DU teachers hold public performance on campus
Dhaka University Shikkhak Samaj, a platform of the university teachers, on Thursday organised a public performance to mark the first anniversary of the July mass uprising...
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Online appointment service for radiology, imaging launched at BMU
Bangladesh Medical University at a ceremony on Thursday launched the online appointment service for its radiology and imaging department...
BUFTIMUN 2025 begins with grand opening, 3-day global dialogue
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology International Model United Nations 2025 was opened with a ceremony at the BUFT Auditorium on Thursday, with a three-day debate, cultural exchange and collaborative problem-solving...
Trump-Putin summit today
US president Donald Trump said Thursday his Alaska summit with Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin could fail but was merely a prelude to a second, three-way meeting where the substantive dealmaking over the Ukraine war would happen...
Sedition charge pressed against Hasina, 285 others
The Criminal Investigation Department of the police on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others in a sedition case filed with the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in March this year...
Nari Unnayan Shakti celebrates 33rd founding anniv
Nari Unnayan Shakti celebrated its 33rd founding anniversary in Dhaka on Thursday...
IUB wins Best Paper Award at IEEE QPAIN 2025
The department of electrical and electronic engineering of Independent University, Bangladesh has recently received the Best Paper Award in the Poster Paper Presentation category at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Photonics, Artificial Intelligence, and Networking...
Reds splash out to secure top dog status
Fresh from storming to a record-equalling 19th English top-flight title, Liverpool have not held back in transforming Arne Slot鈥檚 squad in pursuit of an era of Premier League dominance...
Business leaders want extension of LDC graduation deadline
Leaders of major trade bodies and business chambers on Thursday sought extension of the time for LDC graduation of the country for three to five years to take preparation as they faced difficulties from the volatile economic conditions over the last few years...
Boosting RMG, export diversification stressed
Speakers at a meeting on Thursday underscored the need for export diversification, enhancing productivity and competitiveness to withstand future trade challenges and maintain global market access alongside framing proactive policies to build resilience...
Bitcoin hits record high, global stocks diverge
Bitcoin hit a record high Thursday and European and Asian stock markets diverged on the eve of landmark talks between US president Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on potentially ending the Ukraine war...
Rupali Investment holds 143rd AGM
Rupali Investment Limited on Thursday held its 143rd annual general meeting at its head office, said a press release...
JD.com posts 22.4pc sales growth in Q2
JD.com saw a jump in its second-quarter revenue Thursday, as the Chinese retail giant saw increasing user traffic despite fierce competition in the country鈥檚 e-commerce and food delivery sectors...
PPP Authority, ADB discuss solar energy
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority on Wednesday welcomed a consultation mission led by Monica Mei V Carino-Young from the Asian Development Bank to discuss innovative partnership opportunities aimed at improving the quality of life for rural communities in Bangladesh...
Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank holds 208th EC meeting
Ansar-VDP Unnayan Bank鈥檚 executive committee on Wednesday held its 208th meeting, said a press release...
Climate change made Nordic heatwave 2C hotter: study
Human-caused climate change made a recent Nordic heatwave about 2C hotter, putting a strain on healthcare, ecosystems and indigenous Sami reindeer herders in a region ill-equipped for such events, researchers said on Thursday...
A way to ensure diversity of opinions
IN RECENT years, debates over electoral reform in Bangladesh have intensified, with many policymakers, academics and citizens arguing for a system that would represent the diversity of political opinions. One potential model comes from Japan鈥檚 house of representatives, which uses a combination of single-seat constituencies and proportional representation. Adopting...
Govt to probe purchase of spy equipment during Hasina govt
Bangladesh's interim government on Thursday formed a committee to investigate the expenditure on and the sources of surveillance equipment procured during the previous government鈥檚 tenure...
Liverpool splash out to secure status as Premier League's top dogs
Fresh from storming to a record-equalling 19th English top-flight title, Liverpool have not held back in transforming Arne Slot's squad in pursuit of an era of Premier League dominance.
Liverpool 'agree deal' for Parma prospect Leoni
Liverpool manager Arne Slot confirmed on Thursday that a deal to sign 18-year-old centre-back Giovanni Leoni from Parma has been agreed between the clubs.
Over 40,000 people stranded in five districts as Teesta flows above danger level
Over 40,000 people in five northern districts, including Rangpur and Lalmonirhat, remained stranded as the River Teesta continues to swell...
Travel ban issued against independent TV CEO Shamsur Rahman
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on Independent Television chief executive officer and its editor M Shamsur Rahman in connection with a graft charge.
Myanmar air strike on stranded convoy kills eight
An air strike on a Myanmar civilian supply convoy trapped between junta troops and anti-coup rebels battling outside its second largest city killed at least eight people, two locals said Wednesday...
Asif Mahmud says he won鈥檛 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...
EC forms committee to scrutinise local observer applications
A 10-member committee has been formed to scrutinise the applications of the intending local observer organisations of the next national parliamentary elections, a press release of the EC said...
Jamaat wants all-party dialogue to ensure level playing field
Leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday called on the interim government to hold dialogue with all political parties to ensure a level playing field before the next general election...
BADC to holds public hearings every month鈥檚 last Wednesday
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation has taken an initiative to hold public hearings with the aim of making the services provided by the BADC to its stakeholders more dynamic, seamless, non-discriminatory and resolving the complaints and problems raised by them expeditiously...
BOU VC elected as ACU trustee board member in UK
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Professor ABM Obaidul Islam has been elected as a trustee board member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, operating under the charity commission for England and Wales...
AIUB holds seminar on developing research skills
The department of public health at American International University-Bangladesh organised a seminar titled Developing Research Skills and the Role of Primary Health Care in Global Health at the AIUB in Dhaka on Monday...
Israel military approves plan for new Gaza offensive
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called 鈥榓ggressive鈥� Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City...