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DIU hosts seminar on ‘role of youth, academia in economic transformation’

Daffodil International University and the Support to Sustainable Graduation Project under the Economic Relations Division organised a seminar on ‘Bangladesh’s LDC graduation and structural transformation: role of youth and academia in economic transformation’ at the International Conference Hall of DIU at Birulia of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...

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20 GAU students awarded Japan NEF Scholarship

Twenty undergraduate students from various departments under the faculty of environment and natural sciences at Gazipur Agricultural University have recently been selected for the Nagao Natural Environment Foundation scholarship, an international award funded by the Japan-based organisation...

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Pirojpur bazaar emerges as betel nut hub

Once known for its paddy and betel leaf cultivation, the southern coastal district of Pirojpur has now carved out a distinct identity as a major hub for betel nut production, with Panchpara Bazar at its epicentre...

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Spain’s BBVA fails in Sabadell takeover bid

Spanish banking giant BBVA’s hostile takeover bid for smaller rival Sabadell has failed, dashing its hopes of creating a new European sector colossus, the stock market regulator announced on Thursday...

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Nuns, ex-Satanic priest among 7 new saints created by Pope Leo

Bells rang out Sunday over St Peter’s Square as Pope Leo XIV created seven new saints, including the first from Papua New Guinea, an archbishop killed in the Armenian genocide and a Venezuelan ‘doctor of the poor’.

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BHBFC launches loan, investment service prog

Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation on Sunday inaugurated a two-week-long ‘Loan and Investment Service Fortnight’ programme on the occasion of Youth Festival-2025, said a press release...

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BSRM Steel approves 50pc cash dividend

BSRM Steel board of directors has recommended 50 per cent cash dividend for the year ended June 30, 2025. The date of AGM is December 24 and the record date is November 10, according to a DSE report...

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Without quality statistics, policy is guesswork

THE country will observe the fourth World Statistics Day on October 20. This year’s theme, ‘Driving change with quality statistics and data for all’, stresses the crucial role of reliable information in shaping policies and building trust. Since 2010, the day has been observed every five years by the United Nations Statistical Division and national statistical organisations...

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Battle with gendered violence

A STORM of violence against women is sweeping, quietly engulfing lives and breaking families. Every day, women face threats not only on the roads but also within their houses, the very places that should offer them safety. From brutal assaults and domestic abuse to cyber harassment and emotional torture, the patterns of violence are deepening, yet society remains...

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JnU JCD leader found dead in Old Dhaka

A leader of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal was stabbed to death at a building in the Armanitola area in Old Dhaka Sunday evening...

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Sabur Khan chairs global panel at IAUP in S Korea

Md Sabur Khan, chairman of the board of trustees of Daffodil International University, has recently chaired a global panel on ‘transformative female leadership’ at the 60th anniversary and semi-annual meeting of the International Association of...

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World Mental Health Day observed at DU

Dhaka University on Saturday observed World Mental Health Day through various programmes jointly organised by the university’s Students Counselling and Guidance Office and the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology...