SAD resumses activities of all unit committees
The Students Against Discrimination on Sunday withdrew its suspension on the activities of all units of the organisation.
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US could hike tariffs if China backtracks on rare earths: Bessent
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 administration is prepared to raise tariffs on China if Beijing continues blocking rare earth exports, treasury secretary Scott Bessent warned Sunday...
Innovation is key to growth
THE 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives economic growth. Their work shows that progress is not only about having more people or more machines, it is about having better ideas and better ways of doing things. This message matters deeply for Bangladesh. For...
Buriganga鈥檚 silent scream
SHIHAB stands knee-deep in the Buriganga, rhythmically dipping long rolls of fabric into vats of colour. Each plunge releases clouds of bright yellow and crimson that swirl briefly before dissolving into the river鈥檚 inky current. Nearby, his younger brother Shanto stirs another drum of dye, his hands raw and stained, his gaze fixed on the churning water as if searching for...
DSCC gets new administrator
Md Mahmudul Hasan, director general of the Monitoring, Inspection and Evaluation Wing of the Local Government Division, has been appointed as the new administrator of Dhaka South City Corporation.
DU sculpture students鈥� 7-day exhibition begins
A seven-day annual art exhibition showcasing experimental artworks by sculpture students from Dhaka University is underway at the university鈥檚 Zainul Gallery. The event began on Sunday.
Number of trained teachers declines
The percentage and number of trained teachers in secondary schools and secondary to tertiary madrassahs have decreased over the years while the numbers of students and institutions have increased.
Pry asst teachers warn of series of protests from Nov 23
The assistant teachers of government primary schools on Saturday threatened to resume their movement if their demands for pay rise and promotion were not met by November 15.
UCSI University鈥檚 Bangladesh branch launches Tk 3cr scholarship
UCSI University Bangladesh branch, located at Banani in Dhaka, has announced the launch of its Tk 3 Crore mega scholarship programme for students who have successfully qualified in the higher secondary certificate examination.
Iranian tech prodigies battle it out with robots
Two machines resembling robotic vacuum cleaners sped around a ring colliding, shooting sparks and catching fire, as Iranian engineering students watched from behind plexiglass.
Motijheel holiday market offers happy escape from soaring prices
Every Friday, the streets around Motijheel Ideal School transforms into a vibrant marketplace that was first initiated as weekly market by the Dhaka South City Corporation in 2007.
Scholastica concludes annual drama festival
Scholastica Mirpur Campus concluded its two-day annual drama festival on the campus in Dhaka on Friday.
NSU, MILNetBD host Global MIL Week 2025
The media, communication, and journalism programme at North South University in collaboration with MILNetBD hosted a webinar titled Prompt to Power: Youth, Ethics, and Media and Information Literacy in AI Platforms to mark UNESCO鈥檚 Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2025...
Street play 鈥楲al Shahar鈥� narrates movements against discrimination
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi on Wednesday premiered a street play titled 鈥楲al Shahar鈥� at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to mark the organisation鈥檚 57th founding anniversary...
SUST announces election commission for student union polls
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday announced its election commission to hold its student union elections after a long gap of 28 years...
Maresca vows to 鈥榩rotect players鈥� with rotation
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he will continue to rotate his side as they attempt to compete on four fronts this season.
Pry school meals likely from Nov
Director general of the directorate of primary education Abu Noor Md Shamsuzzaman said that around 31 lakh children in 165 upazilas would start receiving nutritious food under the national school feeding programme from next November...
Panels for SCCI polls on Nov 1
Leaders of the both rival panels in the upcoming elections of Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the apex business body in the region, blamed each other for inciting in postponement of the voting and demanded to hold the elections on the scheduled day...
ONE Bank publishes carbon disclosure report
ONE Bank PLC has published its first 鈥楥arbon Disclosure Report鈥� on Carbon Accounting Financials website in accordance with the PCAF guidelines, as per a press release...
BNP to recruit religious teachers in pry schools
BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the party would create posts for religious teachers in the country鈥檚 primary schools if voted to power...
Arshad Mahmud appointed new pro-VC of BRAC Univ
Professor Arshad Mahmud Chowdhury, dean of the BSRM school of engineering and director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, has been appointed as pro-vice-chancellor of BRAC University, effective from October 20...
Eastern Univ inaugurates 2-day conference on integrated sciences
The Eastern University inaugurated a two-day 7th International Conference on Integrated Sciences on the university campus in Dhaka on Saturday...
Kushtia civil surgeon鈥檚 office locked over job test scam
Angry job seekers on Saturday locked the main gate of the Kushtia Civil Surgeon鈥檚 office over allegations of corruption, question paper leak, and irregularities in a recruitment test held on Friday...
Many Islamic scholars hanged in false cases during AL regime: Fakhrul
Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that many Islamic scholars, including Jamaat-e-Islami amir Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami, Nayadiganta owner Mir Quasem Ali and BNP standing committee member Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, were sentenced to death in false cases, calling it a shameful chapter in the nation鈥檚 history...
Porsche loses almost one billion euros on shift back to petrol
German sports car maker Porsche sunk to a third-quarter loss of almost one billion euros ($1.16 billion), the firm said Friday, as it grappled with the costs returning to petrol and delaying its electric vehicle (EV) rollout...
Messi brace fuels Miami over Nashville in MLS Cup series opener
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored twice to lift Inter Miami to a 3-1 victory over Nashville SC on Friday in the opening game of their MLS Cup round one playoff series...
Rezwan鈥檚 idea of floating school wins UNESCO Confucius Prize
Architect Mohammed Rezwan鈥檚 solar-powered floating schools received the UNESCO Confucius prize for Literacy 2025.
Myanmar scam centre raid sends hundreds fleeing to Thailand
More than 600 people fled one of Myanmar鈥檚 most notorious scam centres and crossed into Thailand, a Thai provincial official said on Thursday, after a military raid on the compound...
Seminar on regional geo-political situation held
A seminar titled Regional Geopolitical Landscape: Impacts on the Security Dynamics of Bangladesh and Ways Forward was held at the auditorium of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Thai minister resigns after alleged scam centre links
Thailand鈥檚 deputy finance minister resigned on Wednesday following allegations linking him to Cambodia-based cyberscam centres...
