Prices of 10 types of heart stents reduced
The prices of 10 types of stents or rings imported from three companies to use in the treatment of heart disease in the country have dropped...
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No promotion for bankers facing ACC probe, trial
Officials of the state-owned banks and non-bank financial institutions will not get promotions if they are facing trials in criminal cases and investigations by the Anti-Corruption Commission...
BOU VC Prof Obaidul elected as ACU council member
Professor ABM Obaidul Islam, vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University, was elected as a council member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, one of the world鈥檚 most esteemed higher education networks, recently.
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.
Infusing uprising spirit into diplomacy urged
Law adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday in the city said that Bangladesh did not have any dignity to other countries in the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina, who fled the country on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising...
Art exhibition depicts painful treatment journey
Young visual artist Mayesha Islam Abanti has depicted her painful journey when she had undergone treatment at her first solo exhibition at Safiuddin Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka...
Tagore University of Creative Arts premieres 鈥楢nimal Farm鈥� at BSA
The theatre department of Tagore University of Creative Arts premiered a play based on George Orwell鈥檚 famous novel titled 鈥楢nimal Farm鈥� at the National Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Monday...
Hiroshima, Nagasaki and genocide
AS THE Zionist project devolves from apartheid and ethnic cleansing to the final solution of its decades-long genocide, we also commemorate 80 years since the August 6 and August 9 nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Let us consider what are the implications of remembering the nuclear genocide in this present moment of technogenocide in Gaza...
Living through uprising days 鈥� I
JULY of 2024 was a happening month, in national sphere, in the newsroom and in my personal life. It did begin as other months do, but, for me, three events happened 鈥� two, in fact, did and one did not. I did not anticipate the two that happened and I was eagerly looking forward to the one that did not happen. I stepped into the University of Dhaka in July 1989 and 34...
Less public financing, even lower use
PUBLIC health system stands at a crossroads. For a country that has made significant strides in maternal and child health and lowered infectious disease burdens, a deep contradiction now threatens to jeopardise further progress: the paradox of low public financing coupled with low budget utilisation. In plain terms, not only is Bangladesh spending too little on health...
Role of mothers and daughters
THE July uprising, a watershed moment in the nation鈥檚 history, will be remembered not only for its political ramifications but also for the powerful and defining role played by women, specifically mothers and daughters. Their collective action, a potent blend of seasoned wisdom and youthful idealism, became the uprising鈥檚 driving force, shaping its character...
Govt should act on commissions so far apparently left out
THE heads of five commissions on tasked with making recommendations for reforms in labour rights, women鈥檚 affairs, public health, local government and the media, set up on November 18, 2024, on August 3 urged the chief adviser to the interim government to take steps for the implementation of the recommendations of the commission and secure commitment from the...
Deplorable central bank delay in getting at wilful defaulters
THE volume of non-performing loans has increased by Tk 745.7 billion in the January鈥揗arch quarter, taking the total to a record high of Tk 4,200 billion and the figure accounts for 24.13 per cent of the total outstanding loans, by far the highest in South Asia. Whilst this has happened, banks which have already identified more than 1,500 wilful defaulters, the borrowers...
Attachment of Exim Bank head office ordered
The Money Loan Court on Monday ordered the attachment of Exim Bank鈥檚 Gulshan head office building in a case filed by Bank Asia over unpaid loans...
RU Chhatra Dal to stage protest, display list of pro-AL teachers
The Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Monday announced a protest programme against the institution鈥檚 pro-Awami League teachers and officials allegedly involved in suppressing the student movement during the July uprising, demanding their trial.
Banks asked to record opposing views of board members
The Bangladesh Bank has made it mandatory for all banks accurately documenting the board members鈥� opinions, including dissenting views or Notes of Dissent, in the official minutes of board and committee meetings...
Economists need to see things with inner eyes
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday slammed a section of economists for their reluctance to see any positive move of the country鈥檚 economy and urged them to see things with inner eyes...
No positive response from India over Hasina鈥檚 extradition: Touhid
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said Bangladesh is yet to receive any positive response from India regarding its request for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 extradition to face trial at home.
Govt prioritising sustainable, green tourism: Adilur
Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today said that the interim government has been prioritising sustainable and green tourism by taking various initiatives to strike a balance between economic growth, environmental protection, and cultural conservation...
Administrator appointed at ATAB
The Ministry of Commerce has appointed its deputy secretary Mutakabbir Ahmed as an administrator to the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh...
South Africa eyeing new markets after US tariffs
South Africa is seeking new markets in Africa and Asia as it negotiates with the United States over looming 30-per cent trade tariffs, which could cost around 30,000 jobs, officials said Monday...
Tesla approves $29b in shares to Musk
Electric vehicle maker Tesla handed its chief executive Elon Musk a $29 billion pay package Monday, as a lengthy legal battle over his compensation winds on...
Plastic pollution 鈥榞rave and growing鈥� health threat: Lancet
Plastic pollution is a 鈥榞rave, growing and under-recognised danger鈥� to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 trillion a year, experts warned in a report on Monday.
Footfalls of 1/11 heard: Mahfuz Alam
Information and broadcasting adviser Mahfuz Alam on Monday said that the footfalls of 1/11 (the January 11, 2007, event)聽 were heard.
Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint S China Sea patrols
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for the first time, Manila鈥檚 military said Monday, as President Ferdinand Marcos departed for a state visit to New Delhi.
Sudan paramilitaries kill 14 civilians fleeing besieged city
Sudanese paramilitary fighters have killed at least 14 civilians trying to flee a besieged city in Darfur, a rights group said Monday, more than 27 months into their war against the army.
S Korea removing loudspeakers on border with North
South Korea said Monday it was removing loudspeakers used to blare K-pop and news reports to the North, as the new administration in Seoul tries to ease tensions with its bellicose neighbour.
Lebanon president promises justice 5 years after Beirut port blast
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed justice and accountability five years after a catastrophic explosion at Beirut鈥檚 port, as the investigating judge finished questioning defendants, a judicial official said.
US accountability for attacks on nuclear sites part of any future talks: Iran
Iran said Monday it would hold the United States accountable for attacks on its nuclear sites in any future negotiations, while ruling out direct talks with Washington.
Tourism boom sparks backlash in Athens
Surrounded by a hubbub of blaring music, restaurant terraces and rumbling suitcase wheels slaloming between overflowing litter bins, Giorgos Zafeiriou believes surging tourism has made his historic Athens neighbourhood unrecognisable...