls buffer zone in Ukraine with troops from KSA, Bangladesh
The United States and its allies are weighing a plan to establish a buffer zone inside Ukraine, potentially to be secured by troops from non-NATO countries such as Saudi Arabia or Bangladesh, NBC News has reported...
Purabi General Ins okays 10pc cash dividend
Purabi General Insurance Company Limited on Monday approved 10 per cent cash dividend for the financial year 2024, said a press release...
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...
鈥楬awabibi in this City鈥� portrays women鈥檚 struggles in mythology, urban life
Artist Shaily Shrabonti has depicted women鈥檚 struggles and experiences in mythology and urban life in her solo exhibition titled 鈥楬awabibi in this City鈥� under way at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi...
Living in 'sin'? Ronaldo, Rodriguez highlight Saudi double standard
When Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announced their engagement this month, two things stood out: the outsized diamond ring, and their unmarried cohabitation in conservative Saudi Arabia.
Content creator Tawhid Afridi on 5-day remand in uprising murder case
A Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Monday placed arrested content creator Tawhid Afridi on five-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Asadul Haque Babu in Dhaka鈥檚 Jatrabari area during the July uprising...
Tk聽21 lakh of Shilaidaha Kuthibari Dev Project traceless
A Tk聽90-lakh tourism development project at Shilaidaha Rabindra Kuthibari has come under scrutiny after Tk聽21 lakh went unaccounted for, raising concerns about financial irregularities.
Saudia offers up to 50pc off
Saudi Arabia鈥檚 national carrier Saudia has announced an exclusive offer of up to 50 per cent off on its international routes, including round-trip and transit flights...
Maulana Bhashani Bridge opens to traffic
The 1,490-metre-long Maulana Bhashani Bridge, constructed over the River Teesta connecting Gaibandha and Kurigram, has opened to traffic with a hope of unlocking new doors for regional connectivity and development...
Expats seek recognition in July Charter
The Bangladesh Prabashi Adhikar Parishad on Tuesday demanded the recognition of the contributions of expatriates to the 2024 July uprising and their political inclusion in the July National Charter...
Four suspects put on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed four accused on a three-day remand in a case filed over the murder of a man named Rahat Hossain Rabbi in the capital Dhaka on August 14...
Rights activists demand list of CHT land grabbers made public
Politicians, academics and professionals on Monday at a discussion in Dhaka city called on the interim government to make public the list of land grabbers in the Chattogram Hill Tracts and the amounts of land grabbed...
Project approved subject to environmental clearance
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said that there were some pre-conditions to establish the permanent campus of Rabindra University in Chalan Bil area...
Arab nations denounce Netanyahu remarks on 鈥楪reater Israel鈥�
Arab nations have slammed comments by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu apparently expressing support for the idea of an expanded 鈥楪reater Israel鈥�, calling the remarks a threat to their sovereignty at an especially tense time for the region...
Passengers suffer as rail line blocked at Ullapara for six hours
The students of Rabindra University Bangladesh on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Ishwardi rail line for around six hours demanding their permanent campus...
China鈥檚 CCDC to drill 2 wells at Titas, Bakhrabad
Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) and China鈥檚 CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited (CCDC) has signed an agreement to drill two deep exploration gas wells in the Titas and Bakhrabad fields...
Rabindra University observes Tagore鈥檚 death anniv
Rabindra University, Bangladesh on Wednesday observed the 84th anniversary of the death of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali polymath who worked, among others, as a poet, writer, playwright and composer...
Rabindranath Tagore鈥檚 death anniv today
The 84th anniversary of the death of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali polymath who worked, among others, as a poet, writer, playwright and composer, will be observed today.
Street play, sit-in demand Rabindra Univ permanent campus
Teachers, students, and staff of Rabindra University, Bangladesh staged a street play and sit-in protest on the Dhaka-Pabna Highway, demanding immediate approval of the Development Project Proposal for the university鈥檚 long-awaited permanent campus, on Monday.
Saudi Arabia executes eight people
Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in the Gulf monarchy particularly over drug-related convictions...
Eight arrested over robbery impersonating RAB members
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested eight men in connection with a robbery incident, impersonating members of the Rapid Action Battalion.
BSCPLC reaches 4 terabits bandwidth
State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable PLC has marked a significant milestone by surpassing 4 terabits per second in international bandwidth (real-time internet traffic) transmission...
Rabindra University holds demonstration on highway demanding DPP approval
Teachers, employees and students of the Rabindra University, Bangladesh protested on the highway, demanding early approval and full implementation of the development project proposal for the construction of a permanent campus of the university, at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj on Wednesday...
Accused fled from scene yet to be arrested
The police is yet to arrest another accused Kazi Gaurab Apu in the past two days, who fled from the scene when they arrested five individuals caught red handed from the house of Shammi Ahmed, the international affairs secretary of Awami League, while collecting extortion money on Saturday evening...
