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...
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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...
'You think football is just PlayStation?': Maresca defends Chelsea
Enzo Maresca slammed criticism of Chelsea's scrappy 1-0 victory against Leicester as the Blues boss claimed winning in the Premier League is not as easy as it looks on a 鈥楶layStation鈥� console.
SAD leader among 14 sent to jail for extortion, vandalism
A Dhaka court on Saturday sent 14 people, including a leader of Student Against Discrimination, to jail over allegations of vandalising and looting a construction office for extortion Friday afternoon.
US scientists rally to protest Trump cuts
Scientists rallied in cities across the United States on Friday to denounce efforts by the administration of US president Donald Trump to eliminate key staff across multiple agencies and curb life-saving research.
SAD leader among 14 arrested for extortion, vandalism in construction office in city
Joint forces arrested 14 people, including the Student Against Discrimination Kalabagan Thana unit convener Salahuddin Salman over allegedly vandalising and looting a construction office for extortion on Friday evening in the capital鈥檚 Kalabagan area.
4 arrested for kidnap, extortion impersonating SAD members
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police arrested four individuals in connection with abduction of a garment factory official and his driver, who were taken hostage for ransom by perpetrators posing as representatives of the Student Against Discrimination.
Teachers under MPO postpone strike till Eid-ul-Azha
The protesting non-government teachers under the Monthly Payment Order scheme on Thursday postponed their ongoing strike on the 23rd day till the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha...
PRE-BUDGET DISCUSSION: Next budget may see cut in tax exemptions: NBR chair
National Board of Revenue Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Wednesday hinted that the tax exemption system might be removed in the forthcoming national budget...
UK pre-travel entry scheme opens to Europeans
European nationals can apply for a digital travel permit to enter the UK starting from Wednesday, in the latest step taken by Britain to digitise its borders...
Amartya Sen鈥檚 worry and Aesop鈥檚 fable
鈥業 AM worried.鈥� Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen鈥檚 recent observation on Bangladesh鈥檚 post-fascism situation, for understandable reasons, has received wide publicity. Sen made this comment in an exclusive interview with the Press Trust of India (PTI)...
ACC sues 2 ex-VCs over JUST graft
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against four people, including two former vice-chancellors of the Jashore University of Science & Technology, on charges of irregularities and corruption in recruitment at the university...
Trump for funding cut for US schools allowing 鈥榠llegal鈥� protests
US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will cut funding for schools that allow 鈥榠llegal protests,鈥� his latest threat to turn off the flow of federal money to the country鈥檚 education system...
Shifting geopolitical landscape and Bangladesh
RECENTLY, the global geopolitical landscape has undergone rapid changes. The war in Ukraine, followed by the Israel-Palestine conflict and the rise of right-wing governments across various European nations, has significantly altered the world鈥檚 political dynamics. Additionally, the removal of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh has introduced...
Govt decides to hire 2,000 more doctors: adviser
The government has decided to recruit an additional 2,000 doctors through the ongoing recruitment process of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission...
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy鈥� Tuesday morning
Dhaka ranked seventh on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 159 at 8:54am on Tuesday.
Anora, wins best picture at Oscars
鈥楢nora,鈥� a tragicomic Cinderella story set in a murky modern world of New York strippers, Russian billionaires and incompetent gangsters, won the coveted Oscar for best picture on Sunday.
Recommended pry teachers continue protest in Ramadan
Assistant teachers of government primary schools, whose appointments were cancelled by a court order on February 6, continued their protest at Shahbagh in the capital on the first day of Ramadan on Sunday demanding their appointments...
7 new PSC members take oath
The newly appointed seven members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission took oath Sunday morning...
VAT machine made mandatory for highway restaurants in Bangladesh
The National Board of Revenue has decided to make mandatory installing Electronic Fiscal Device (EFD) or Sales Data Controller (SDC) machines at all VAT-eligible hotels and restaurants located on highways across the country...
Recommended pry teachers stage symbolic hanging
Assistant teachers of government primary schools, whose appointments were cancelled by a court order on February 6, on the 24th day of their continuous protest on Saturday staged a symbolic hanging programme demanding their appointments...
SIBL donates Tk 36 Lakh to Dhaka University for scholarships
Social Islami Bank PLC has donated Tk 36 lakh to Dhaka University to support scholarships for underprivileged students with special needs...
Inclusive politics is not about making rhetorical claims
JULY uprising student leaders on February 28 launched a political party, the National Citizen Party, with the aspirations of establishing a second republic. Coordinators of the Students Against Discrimination platform, formed seeking reforms in public service job reservations, and members of the National Citizens鈥� Committee, another platform formed after the fall of the...
Recommended pry teachers to continue protest in Ramadan
The demonstration by the assistant teachers of government primary schools, whose appointments were cancelled by a court order on February 6, that continued for 23 days without any break until Friday would continue.
Fire guts most shops at Shewrapara Kitchen Market
A devastating fire broke out at Shewrapara kitchen market in Dhaka early Friday, reducing at least 61 shops to ashes, according to the fire service and civil defence.
4 arrested for robbing school buses on study trip
Police arrested four people in connection with a robbery in four school buses on an educational trip along the Ghatail-Sagardighi road in Tangail鈥檚 Ghatail upazila...
Avijit Roy鈥檚 10th death anniversary observed
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi organised a protest rally demanding reinvestigation of the murder case of free-thinking blogger and writer Avijit Roy on his 10th death anniversary at TSC of Dhaka University on Wednesday. 聽
BEPZA to launch employment injury scheme
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is going to introduce a project named 鈥楨mployment Injury Scheme鈥� in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation to provide aid to the garment sector workers of Export Processing Zones, said a press release...
BCSIR鈥檚 Science and Industrial Technology Fair concludes
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research concluded the three-day Science and Industrial Technology Fair-2025 on the BCSIR premises in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad launched amid scuffle
A group of leaders of the Student Against Discrimination that led the July-August mass uprising on Wednesday launched a new student organisation, the Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, amid protests and scuffles at the launching venue in Dhaka.