DU Zahurul Huq hall bans smoking
The authorities of Dhaka University鈥檚 Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall banned smoking on the hall premises on Monday.
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Putin hosts North Korea FM, hails deepening Pyongyang ties
Russian president Vladimir Putin said Monday that his country鈥檚 ties with North Korea were developing 鈥榓s planned鈥�, as he hosted North Korean foreign minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin.
Argentina鈥檚 Milei vows more reforms after stunning election win
Argentine president Javier Milei hailed his party鈥檚 runaway victory in Sunday鈥檚 midterm elections as a 鈥榯urning point鈥� for the country and vowed to charge ahead with his agenda of shrinking the state and deregulating the economy.
Management Day to be celebrated at DU on Wednesday
The department of management, University of Dhaka, is set to celebrate the 55th Management Day 2025 with daylong festivities at the DU on Wednesday.
US military exercises on nearby island a provocation: Venezuela
Venezuela on Sunday blasted the arrival in nearby Trinidad and Tobago of a US warship as a dangerous 鈥榩rovocation,鈥� amid mounting fears of potential attacks against the Venezuelan mainland.
Time to ensure accountability, safety to stop avoidable death
YET another avoidable death shows the danger that lurks over the heads of Dhaka residents. On October 26, a pedestrian was killed when a 100-kilogram metro rail bearing pad fell off the viaduct at Farmgate. Two others were injured. Metro services ground to a halt, passengers stranded, while the city held its collective breath. This disaster is not an anomaly. A year ago...
Judiciary must in no way be shackled to executive
A FUNCTIONAL independence of the judiciary should mean a judiciary independent of the legislative and the executive branch in all aspects. But this has not happened all these years. The independence of the judiciary was officially effected on November 1, 2007 from the executive and the legislative based on a 12-point directive that the Appellate Division issued on...
200 hurt as City, Daffodil university students clash
At least 200 students were injured in an overnight clash between two private universities, City University and Daffodil International University, at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital.
ULAB concludes 11th Inter-University Student Conference
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh has recently concluded its two-day 11th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition, exploring the theme 鈥楩airy Tales and Folklore: Happily N/ever After鈥�, at the ULAB in Dhaka. 聽
DU pro-VC exchanges views on edn, research with Chinese instts
Dhaka University pro-vice-chancellor Professor Mamun Ahmed in his recent 15-day visit to China has exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, especially on further strengthening joint cooperative education and research activities between the DU and...
CUET physics dept鈥檚 2-day conference to begin Wednesday
The physics department of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology is scheduled to inaugurate a two-day conference titled International Conference on Physics for Sustainable Development and Technology 2025 at the CUET in Chattogram on Wednesday.
RU student drowns in campus swimming pool
A female student of Rajshahi University died after reportedly drowning while swimming in the campus pool on Sunday afternoon...
鈥楽eeking Sacred Beauty鈥� depicts Buddha, nature
Visual artist Malay Bala depicts Buddha, nature and women in his third solo exhibition titled Seeking Sacred Beauty: The Devotional Art of Malay Bala鈥� under way at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in the capital...
Russia tests new nuclear-capable cruise missile
Russia鈥檚 president Vladimir Putin announced Sunday a successful final test of a new nuclear-powered cruise missile, the Burevestnik, amid Moscow鈥檚 on-going Ukraine offensive and uncertainty over a new summit with US leader Donald Trump...
Body recovered from burnt garment factory at Rupnagar after 12 days
Family members of a missing garment worker recovered a body from the debris of a factory at Rupnagar in Dhaka city, 12 days after a devastating fire destroyed it on October 14...
No end to cry for judicial independence yet
The interim government has overhauled several colonial-era laws to improve access to justice, but legal experts say that true judicial independence remains elusive without a Supreme Court secretariat.
Early Aman rice harvest boosts farm workers鈥� earnings
Like previous years, farmer laborers are earning well from early harvesting of short-term Aman rice to lead a better life during the 鈥榮easonal lean season鈥� of 鈥楢shwin鈥� and 鈥楰artik鈥� months in Rangpur agricultural region...
California grape farmers abandon fields as local wine struggles
For more than a century, Lodi鈥檚 grape growers have supplied the old wineries that make this Californian city famous. But rocketing costs, falling demand and competition from imports mean some are now abandoning their vineyards...
US warship arrives in Trinidad and Tobago, near Venezuela
A US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
MTB celebrates 26th anniv
Mutual Trust Bank PLC on Sunday celebrated its 26th founding anniversary through a ceremony, said a press release...
Liverpool crisis mounts as Slot searches for answers
Liverpool were tipped to turn the Premier League title race into a prolonged coronation this season, but instead the champions find themselves mired in an unexpected crisis after their latest shock defeat.
BCL Group to utilise upay for salary payment, business transactions
Mobile financial service provider upay and BCL Group, a concern of TMSS Bogura, recently signed an agreement, said a press release...
Dealing arms or healing minds?
AS POORER nations spend about 6.5 per cent of export revenues servicing external debt, while world military and police spending skyrockets, it鈥檚 unlikely most countries will have the political will to shift priorities from social destruction to social care...
Reforming public procurement
PUBLIC procurement is essential for governments to convert budget funds into public services and infrastructure. In Bangladesh, where public procurement constitutes a large share of government expenditure, inefficiency, politicisation, and institutional weakness often result in cost overruns, project delays, and corruption risks鈥攗ltimately eroding public trust and...
Land services to be available at DC offices : land secy
Bangladesh interim government has taken an initiative to establish Citizen Service Centres at every deputy commissioner鈥檚 office across the country to make land-related services more accessible to the public, said senior secretary of the land ministry ASM Saleh Ahmed.
Liverpool beaten again at Brentford, in-form Man Utd go fourth
Liverpool lost for the fourth consecutive game in the Premier League as Brentford beat the champions 3-2 on Saturday, while Manchester United climbed into the top four with a 4-2 victory over Brighton.
French govt under pressure over wealth tax vote
French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year鈥檚 austerity budget...
3 UIU faculty member featured in world鈥檚 top 2pc scientists鈥� list
Three faculty members of the United International University have been featured among the 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Top 2pc Scientists鈥� list in a joint survey by Stanford University, California, United States, and Elsevier...
NUB holds freshers鈥� reception
Northern University Bangladesh organised a freshers鈥� reception programme for the newly admitted students on its campus in Dhaka on Saturday...
DUET holds 2-day conference on science, humanities for sustainable development
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology held a two-day international conference on 鈥榮cience and humanities for sustainable development鈥� at the university in Gazipur concluded on Friday...
