Passengers suffer as rail line blocked at Ullapara for six hours
The students of Rabindra University Bangladesh on Wednesday blocked the Dhaka-Ishwardi rail line for around six hours demanding their permanent campus...
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BTEC award ceremony held at SMICT
The BTEC award ceremony 2025 of Shanto-Mariam Institute of Creative Technology has recently been held at the Shanto-Mariam University auditorium in Dhaka, celebrating the creative excellence and achievements of its BTEC students...
258 RMG units now Leed-certified
Five new Bangladeshi readymade garment factory units have achieved the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, bringing the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 258...
Midland Bank clients to get telemedicine service
Midland Bank PLC signed a memorandum of understanding with CliniCall, the country鈥檚 only telemedicine service provider where individuals can directly receive treatment and consultation from experienced doctors...
VISA honours Meghna Bank for 3rd year
Meghna Bank PLC has once again set the standard for credit card excellence in Bangladesh, securing the 鈥楨xcellence in VISA Credit Cards 鈥� Associate Client鈥� award at the Visa Leadership Conclave Bangladesh 2025...
Brothers players gather over non payment
The non-payment issue in the domestic league is gripping the country鈥檚 cricket again, as several players from the Brothers Union of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League gathered at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
Action warranted for white stone plunder against ministry
THE ecological loss at the Sadapathar stone quarry in Sylhet is a case of a complete enforcement failure of all authorities. The largest stone quarry at Bholaganj, a wide, shallow section of the River Dholai with white stones, has been one of Sylhet鈥檚 most visited tourist spot for decades. But it now stands ruined, marked with muck and pits and the characteristic white stones...
Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe
Greece on Wednesday battled to contain more than 20 wildfires including one menacing its third-largest city Patras as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation of thousands in southern Europe...
Putin, Kim vow stronger ties ahead of US-Russia summit
Russian president Vladimir Putin and North Korea鈥檚 leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation,聽days ahead of Putin鈥檚 summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang鈥檚 state media reported Wednesday...
Duplantis sets new pole vault world record of 6.29m
Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis bettered his pole vault world record by a centimetre on Tuesday, clearing 6.29 metres at the athletics meet in Budapest.
Grealish joins Everton on season-long loan
Manchester City winger Jack Grealish joined Everton on loan for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday in a bid to salvage his troubled career.
Yunus urges Malaysian conglomerates to invest in Bangladesh
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged Malaysia鈥檚 leading conglomerates to invest in Bangladesh鈥檚 affordable housing, ports, healthcare, and education sectors...
BTV announces return of children鈥檚 talent hunt show Notun Kuri
Bangladesh Television is bringing back its legendary children鈥檚 talent hunt show Notun Kuri, the state-run broadcaster announced on its official social media handles on Tuesday night, sparking a wave of nostalgia and celebration among viewers...
NSU hosts workshop on burnout management
The Institutional Quality Assurance Cell and the Counselling and Wellbeing Centre of North South University jointly organised a workshop on 鈥榖urnout management: work-life balance鈥� for faculty members at the NSU Syndicate Hall in Dhaka on Tuesday.
DUCSU ELECTIONS:聽Nomination collection begins聽
The nomination paper collection process for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections began on Tuesday.
Finance adviser cautious about Bangladesh Bank autonomy
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that autonomy did not mean the freedom of doing everything and everything could not be given away to the private sector.
Bangladesh sets export target of $63.5b for FY26
The government has set a target to ensure shipment of US$63.5 billion for the current fiscal year 2025-26, 16.5 per cent higher than the overall receipt in the previous fiscal year 2024-25.
Bangladesh interim govt ready to hand over power to elected representatives: Yunus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the government is now ready to hand over power to the elected representatives as it has already announced the election timeframe.
Last Liverpool goal had special meaning for Jota
Diogo Jota revealed the emotional meaning behind his last Liverpool goal in a touching interview before his death in a car crash.
Brevis smashes record ton as South Africa level T20 series
Dewald Brevis belted South Africa's highest Twenty20 individual score with a blistering 125 not out from 56 balls as the tourists stayed alive in the three-match series after a 53-run victory over Australia in Darwin on Tuesday.
Govt bans meetings, gatherings inside Bangladesh Secretariat
Bangladesh interim government has imposed a ban on all meetings, rallies and gatherings inside the Bangladesh Secretariat as part of heightened security measures.
Five Premier League talking points
Liverpool begin their bid for a record 21st English title on Friday, with Arne Slot's revamped side installed as favourites to retain the Premier League crown.
Travel ban imposed on Rongdhonu Group owner, sons, Afsar Group鈥檚 Soma Nasrin
A Dhaka court on Monday imposed a travel ban on Rongdhonu Group owner Rafikul Islam, his sons Mehedi Hasan Dipu and Kawser Ahmed Apu...
Zelensky says concessions will not make Russia end war
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday warned against capitulating to the demands of president Vladimir Putin ahead of talks Friday between the Russian leader and US president Donald Trump...
Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders detained
Delhi Police detained senior opposition MPs, including the Congress鈥� Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Monday morning as their protests over the Election Commission鈥檚 鈥榗ollusion鈥� with the ruling BJP spilled over into the streets of central Delhi, reports NDTV...
Swing voters rise to 48.5pc in 8 months
A survey has found that 48.50 per cent of respondents are undecided about who they will vote for in the national election expected to be held next February...
Ocean Centres to be launched today
The Ocean Centres Bangladesh, a multi-stakeholder platform to advance safety culture to promote a sustainable blue economy and marine conservation, is scheduled to be launched in Dhaka today...
Govt accused of failure to implement uprising spirit
Politicians, lawyers, youth leaders and professionals on Monday at a discussion criticised the interim government that it failed to properly implement the July uprising spirit in the past one year...
AAUB holds 17th academic council meeting
The Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh held the 17th academic council meeting at the conference room of its Dhaka campus on Monday...
Deaths in mob聽violence on rise
The incidents of deaths in mob violence are on the rise in the country. Legal experts and human rights activists described the situation as a disturbing trend and blamed the interim government for its failure to prevent mob violence.