Private OPD at public hospitals largely closed
Most government hospitals that introduced private practice for physicians during the previous regime have closed them in two and a half years after its introduction...
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Inefficiency of field-level officials key concern
Businesses voiced strong grievances over harassment, irregularities, and inefficiencies caused by field-level officials of the National Board of Revenue during the Meet the Business event at the NBR headquarters on Wednesday...
ITFC to give loan to buy fertiliser
The government and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, on Wednesday signed two significant financing agreements in Jeddah to strengthen food security...
Sonali Bank signs deal with BADC
Sonali Bank PLC on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, said a press release...
BKB signs deal with Latin Travel Money Transfer
Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Tuesday signed an agreement with Latin Travel Money Transfer SA based in Spain, said a press release...
AIB signs deal with TAP
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Tuesday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trust And Pay, mobile financial services provider wholly owned by Trust Bank...
South Korea overturns 60-year ruling on woman鈥檚 self-defence case
A South Korean court acquitted on Wednesday a woman convicted six decades ago for defending herself against sexual violence, after she challenged the ruling inspired by the country鈥檚 #MeToo movement...
Harris slams Biden reelection bid as 鈥榬ecklessness鈥�
Former US vice president Kamala Harris said it was 鈥榬ecklessness鈥� to let Joe Biden run for a second term as president, in an excerpt released Wednesday from her upcoming memoir...
Sovereignty of states at stake
THE principle of state sovereignty has long been the bedrock of international relations, guaranteeing nations the right to exercise authority free from external interference. Yet, history has repeatedly shown that this principle is fragile when confronted by sheer military might. The latest example came on September 9, 2025, when Israel conducted a coordinated air attack...
A wake-up call for democrats
THE win of the right-wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student front of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union, the yearly event that took place after a gap of six years on September 9, which were by and large free and fair, is a defeat of the centrist and left student political organisations. This needs to be recognised...
Camp Nou not ready to host Valencia game
Barcelona will use the tiny Johan Cruyff stadium at their training ground to host Valencia in La Liga on Sunday, with the Spotify Camp Nou not yet licensed to reopen amid a rebuild...
I have nothing to prove at Leverkusen: Hjulmand
New Bayer Leverkusen coach Kasper Hjulmand on Wednesday said that he did not take the job to 鈥榩rove anything鈥� after an underwhelming experience when he last coached in German football.
Bolivia down Brazil to grab World Cup play-off spot
Bolivia kept their 2026 World Cup dream alive by snatching a play-off place with a 1-0 victory over Brazil in El Alto on Tuesday, taking advantage of Venezuela's home defeat to Colombia.
Dhaka for immediate ceasefire in Gaza: Touhid
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has stressed the urgency of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, accountability for the atrocities committed by Israel, and the need for lasting peace in the region.
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates win top DUCSU posts
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates have won the key positions of Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election with significant margins.
Islami Chhatra Shibir leads in DUCSU polls marked by irregularities
The Islami Chhatra Shibir was in the lead, until submission of this report at 3:30am, in the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union and hall unions marked by allegations of irregularities....
UN rights chief says Nepal violence appalling, urges dialogue
The UN rights chief voiced alarm Tuesday at escalating violence in Nepal, where youth protesters set fire to parliament after a brutal police crackdown that left at least 19 dead.
DUCSU candidates allege vote rigging
Chhatra Dal-backed vice-president candidate for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections, Abidul Islam Khan, on Tuesday evening alleged widespread rigging in the polls.
DUCSU POLLS: Sikkhak Network slams DU authorities over inefficiency
Sikkhak Network, a platform of university teachers, on Tuesday evening criticised the university authorities for their inefficiency in managing the DUCSU elections, which recorded nearly 80 per cent voter turnout.
Kader terms DUCSU elections BNP-Jamaat鈥檚 power sharing exercise
Boishommobirodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad panel鈥檚 vice-president candidate Abdul Kader on Tuesday evening termed the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union a power-sharing exercise between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami....
PSC plans to introduce new evaluation system for BCS exam
Bangladesh Public Service Commission plans to complete the Bangladesh Civil Service examination within a year by introducing a new evaluation system, but lack of administrative and financial autonomy may stand in their way.
Cars imported for ex-AL MPs聽 to be sent to govt transport pool
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that he had directed the National Board of Revenue to transfer about 40 cars imported duty-free by members of parliament under the ousted Awami League government to the public transport pool...
CID confirms Hasina鈥檚 voice calls
Cybercrime and forensic experts of the Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday testified that voice recordings attributed to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in which she allegedly ordered the police to open fire on protesters during the July 2024 mass uprising, are authentic...
Russian attack kills 24 in Ukraine
A Russian strike on Tuesday killed 24 people waiting for pension payments in a front-line town of eastern Ukraine where Russian forces are massing forces for a large-scale offensive, officials said...
JUCSU electioneering ends, vote tomorrow
The campaigning for the long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union and hall union elections ended Tuesday night.
Judicial Service Commission submits annual report to president
The Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on Monday submitted its 2024 annual report to president Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in Dhaka...
Murder, abduction, robbery still high
Murder, robbery, and abduction remain high, with only slight improvement in a few crime indicators over 13 months of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government.
HSTU鈥檚 2nd convocation on Nov 22
Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University is set to hold its second convocation on November 22, marking a return to the academic celebration after a gap of nearly 15 years...
Bus services resume on Rajshahi-Dhaka route after 41 hours
Bus services between Rajshahi and Dhaka resumed on Tuesday afternoon, after remaining suspended for about 41 hours due to transport workers鈥� strike for pay rise...
Maduro decrees Christmas in October for Venezuela, again
President Nicolas Maduro said Monday that Christmas will come early again this year, decreeing that the annual holiday 鈥� famously celebrated in December in much of the world 鈥� will begin October 1 in Venezuela.