Islamic University students on Wednesday staged a demonstration on the campus in Kushtia, following the circulation of an audio clip in which a professor made derogatory remarks about a female student鈥檚 clothing...
Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi on Wednesday premiered a street play titled 鈥楲al Shahar鈥� at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to mark the organisation鈥檚 57th founding anniversary...
The authorities of City University and Daffodil International University on Wednesday filed separate cases with Savar police station accusing students of each other over the Sunday鈥檚 clash over a trivial matter.
Retail chain shop Shwapno has announced that it is buying vegetables directly from farmers and selling them to buyers at affordable prices, said a press release...
AI chip juggernaut Nvidia became the world鈥檚 first $5 trillion company on Wednesday, as investors remain confident that artificial intelligence will deliver a new wave of innovation and growth...
ONE Bank PLC has been awarded ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate by France-based certification authority Bureau Veritas (Bangladesh) Pvt Limited for fulfilling the requirements of the ISO 27001:2022 standard, said a press release...
Shipping adviser retired Brigadier General M Sakhawat Hussain said on Wednesday that the interim government was going to appoint an operator to the Chattogram port, but not giving the port itself to anyone...
Brazilian forward Vinicius has issued a public apology to Real Madrid after his angered reaction to being substituted during a tense 2-1 win over arch-rival Barcelona at the weekend...
Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, president Vladimir Putin said Wednesday, defying US president Donald Trump鈥檚 warnings with Moscow鈥檚 second test of a new nuclear weapons system in just a few days...
Flooding triggered by record heavy rains in central Vietnam this week killed at least seven people and inundated more than 1,00,000 homes, the environment ministry said on Wednesday...
Millers for Nutrition Coalition powered by TechnoServe organised a two-day intensive training on Food Safety Management System (FSMS), Quality Control, and Quality Assurance for Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) production from October 28 - 29 at Hotel Windy Terrace, Cox鈥檚 Bazar, says a press release.
Bangladesh Medical University launched online ticketing system for reducing patients鈥� suffering, easing overcrowding and ensuring smooth and efficient outpatient services at a programme at the Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of BMU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
MY KNOWLEDGE of the people鈥檚 movements and uprisings that have taken place across the Bangladesh is very limited. The histories prior to the Hatikheda uprising of 170 years ago remain blurry to me. Yet I do know the story of Amrita Devi of Rajasthan from 1730 鈥� who sacrificed her life to save trees 鈥� the spirit that later inspired the Chipko movement. However,...
AFTER the July 2024 mass uprising, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads. For decades, its political and moral trajectory had been defined by authoritarianism, fear, and institutionalised repression. The interim government, born out of the people鈥檚 mandate, was expected to mark a rupture 鈥� to rebuild institutions, protect the vulnerable, and dismantle the structures of...
SEXUAL violence against indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts is not only an act of individual perpetrators but is sustained through a wider system of state and media denial. The state鈥檚 institutions 鈥� police, public hospitals and local administrators 鈥� actively influence the legal proceedings. Cases are often not filed. Even when a case is filed, medical reports...
IN BANGLADESH鈥橲 political terrain, there is a philosophical puzzle that would have bothered Greek philosopher, Aristotle: how does a country that was founded on the highest ideals of self-determination end up fighting against the loss of the very principles that made it possible?
Ambassador of the Republic of Kosovo in Dhaka Lulzim Pllana on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Association for Socio-Economic Advancement of Bangladesh executive director, Mahfuja Khanam, aimed at supporting educational initiatives for Rohingya refugee children in Cox鈥檚 Bazar camps.
The chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday expressed fears that both internal and external forces might attempt to disrupt the forthcoming national election and cautioned that sudden attacks could occur. He said that there are challenges, but they must be overcome.
The long-awaited National Equipment Identity Register service is set to be officially launched across the country on December 16, marking Victory Day, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.
A three-day 鈥楩irst Charukola Animation Festival 2025鈥� began at the faculty of fine art of Dhaka University on Tuesday.
Negotiations between Afghanistan and Pakistan to secure a lasting truce after their bloodiest clashes in years were deadlocked Tuesday, with a Pakistani security source saying a 鈥榣ast-ditch effort鈥� was underway...
President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine needs European financial support to continue fighting Russian forces for another two or three years...
Academic and administrative activities at City University and Daffodil International University have been suspended following an overnight clash between students of the two private institutions at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
The Drama Club of the department of English at Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology has recently earned the runner-up position at the 11th DHE Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition 2025 at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, in collaboration with BIRDEM General Hospital, organised a breast cancer awareness event with the theme 鈥楽ave the Smile鈥� at TSC auditorium on DU campus in the capital on Tuesday.
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Monday announced its election commission to hold its student union elections after a long gap of 28 years...
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh held its 8th convocation on Tuesday at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka, delving into the theme 鈥業nformed minds, inspire paths鈥�...
The Bangladesh Bank has detected that a group of fraudsters apparently hacked the National Savings Scheme Online Management System and withdrew Tk聽25 lakh by encashing a savings certificate purchased by a client from the central bank鈥檚 Motijheel office.
The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia issued show-cause notices to two student leaders allegedly for making unsubstantiated public statements about the killing of its student Sajid Abdullah...
The 13th edition of the Biman Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair 2025, the largest event in the country鈥檚 tourism industry, will kick off on Thursday with the participation of 12 countries at the Bangladesh-China Friendship International Conference Centre in the capital...
