Ex-DIG Nahidul sent to jail in ICT case
A Dhaka court on Saturday sent former deputy inspector general AKM Nahidul Islam to jail in a case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal...
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Mohammedan, Kings placed in same group
Mohammedan Sporting Club and Bashundhara Kings have been placed in Group B of the 10-team Federation Cup that will be played at two venues across the country from September 23, 2025, to April 10, 2026.
Rajshahi winters warming fast amid vanishing green, blue spaces
Rajshahi city鈥檚 winter land-surface temperature has witnessed a sharp and spatially concentrated rise over the past three decades, raising renewed concerns about urban planning, thermal comfort and long-term liveability in the divisional city, according to a geospatial study...
Five IU students suspended over bus vandalism
The authorities of Islamic University in Kushtia suspended five of its students over vandalising a bus in the campus area in January this year...
UCSI University holds freshers鈥� reception
Bangladesh branch campus of UCSI University held the orientation programme for the students of September semester on its campus in Banani in Dhaka on Saturday...
Dhaka expects lowered US tariff before deal
Bangladesh would seek to lower the 20 per cent tariff announced by the United States administration before the deal is finalised...
Stock market exposure of banks soars to 18pc
The capital market exposure of banks in Bangladesh rose notably in the March quarter of 2025, due to higher idle funds in the banking system and limited avenues for investment in a sluggish economy...
Low-compliance export industry faces challenges
Bangladesh鈥檚 export to the European Union faces an enormous challenge from the newly adopted legally binding EU requirement to ensure safety across the supply chain, protecting the environment and human rights...
Matarbari seaport to boost fish export growth
Bangladesh鈥檚 fish and seafood export sector is expected to witness significant growth for improved infrastructure and logistics support from the under-construction Moheshkhali-Matarbari deep seaport, industry insiders said...
Lalon song exponent Farida Parveen passes away
Lalon Sangeet exponent Farida Parveen passed away at a hospital while undergoing treatment in Dhaka on Saturday.
Iraq signs $1b deals with World Bank鈥檚 IFC
Iraq signed on Saturday investment deals worth $1 billion in its energy, agriculture and finance sectors with the World Bank鈥檚 private sector arm, as the country seeks to build on its economic recovery following years of unrest...
Exotic fruit cultivation brings financial windfall
Bangladesh is witnessing a steady expansion in exotic fruit cultivation, with farmers across the country reaping substantial financial benefits and contributing to national nutrition security...
Bangladesh鈥檚 tourism sector reels from political, safety issues
Bangladesh鈥檚 tourism industry continues to lag behind its South Asian peers, with a decline reported in the business last year, apparently due to deterioration in political stability and law and order...
Boeing defence workers reject deal to end strike
Boeing workers at its St Louis area defence factories will stay on strike after union members voted Friday to reject a new contract offer from the US aviation giant...
African Union climate summit says forming mining coalition
The African Union has announced plans to form a coalition of mineral-producing nations to manage the global rush for critical minerals after holding a climate summit,聽Africa holds vast mineral wealth 鈥� from the rare earths in conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo to oil-rich Nigeria 鈥� but has struggled to capitalise on its resources after decades of colonial plunder...
Palestinian factions disarm in Lebanon refugee camp
Palestinian factions handed over weapons from Lebanon鈥檚 largest refugee camp on Saturday, a Palestinian official said, as part of a push by the government to disarm non-state groups.
Promising growth, Nigeria shea nut export ban pinches producers
While sorting through the brown nuts she had collected from the leafy shea trees near her home in Saki, southwestern Nigeria, Adija Rahman was scathing of the government鈥檚 plans to transform her industry...
Armani will lays path to potential buyout by rival
Fashion legend Giorgio Armani asked in his will made public Friday for a major luxury group to take a stake in his company, citing LVMH, EssilorLuxottica or L鈥橭real as potential buyers...
IFIC Bank holds town hall meet for new board鈥檚 1yr anniv
On the occasion of completion of one year of the current board of directors of IFIC Bank PLC, a special town hall meeting titled 鈥極ne Year in the Journey of Transformation鈥� was organised on Saturday, said a press release...
Bank Asia partner of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Welfare Trust
Bank Asia PLC entered into a strategic partnership with the Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Welfare Trust, becoming its primary banking partner, said a press release...
BRAC Bank, Alpha Catering sign deal
BRAC Bank recently entered into a partnership with Alpha Catering, a renowned catering service provider in Bangladesh, to offer exclusive privileges to its premium banking customers, said a press release...
Sundora rolls out offers on 6th anniv
Beauty and lifestyle retailer Sundora has rolled out discount offers on the occasion of its 6th anniversary, said a press release...
Effective pesticides against dengue
DENGUE is a neglected tropical disease listed by the World Health Organization. In other words, it is primarily a disease of disadvantaged communities who lack access to proper housing and basic amenities worldwide. The environment that favours mosquito breeding is inevitably hostile to humans. Environmental pollution, poor water management, and inadequate...
Timely demand for cyber safety policy for campuses
THE demand for a cyber safety policy for the campus before the students鈥� union elections in the University of Rajshahi is more than justified in view of the extent of cyber harassment that candidates in such elections in the University of Dhaka and Jahangirnagar University faced during campaigns. Women candidates in the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union elections...
NCTB split into two entities appears right step forward
THE government鈥檚 initiative to put the task of printing pre-primary and primary textbooks, which the National Curriculum and Textbook Board has so far done, at the hands of the primary and mass education ministry appears problematic. The government has drafted the amendments to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board Act 2018 to transfer the responsibility for...
Two dengue patients die, 279 new patients hospitalised in 24 hours
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in the 24 hours leading up to Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 147 this year...
Arsenal spoil Ange return, Spurs win at West Ham
Arsenal ruined Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of Nottingham Forest as Martin Zubimendi's double sealed a 3-0 win at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Shibir bags GS, majority posts in JUCSU polls
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, swept most posts in the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union in the elections held on Thursday, marked by widespread mismanagement and boycott by several panels.
Pro-BNP teachers allege irregularities in JUCSU polls
The pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party teachers鈥� platform at Jahangirnagar University on Friday condemned what they described as a smear campaign and widespread irregularities in the JU Central Students鈥� Union election held on Thursday...