NCT sets container handling record
Chittagong Port has set a new record for container handling in a single day at the New Mooring Container Terminal, according to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Navy on Friday.
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NBR chair warns officials against locking BINs arbitrarily
National Board of Revenue chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has cautioned NBR officials against arbitrarily locking importers鈥� and exporters鈥� business identification numbers out of mere suspicion.
Arsenal seek statement win
Liverpool and Arsenal aim to strike first blood in the Premier League title race as last season鈥檚 top two face off at Anfield after a summer of heavy spending.
DU central mosque to be rebuilt with Turkish support
The central mosque of Dhaka University will be reconstructed with financial assistance from Turkey鈥檚 IDDEF, a non-profit Islamic organisation based in Istanbul.
Liverpool, City face Madrid in CL
Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season鈥檚 Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday鈥檚 draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Sectarian violence in Syria鈥檚 Druze killed 2,000
A Syria monitor said Friday that the death toll from sectarian violence in Sweida province in July has climbed to nearly 2,000, after dozens more bodies were identified.
Latif Siddique, DU prof , 14 others sent聽to jail
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Friday sent 16 people, including former minister Abdul Latif Siddique and Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
RUCSU POLLS:聽JCD collects nominations, dope tests of candidates begin
After weeks of protests over several demands, the Rajshahi University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal collected nomination papers on Thursday for the upcoming central students鈥� union and Senate representative elections.
WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE: SC allows govt to appeal for review of verdict
The Appellate Division on Thursday allowed the government to appeal to review its 2015 verdict on the 鈥榳arrant of precedence鈥�, the official ranking of key constitutional office holders.
Navy members get UN peacekeeping medal in S Sudan
Members of Bangladesh Navy Force Marine Unit deployed in the UN peacekeeping mission in Juba and Malakal, South Sudan, have been awarded the UN Peacekeeping Medal.
UGC holds meeting with University of East Anglia delegation
Members of the delegation of the International University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, MH Global Group and Bangladesh University of Professionals held a meeting with Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman...
NU extends 2023 BA (pass) exams registration deadline
The National University has extended the time for filling the form for the 3rd year examinations of the 2023 bachelor of arts (pass) and certificate courses.
CUCSU polls on Oct 12 after 34 years
The authorities on Thursday announced that the elections to the Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions would be held on October 12.
Key UEFA Champions League fixtures
Fixtures for leading clubs in the league phase of this season's UEFA Champions League, following Thursday's draw:
Liverpool and City face Madrid, PSG get tough draw
Liverpool and Manchester City will both come up against Real Madrid in this season's Champions League while title-holders Paris Saint-Germain were handed a tough list of opponents in Thursday's draw, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich.
Shutdown of聽engineering students goes on
The government has taken initiative to resolve the situation created by the protesting engineering students of all government and non-government engineering universities who observed the first day of a 鈥榗omplete shutdown鈥� across Bangladesh on Thursday.
Int鈥檒 flight operations to start at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Airport in October: Sk Bashir
Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin today said international flight operations will begin at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Airport in the middle of October.
Investment remains standstill: PRI
Investment climate in the country has remained stagnant, raising concerns about the country鈥檚 growth and job creation prospects, according to the Policy Research Institute (PRI).
Lisa Cook sues Trump over move to fire her
US Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit Thursday to challenge Donald Trump鈥檚 move to fire her from her position 鈥� as the president widened his pressure on the central bank.
Death penalty for forced disappearance
The government on Thursday approved a draft of the Enforced Disappearance Prevention, Remedies and Protection Ordinance 2025 in principle, which proposed the death penalty and other severe punishments for committing the crimes.
Alcaraz races into US Open third round as Djokovic, Sabalenka advance
Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the third round of the US Open with a blistering straight-sets victory on Wednesday as Novak Djokovic overcame an early scare to advance.
Pilot signalling system at seven intersections in Dhaka from Aug 30
Bangladesh interim government is going to operate a signalling system at seven intersections in Dhaka for two weeks from August 30.
Govt forms working group to review demands of engineering students
The committee, formed to resolve the ongoing movement of the engineering students, on Thursday formed a 14-member working group to work on the demands of the students...
Bangladesh interim govt shuts 3 land ports, suspends operations of another one
Bangladesh interim government on Thursday announced the complete closure of three land ports and suspension of operational activities of another along the Bangladesh-India border.
Polls schedule likely in mid-December
The schedule for holding the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections is likely to be announced in mid-December this year.
Khalilur to attend China鈥檚 Victory Day military parade
Bangladesh鈥檚 national security adviser Khalilur Rahman, also the chief adviser鈥檚 high representative on Rohingya affairs, will attend the military parade on September 3 in the Chinese capital
Complete shutdown at all engineering universities starts today
The students of all government and non-government engineering universities across Bangladesh started observing a complete shutdown from Thursday...
UGC signs agreement with univs to implement HEAT鈥檚 151 sub-projects
The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh at a programme in Dhaka on Wednesday signed agreements with 43 public and private universities to implement 151 selected sub-projects under the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation project...
Committee formed to draft IUCSU constitution
The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia formed an 11-member committee to draft the constitution for its central student union and hall parliament...
National poet鈥檚 death anniversary observed
Different cultural organisations and educational institutions observed the 49th anniversary of the death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam organising different programmes on Wednesday.聽聽聽聽聽..