Three killed in attempts to cross Channel
Three people are believed to have been crushed to death and three others were missing in two separate incidents as migrants attempted to cross the English Channel, French officials said on Wednesday...
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JU students seize 28 buses
The Students of Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday night seized 28 buses of the private operator Capital Paribahan after a female student was allegedly pushed off a moving vehicle by the driver鈥檚 assistant, leaving her injured...
Guardians return without submitting memo to Milestone
Bereaved guardians of the students, killed after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed in the compound of Milestone School and College, on Sunday could not submit a memorandum to the education institution鈥檚 principal...
UN finds violence against Syria Alawites likely 鈥榳ar crimes鈥�
A UN commission聽investigating sectarian bloodshed in Syria鈥檚 Alawite heartland documented systematic violence at the hands of government forces and allied groups,聽warning Thursday that some of the acts could constitute war crimes...
Milestone to resume classes partially today
The Milestone School and College will resume classes partially today 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Milestone partially reopens, classes from Aug 6
The Milestone School and College partially reopened on Sunday 12 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
Yasmeen Murshed laid to rest at Banani graveyard
Yasmeen Murshed, founder of Scholastica School, educator and former adviser to a caretaker government, was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka on Friday.
Number of people pushed into Bangladesh by India tops 2,000
The number of people that India has pushed into Bangladesh since May has exceeded 2,000 with 27 people newly pushed into the country on Thursday...
Syria launches probes into extrajudicial killings in Druze
Syria said on Tuesday that it had launched investigations into reported extrajudicial killings in the country鈥檚 Druze heartland, promising to punish perpetrators including any government-affiliated personnel after a week of sectarian bloodshed...
Bangladesh Air Force jet crash: Guardians run from hospital to hospital
Guardians of the students of Milestone School and College were seen on Monday searching desperately for their children in the vicinity of the school and from hospital to hospital in the capital Dhaka after a Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into one of the buildings of the educational institution at Uttara...
Unfinished journey of CHT accord
IN THE misty hills of Bandarban, the southern part of Chittagong Hill Tracts, an indigenous Marma family was torn apart by a war not of their making. Two brothers, raised side by side, found themselves on opposing sides of a battlefield: the elder in the military and the younger with the Shanti Bahini, fighting for the political rights of the indigenous peoples. The...
Fuel cut to Air India jet moments before crash: probe
Fuel control switches to the engines of an Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people, were moved from the 鈥榬un鈥� to the 鈥榗utoff鈥� position moments before impact, a preliminary investigation report said Saturday...
Man dies after being crushed between 2 buses near BUET
A 52-year-old man was killed after being crushed between two buses while crossing a road near Bakshi Bazar in front of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in the capital early Wednesday...
BNP requests police to add former EC Rasheda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday requested the police to add the name of former election commissioner Begum Rasheda Sultana as an accused in the case of election manipulation lodged with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station in Dhaka on June 22...
Power outage returns amid heatwave
Load shedding returned on Wednesday amidst a searing heatwave sweeping over the country鈥檚 25 districts with forecasts of it continuing through the weekend...
HC to deliver verdict on June 2 in Sinha murder case
The High Court on Thursday set June 2 for announcing its verdict on the death reference and appeals in the sensational murder case of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan.
Rashedul becomes DMD of Southeast Bank
Mohammed Rashedul Amin has been promoted to deputy managing director of Southeast Bank PLC, said a press release...
Arab summit urges end to Gaza 鈥榖loodshed鈥�
Arab leaders meeting Saturday at a summit in Baghdad urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory...
Rashed MTB chairman, Arif Dowla vice-chairman
Rashed Chowdhury has been elected as chairman of Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB). Prior to assuming this role, he was the vice-chairman of the board and the chairman of the board executive committee of the bank...
Three youths crushed under train in Cumilla
Three unidentified youths were crushed to death by a moving train in the Madhupur area of Burichang upazila in Cumilla early Wednesday.
Load shedding exceeds 400MW after partial Adani shut down
Load shedding exceeded 400MW on Wednesday, despite maximum use of oil-based power generation capacity, after a unit of the Adani power plant in India tripped, marking a sudden drop in the power supply...
SHED alerts on SSC question leak rumor
Secondary and Higher Education Division has requested students and guardians to stay aware of the rumours regarding Secondary School Certificate question leaks.
Justice SM Murshed鈥檚 death anniversary today
The 46th death anniversary of former chief justice Syed Mahbub Murshed, an eminent jurist and one of the greatest constitutional lawyers of the sub-continent, will be observed on Thursday...
Khurshed Alam joins NCC Bank as AMD
M Khurshed Alam has joined NCC Bank PLC as additional managing director on Wednesday, said a press release...
Former ministers Inu, Menon, Anisul, Dipu Moni put on remand again
A Dhaka court on Wednesday put former ministers Hasanul Haq Inu, Rashed Khan Menon, Anisul Huq, Dipu Moni, and Ex-MP Sadek Khan on remand for different periods in cases related to the July uprising...
Mob justice is no justice
THE term 鈥榤ob justice鈥� has recently been widely discussed. It refers to a situation when a chaotic mob ignores the law or the judicial system, uses force and takes the law into its own hands to try the accused. It refers to the punishment of a person by an angry or chaotic mob without the intervention of the legal system or the law enforcement agencies. The recent...
In pursuit of energy sustainability
AS THE economy revives from the July uprising, concerns loom regarding the nation鈥檚 way forward to attaining the objective of undergoing the renewable energy transition in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. A sub-target under SDG 7 makes it pertinent for all signatories of the pact, including Bangladesh, to substantially raise the share of renewable...
Shahidul Hassan joins EU as distinguished professor
Educator and researcher Professor MM Shahidul Hassan has recently joined the department of electrical and electronic engineering at Eastern University as distinguished professor...
148 killed on July 19 alone
At least 148 people were killed in gunfire by the members of law enforcement agencies and the then ruling Awami League leaders and activists on July 19, 2024 during the student movement for quota reform...
Morshed appointed as SCB legal head
Morshed Ullah has been appointed as legal head of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said a press release...