Strong legal action demanded
Speakers at a discussion on Wednesday called on the government to take strong legal action to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children...
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BCIC College honours SSC-2025 high achievers
BCIC College celebrated the outstanding academic success of its students from the 2025 Secondary School Certificate examination in a special ceremony held on Saturday...
鈥楢 Drawing Room鈥� encourages children to pursue art
Children depicted their imagination on walls in a nine-day solo interactive art exhibition titled 鈥楢 Drawing Room鈥� that concluded at La Galerie of Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi on Wednesday...
NBR imposes 20pc RD on rice bran oil exports
The National Board of Revenue imposed a 20 per cent regulatory duty on the export of rice bran oil from Bangladesh...
Adviser, China envoy visit Premier Bank pavilion at BRI expo
Premier Bank set up a pavilion at the two-day 鈥楤elt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2025,鈥� said a press release...
Arif becomes EPB vice-chair (chief executive)
Mohammad Hasan Arif on Monday assumed position of vice-chairman (chief executive) of the Export Promotion Bureau, said a press release...
Poison killed Putin critic Navalny, wife says
The wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Wednesday that laboratory analysis of smuggled biological samples found he was killed by poisoning while incarcerated at an Arctic prison in February 2024...
PSG in audacious bid to sign Barca鈥檚 Putellas
Paris Saint-Germain鈥檚 women鈥檚 team have made an offer for Barcelona鈥檚 Alexia Putellas and are 鈥榠n discussion鈥� with the two-time Ballon d鈥橭r winner, AFP learned on Wednesday from a source close to the negotiations...
A new chapter for Sri Lanka
SRI Lanka has reasons to be satisfied with the response it is receiving from the international community. Three international monitoring bodies have chosen to give the government good reports. The first was the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance based in Sweden. Its Global State of Democracy Index for 2025 saw Sri Lanka jump 15 places since...
Khaleda Zia and the enduring paradox of Bangladeshi politics 鈥� III
THE years following Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 return to power in 2009 marked not merely a political shift but the construction of an entirely new order. What appeared at first as a democratic mandate soon revealed itself as a project of consolidation 鈥� an appropriation of state institutions into the service of dynastic authority. Bureaucracy and the armed forces, traditionally...
IUB, Soroptimist International Club of Dhaka holds seminar on workplace harassment
Independent University, Bangladesh and Soroptimist International Club of Dhaka jointly organised a seminar titled Workplace Harassment of Women at the DMK Lecture Gallery of IUB on September 13, 2025, said a press release...
Alexander-Arnold suffers hamstring injury, say Real
England international full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered a hamstring injury in Real Madrid's Champions League victory over Marseille, the club said on Wednesday.
10 burnt in gas cylinder blast in Ctg
At least 10 people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Chattogram鈥檚 Chandanaish upazila Wednesday morning...
HBO Max to arrive in Bangladesh on Oct 15
Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its flagship platform, HBO Max, would launch directly in Bangladesh on October 15, 2025.
SC adjourns hearing in govt鈥檚 plea to stay HC order
The Appellate Division on Tuesday adjourned for one week a hearing in the government鈥檚 plea seeking a stay on the High Court order that had halted the construction of the elevated expressway extension through Panthakunja Park and Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
Russian House聽hosts photo聽exhibition
A daylong solo exhibition showcasing photographs by Russian photojournalist Andrei Stenin was held at the Russian House in Dhaka to observe the International Day of Journalists鈥� Solidarity.
Stock market shows recovery as investors return: DSE chairman
Dhaka Stock Exchange chairman Mominul Islam on Tuesday described the country鈥檚 stock market outlook as encouraging, saying that the market has begun to recover as investors are gradually returning.
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel export to EU sees 7pc growth in July
Bangladesh鈥檚 apparel exports to the European Union experienced a noticeable slowdown in July 2025 following a strong rebound in June.
Robi Axiata wins BBR Corporate Award 2025 in telecom category
Mobile operator Robi Axiata PLC has won the BBR Corporate Award 2025 in the telecommunications category in recognition of its performance and contribution to the sector, said a press release.
Sussex Univ expands opportunities for Bangladeshi students
The University of Sussex, United Kingdom鈥檚 first post-war university opened in 1961, is now welcoming Bangladeshi students for postgraduate study with the 拢4,000 Sussex Bangladesh scholarship...
Annual exhibition begins at Narayanganj Charukola
Teachers, students and alumni of Narayanganj Charukola Institute on Monday demanded the National University authorities permit the institute to run Master of Fine Arts degree course...
SAU holds freshers鈥� reception
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University held the orientation ceremony for freshers of the 2024鈥�25 academic year at the university鈥檚 Teachers-Students Centre Complex in Dhaka on Monday...
RMG exports to major markets see growth
The country鈥檚 readymade garment exports to its major destinations witnessed a moderate growth in the July-August period of the current financial year of 2025-26...
RMG exporters seek clarity on US tariffs
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exporters have sought detailed clarification and an implementation mechanism regarding a recent United States executive order that allows a 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to be reduced if at least 20 per cent US-origin content or raw materials are used...
Stocks rebound on both bourses
Stocks on Monday managed a turnaround from the short-lived correction phase, riding on late-session buying activity, as investors turned back to the market owing to positive expectations amid favourable macroeconomic developments...
Rashidpur gas field adds more eighth mmcfd gas to national grid
An additional eighth mmcfd gas would be supplied to national grid daily from the newly discovered Rashipur Gas Field under Bahubal upazila of the district.
Globe Biotech鈥檚 Covid vaccine wins US pharma patent
Globe Biotech Limited, a subsidiary of Globe Pharma Group of Companies, has obtained a United States patent for its homegrown Covid vaccine Bangavax...
People pay last respects to Farida Parveen
People from all walks of life paid their last respects to Ekushey Padak-winning Lalon Sangeet exponent Farida Parveen at a mourning ceremony held at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday...
IEDCR collects samples from suspected anthrax patients in Rangpur
The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research on Sunday collected samples from people showing anthrax-like symptoms at Pirgachha upazila in Rangpur and began contact tracing...
Rabindra University students protest at illegal sand extraction
Students of Rabindra University at Shahzadpur in Sirajganj on Sunday took to the streets, protesting against the illegal extraction of sand from land allocated for the proposed permanent campus of the university...