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Online tax return filing made easier for expats

The National Board of Revenue has introduced an option for Bangladeshi taxpayers living abroad to receive One-Time Passwords (OTPs) via email, making online income tax return submission easier and more accessible for expatriates...

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Students of BUP, JU hold demos for justice

Students of Bangladesh University of Professionals, Jahangirnagar University and Bangladesh Maritime University in Gazipur staged demonstrations on Sunday, demanding exemplary punishment of the perpetrators of the gang rape of a BUP student...

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DU, JU, DIU, GAU, NSU jointly rank first in Bangladesh in THE rankings

The University of Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University, Daffodil International University, Gazipur Agricultural University and the North South University have jointly ranked first among all universities in Bangladesh in the United Kingdom-based Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026...

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Govt assures small island states of maritime cooperation

High commissioners and ambassadors from the Small Island Developing States group participated in a special programme hosted by Abida Islam, Bangladesh high commissioner to the United Kingdom and permanent representative to the International Maritime Organisation, at the Bangladesh high commission in London...

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Md Jabed Ali receives National Influence Awards 2025

Sports-based digital media outlet BDCricTime was honoured in the Journalism category at the National Influence Awards 2025, with its founder and editor-in-chief, Md Jabed Ali, receiving the award on behalf of the organisation, says a press release.

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Trump bringing $15b lawsuit against NYT

US president Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday, accusing the outlet of a ‘decades-long pattern’ of smears driven by feelings of ‘actual malice.’

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Govt should tie all loose ends to meet timely textbook supply

THE National Curriculum and Textbook Board, meant to provide about 40 million students with textbooks on January 1, when the academic year begins, could print about 410.5 million copies of textbooks for the current academic year and complete the distribution by March, three months after classes began. The failure earned the board criticism. The board could run into...

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Weighing sovereignty, efficiency and growth

CHITTAGONG Port, officially the Port of Chattogram, is Bangladesh’s largest and most strategically important maritime gateway. Handling more than three million TEUs annually and facilitating more than 90 per cent of Bangladesh’s maritime trade, it serves as the nation’s primary hub for import and export. The port directly underpins roughly $75 billion in annual..

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Recasting Bangladesh’s maritime destiny

AT THIS decisive moment in Bangladesh’s strategic course, a new vector has been set — one not drawn on land, but charted across the sea. In a nationally televised address, chief adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus signalled a maritime turn of historic magnitude. His proposition — that Bangladesh will ‘make the world our neighbour’ by turning decisively towards the sea...

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Asif Mahmud says he won’t be in election-time govt

The youth and sports and local government, rural development and cooperatives adviser, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, has said that he will not be part of the election-time government to avoid conflict of interest as a political figure...

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Maritime University holds July uprising revival event

Bangladesh Maritime University, country’s specialised public university, organised ‘The July Mass Uprising Revival Programme-2025, July Commemoration’ on its temporary campus in Dhaka on Tuesday...

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CEC remark on polls time frame can create confusion

THE remark of the chief election commissioner, AMM Nasir Uddin, that the commission is making preparations for the national elections with two time frames in mind, February and April, appears confusing, especially after the meeting of the chief adviser to the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, with the acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman...

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Ctg-Ranong shipping route to cut Europe transit time

The Port of Ranong, Thailand will be an important connectivity for Bangladesh as direct shipping route from Chittagong Port which will reduce shipping time to Europe by 10 to 14 days as ships do not have to go all the way to Singapore, says a Bangladeshi chamber...

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Infrastructure without reform deadweight

BANGLADESH stands on the cusp of a transformative shift in its maritime infrastructure with the development of two major projects — the bay terminal in Chattogram and the Matarbari deep sea port in Cox’s Bazar. Both undertakings have been envisioned not merely as enhancements to port capacity but as foundational pillars that could redefine the...

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BSCL, Sternula sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited and Danish company Sternula to make shipping safe and digital by installing satellite-based Automatic Identification System in the Bangladesh maritime sector...

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BMU holds seminar on blue economy

Bangladesh Maritime University held an international seminar titled Blue Economy: Unlocking the Potential of Oceans for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh at the Senaprangan, Dhaka Cantonment on Monday...

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Container ship service set to begin between Mongla, Chattogram

In a significant development aimed at reducing export costs and enhancing trade accessibility in the greater Khulna region, container ships are expected to start operating between Mongla and Chattogram ports on a domestic maritime route from April...