BSCIC holds 3-day Eid Fair
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has organised a three-day Eid Fair with entrepreneurs from cottage, micro, small and medium industries of the country inaugurated on Sunday...
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Samsung offers discounts on smartphones for Eid
Samsung has launched a host of discounts on a range of smartphones, from S series to A series, said a press release...
No recognition for 2,697 schools for children with disabilities
The social welfare ministry is moving at a snail鈥檚 pace in recognising the non-government schools for children with disabilities in the country and then providing these schools with monthly payment order facilities.
Fascism may return if polls held without reforms: Ali Riaz
National Consensus Commission vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Thursday said that fascism might return if any government was formed through a fair election without completing reforms.
Oxygen detected in most distant galaxy: astronomers
Oxygen has been detected in the most distant galaxy ever discovered, surprised astronomers said on Thursday, offering further evidence that stars in the early universe matured far quicker than had been thought possible...
THE GAZA TRAGEDY: Violation of humanity, law and conscience
FOR the people of Gaza, this Ramadan has brought nothing but sorrow 鈥� a sorrow deeper than words can capture, especially during what should be a time of peace. The sounds of warplanes, the distant echoes of bombs, and the constant fear of death have turned what should be a month of spiritual renewal into one of grief and despair. For the people of Gaza...
Dark energy seems to be changing, rattling our view of universe
Dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be driving the ever-faster expansion of the universe, appears to be changing over time, according to new observations released Wednesday.
18 trapped in Myanmar scam centre return
Eighteen Bangladeshi human trafficking victims returned home from Myanmar early Wednesday...
Govt changes SSC exam date again
The government on Wednesday changed the routine of this year鈥檚 Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations...
Schoolboy slams 404 in 50-over game
Mustakim Hawlader, a class-nine student of Cambridge School and College, slammed 404 runs off 170 balls in a 50-over game against St Gregory School and College at the Dhaka University Central Field in the ongoing Prime Bank National School Cricket Tournament on Tuesday.
77 lakh SIMs get deactivated amid political change
The number of mobile subscribers in Bangladesh decreased by 77 lakh from July 2024 to January 2025, while the number of mobile internet users declined by 1.1 crore during this period, according to data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Joint venture projects should adopt rational pay scale
INDIAN nationals occupying almost all top positions at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company that runs a 1,320MW coal-based power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat and drawing heftier salaries and benefits than their peers is surprising. According to a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board, 32 of the top 40 positions are occupied by Indians...
Newcastle stun Liverpool to end 56-year trophy drought
Newcastle ended their 56-year trophy drought in stunning style as Dan Burn and Alexander Isak sealed a 2-1 win against Liverpool in the League Cup final on Sunday.
Economists stress job creation, direct tax in budget
Economists in a pre-budget discussion on Sunday in the capital Dhaka suggested employment generation schemes, expansion of social spending and maintenance of a high food stock in the forthcoming financial year...
Coaching centres to remain closed during SSC exams
All coaching centres across Bangladesh will remain closed during the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations to check the question leak, said officials of the education ministry on Sunday...
Net sales of savings certificates nosedive in July-Jan
The net sales of national savings certificates (NSCs) continued their downward trend in the first seven months of the current financial year, reflecting the impact of prolonged inflation and shifting investment preferences...
ISD hosts iftar party
International School Dhaka has recently hosted its annual student-led iftar party on the school campus in Dhaka.
Exemplary punishment for rape demanded
Teachers, students and staff of Pirojpur Science and Technology University formed a human chain, demanding exemplary punishment for rape and violence against women, in front of the administrative building of university in Pirojpur on Thursday.
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Tax exemption will be phased out: NBR
National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the tax on taxpayers who had been enjoying the reduced rate will gradually increase...
BSCPLC revises financial reports
Bangladesh Submarine Cable PLC has revised its financial statements for the first and second quarters of the 2024-25 financial year, citing miscalculations in its previously reported figures...
Birth, death registration stressed to be completed on time
Speakers at a workshop on Thursday stressed the importance of completing the mandatory birth and death registration by the specified time as the certificates are essential for accessing various services, including school admission...
Pry school headteachers must get salary as Class聽II officers: SC
The Appellate Division on Thursday ruled that headteachers of all government primary schools must receive salaries as Class II officers under the Selection Grade X pay scale, effective from March 9, 2014.
Police disperse pry teachers with water cannon, batons
The police dispersed a section of teachers of non-government primary schools on Wednesday using water cannon and charging batons on them in the capital as they tried to go to the chief adviser鈥檚 official residence Jamuna...
MNRS Trust awards certificates, prizes to recipients
The MNRS Trust has recently awarded certificates and prizes to meritorious students, who received the MNRS Trust scholarship 2024, at an event at the Kamaluddin Auditorium of the permanent campus of Milestone College at Diabari of Uttara in Dhaka...
DU theatre students protest at violence against women
The students of theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University on Wednesday staged a protest event against rape at the anti-terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture of the university.
Women鈥檚 family, social status must be ensured: seminar
Speakers at a discussion in Dhaka on Monday said that to eliminate discrimination against women, women鈥檚 work must be recognised and women鈥檚 family and social status must be ensured...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Businesses demand tax cuts, duty benefits
The industrialists in the leather goods and ceramic sectors, real estate businesses and reconditioned car traders demanded various tax cuts and duty benefits in the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2025-26...
ISD student makes mark in global competition
A student of International School Dhaka, Aditya Varshney, has recently secured third place in a global competition titled Global Change It Challenge 2025...
SUST students issue 48hr ultimatum to abolish irrational quotas
Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding the abolition of all irrational quotas, including the ward quota...
HC set to hear petition against SC judge appointment council today
The High Court is set to hear a writ petition today challenging the legality of the Supreme Judicial Appointment Council, established under the Supreme Court Judge Appointment Ordinance, 2025...