204 dengue patients hospitalised in Bangladesh in 24 hours
A total of 204 dengue patients were hospitalised in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till this morning.
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NCP, SAD continue demo in Ctg
National Citizen Party and the Students Against Discrimination on Thursday continued their demonstration protesting against police action against their activists at Patiya police station and demanding comprehensive police reforms...
RUET students protest at discrimination against BSc engineering graduates
Students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology on Thursday staged demonstrations, demanding an end to the alleged discrimination against bachelor of science in engineering graduates in government job recruitment and promotions...
HSC examinee stabbed by muggers in city
A Higher Secondary Certificate examinee was allegedly stabbed and mugged by muggers on Green Road in Dhaka early Thursday, shortly after arriving from Bandarban...
SSC examinee stabbed to death in Habiganj
An SSC examinee was stabbed to death by a thief in the Chowdhury Bazar area of Habiganj district town early Thursday...
Good borrowers should be allowed to reschedule loans
A SIGNIFICANT number of borrowers with proven track records face financial distress as the strict, new loan classification rules and rescheduling policy have classified them as defaulters, limiting their access to capital. This is a cause for concern. More than a thousand borrowers, mostly in export-oriented sectors such as textiles, apparel and leather, keep struggling with...
MBPLC hosts school banking confce in Netrokona聽
Mercantile Bank PLC hosted 鈥楽chool Banking Conference-2025鈥� in Netrokona on June 28, said a press release...
SSC examinee stabbed by muggers dies at DMCH
An 18-year old student who was stabbed by muggers on Monday night died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Wednesday...
SAD, NCP block highway in Ctg
Students Against Discrimination and National Citizen Party activists postponed their Wednesday鈥檚 demonstration in Chattogram till noon today after hours of laying siege to the Patiya police station and blockade of Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar highway...
Many sound businesses suffer as loan rescheduling stalls
Many businesses with proven track records in Bangladesh are now facing growing financial distress as a rapid surge in non-performing loans in the banking sector, coupled with stricter loan rescheduling policies, has deepened their woes...
Pubali Bank gifts ambulance to NSTU
Pubali Bank PLC on Tuesday gifted an ambulance to Noakhali Science and Technology University as a part of the bank鈥檚 corporate social responsibility, said a press release...
Youth arrested on charges of abduction, rape of schoolgirl
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Monday night arrested a youth on charges of kidnapping and raping a Class VII schoolgirl in Rajshahi...
Haor areas to get 10 secondary school buildings
The government has taken a project to build 10 secondary schools at 10 upazilas of haor areas of the country...
SAD to work afresh to press for July declaration, charter
The newly elected leaders of Students Against Discrimination on Tuesday said that they would take forward their organisational activities prioritising the demands for the July Declaration to uphold the spirit of the July uprising and the July Charter for reforms in various sectors...
Doctors, employees demand fascist-free BMU campus
Movement for Justice-BMU, an organisation of Bangladesh Medical University, submitted a memorandum on Sunday to its vice-chancellor Professor Md Shahinul Alam, demanding a campus free from fascism and discrimination...
DSCC approves Tk 3,841.38 crore budget for FY26
The Dhaka South City Corporation has approved a budget of Tk 3,841.38 crore for the financial year 2025鈥�26...
IU expels teacher over misconduct
The authorities of Islamic University have permanently expelled a teacher, Hafizul Islam, for misconduct after several allegations, including sexual harassment, homosexual misconduct, and abuse of students, were found to be true...
Yunus to launch NU July Scholarship today
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate the National University July Martyred Memorial Scholarship programme on Tuesday...
Govt job quota reform remains unresolved
A rational reform of the quota system in government jobs has remained unresolved even after a year of the anti-quota movement under the Students Against Discrimination platform in July-August 2024 that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime...
Students block Science Lab crossing after fellow killed in road accident
Several hundred students of Ideal College on Sunday afternoon blocked Science Laboratory crossing in Dhaka city for half an hour, demanding justice for the killing of their fellow in road accident over a month ago...
Umama Fatema quits SAD
Former Students Against Discrimination spokesperson Umama Fatema has quit the platform, alleging internal arbitrariness, smear campaigns against her and political favouritism, days after the platform elected its new leaders...
IFIC Bank, SUST host financial literacy workshop
IFIC Bank PLC, in collaboration with Shahjalal University of Science and Technology鈥檚 anthropology department, has organised a financial literacy workshop to equip students with knowledge on financial management...
SC stays AL-era judicial disciplinary rules
The Appellate Division on Sunday stayed its March 1, 2018 order that upheld the Bangladesh Judicial Service (Disciplinary) Rules 2017, framed during the Awami League regime...
Salehuddin for refraining from approving unnecessary projects
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has cautioned against approving unnecessary large-scale projects that could undermine debt sustainability...
Social sciences faculty of PUST holds national conference
The first national conference titled 鈥楾owards a Sustainable Future Economic Stability, Political Reforms and Socio-Cultural Transformation in Bangladesh鈥� by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Pabna University of Science and Technology was held on Saturday...
DESCO board holds meeting
The 506th meeting of the board of directors of Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited was held on Thursday...
Silent discrimination against Hindu women
HINDU women in Bangladesh still live in a kind of invisible prison, the walls of which are made of centuries-old religious family law. Their limited rights in matters related to marriage, divorce and inheritance are not only in conflict with the constitution but also with human rights...
HSC candidates in Dhaka to be allowed to enter exam centres from 8:30am
The candidates of the Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, are now allowed to enter the exam centres from 8:30am on exam days...
Authorities mull taking HSC exam of female candidate
The chief adviser鈥檚 press wing said on Friday that the authorities concerned were actively considering allowing a female candidate who was unable to take this year鈥檚 Higher Secondary Certificate examination on the first day to retake the exam.
Verdict on judges鈥� disciplinary rules review due June 29
The Supreme Court has set Sunday for delivering order on the review petition filed against the much-discussed gazette of the service disciplinary rules for lower court judges...