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.
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SME Foundation to train family members of victims
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation initiated a skills development training programme on Tuesday for the members of martyrs and injured fighters of the July Uprising...
Govt moves for online case recording
The government has initiated a move to introduce online case filing, aiming at modernising policing and reducing public harassment in filing cases with police stations...
CNG-run autos on strike in B鈥檅aria over police abuse
CNG-run auto-rickshaw owners and workers in Brahmanbaria went on an indefinite strike, protesting alleged harassment by traffic police, extortion, vehicle seizures and corruption related to license renewals...
11 businesses fined for illegally stocking, selling fake cosmetics, baby food
A mobile court of RAB has fined 11 establishments Tk 5,80,000 for illegally stocking and selling fake cosmetics and baby food in the Riazuddin Bazar area of the city...
NUS holds workshop on gender policy in Nachol
A workshop titled 鈥楪ender policy and prevention of sexual harassment, abuse, and violence鈥� was organised by Nari Unnayan Shakti, a women-led NGO, in Nachol upazila of Chapainawabganj on Monday...
Ordinary citizens must not face any harassment
THE attacks on the National Citizen Party鈥檚 rally in Gopalganj by alleged Awami League activists are condemnable; equally troubling is the harassment of ordinary citizens. Since the attack on July 16, the government has imposed a curfew in the district, filed eight cases accusing about 8,400 unnamed individuals, and arrested at least 321 people. Among the arrested are...
Visa empowers MSMEs with innovative solutions
Visa, the global leader in digital payments, hosted an exclusive event in Sheraton Dhaka, focused on empowering micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through innovative payment solutions...
Allegation of passenger harassment by Emirates sparks concerns
Allegations of passenger harassment by Emirates Airlines have come under scrutiny after a 71-year-old Bangladeshi-origin US citizen was reportedly denied wheelchair assistance and left standing for hours during her journey to New York, raising concerns over the airline鈥檚 passenger service standards despite its significant operations in Bangladesh...
SME Foundation, UNIDO to work on circular economy
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation have planned to collaborate on fostering environmentally friendly initiatives, promoting circular industries, and supporting circular economy-based startups and micro, small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh...
UGC holds workshop on accuracy of rapid needs assessment report
A workshop to assess the accuracy of the rapid needs assessment report of the social and mental health protection project was held at the Bangladesh University Grants Commission in Dhaka on Monday...
Tech integration can boost SME sector:聽Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday laid emphasis on ensuring greater financial access, technological integration, and global market connectivity for the country鈥檚 small and medium enterprise sector...
IU teacher barred from academic activities over sexual harassment
A teacher of the Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering of Islamic University in Kushtia has been barred from attending academic activities for his alleged involvement in sexually harassing 22 female students of the department...
Insensitive sexual harassment reporting adds to victim trauma
INSENSITIVE and irresponsible reporting on sexual harassment and rape increasingly puts survivor鈥檚 privacy, safety and mental well-being at serious risk. While established media outlets generally try to follow basic ethical standards in reporting sexual violence such as respecting victims and safeguarding the identity, online platforms, social media-based pages and informal...
NCC Bank launches SME Visa card, NCC Always for CMSMEs
On the occasion of International MSME Day, NCC Bank has launched open loan disbursements, SME Visa multi-currency debit card, 鈥楴CC Always鈥� app for CMSME customers and introduction of QR code and chatbot facilities...
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...
NRB Bank, Trust Bank observe Int鈥檒 MSME Day
NRB Bank PLC鈥檚 Ashulia branch on Saturday organised an event titled 鈥楽ME Growth Partnership Event鈥� in observance of International MSME Day, said a press release...
Jean Pesme new WB director for Bangladesh, Bhutan
Jean Pesme is set to assume office today as new World Bank division director for Bangladesh and Bhutan...
AIBPLC observes Int鈥檒 MSME Day
All branches and sub-branches of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Sunday celebrated International MSME Day-2025, said a press release...
Crisis of false and frivolous cases
OVER the past year, an unsettling pattern has emerged in the landscape of justice. Serious criminal charges, particularly murder, assault, extortion and sedition, are filed not solely in pursuit of justice but, increasingly, as instruments of coercion, retaliation and harassment. The right to legal recourse, a fundamental pillar of any democratic society, is now at the risk of...
Strong SMEs stressed to foster economy
A strong and globally standard small and medium enterprises sector is a must to foster an innovative, inclusive and sustainable national economy, said experts...
Prime Bank honours SMEs
Prime Bank PLC recognised seven of its entrepreneur clients from across the country for their outstanding contributions on the occasion of World MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Day 2025...
No support for SME export reflects policy inadequacy
THIS is alarming that despite employing more than 25 million people and comprising more than 99 per cent of industrial enterprises, small and medium enterprises remain largely absent from formal export policy. The sector accounts for 28 per cent of the gross domestic product and is estimated to account for a quarter of total exports. Yet, there is no dedicated export...
Lack of information, investment take toll on SME exports
The lack of information and proper investment was taking a toll on the export potential of the country鈥檚 small and medium enterprises sector...
ACC raids Rajshahi election offices over alleged bribery, harassment
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday conducted a raid on three election offices, including the regional election officer鈥檚 office, in Rajshahi following allegations of harassment and bribery in providing services at the offices...
Time for govt to decisively deal with harassment of women
A CLASH that resulted from an incident of the harassment of a group of women at Kendua in Netrakona on June 10 has left a man, in his early forties, dead and five others wounded. Reports have it that a group of women of a family were on their way back home after bathing in a pond beside their house in the afternoon when a group of five young men approached...
Man killed, 5 hurt in clash over harassment of women
A pall of gloom and grief hangs over Dhanachapur village in Netrakona鈥檚 Kendua, where a dispute over harassment of women spiralled into deadly violence on Tuesday that killed a man and five others injured...
BRAC Bank, DEG Impulse to set up SME Innovation Lab
BRAC Bank will partner with DEG Impulse, Germany, to establish the first-ever SME Innovation Lab in the Bangladesh banking sector...
Woman harassed for protesting at her photos taken without permission
A woman faced harrasment on Tuesday when she protested against her photos taken without permission on Green Road in the capital.
Demand for degrees without assessment is atrocious
ANY assault on teachers is unacceptable as it happened when students of the National University attacked the vice-chancellor on May 21. And, further unacceptable is the reason that prompted the event as the students on the day assaulted the teacher, soon after he had got off his car at the administrative building on the university campus in Gazipur, demanding...