The Institute of Research and Training at Southeast University organised a seminar titled The Need for Rehabilitation as a Major Part of Disability Care at the university鈥檚 Multipurpose Hall in Dhaka on Tuesday...
The newly built Bangladesh embassy complex at Hejo in Thimphu in Bhutan was inaugurated on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in Bhutan-Bangladesh diplomatic relations...
Theatre troupe Prachyanat is staging four shows of its new theatre production titled 鈥楤yatikram Ebang Niyam鈥� at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy that started on Wednesday...
A group art exhibition titled 鈥楥olours of Bangladesh鈥� featuring renowned and promising Bangladeshi artists is under way at the SOL Gallery in Melbourne, Australia...
The police arrested Abdur Rashid, central president of the Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners鈥� Association and one of Kushtia鈥檚 most influential rice traders on Tuesday evening in connection with a fresh fraud case, adding to at least 19 pending cases against him...
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Academy of Garments Technology Bangladesh and the Chittagong University as a step to create skilled human resources for the country鈥檚 garment industry sector and to bring about a combination of industry and academia...
Modern ovens furnished with electricity and gas powers are pretty fast replacing the traditional earthen ovens in baking Bakarkhani, the flat thin snack bread that has for centuries been ubiquitously present in the Old Dhaka households...
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections won 23 among 28 posts, including the vice-president, general secretary and assistant general secretary posts...
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...
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...
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...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, widely known as the 鈥榩olice bank鈥�, is gradually transforming into a bank for all as it diversifies its deposits and lending portfolios, said its managing director (current charge) Kimiwa Saddat...
Sonali Bank PLC on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, said a press release...
Janata Bank PLC鈥檚 deposits have crossed Tk 1.25 trillion...
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC provided financial assistance to Mst Fahmida Akter, a resident of Kachu Mia Colony of Sylhet District, for surgery on rotten parts of bones of both of her legs...
NCC Bank PLC recently donated 1,000 umbrellas to members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said a press release...
Modhumoti Bank PLC on Tuesday signed an agreement with Quazi Abedin Tex Limited, said a press release...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Tuesday signed an agreement with Latin Travel Money Transfer SA based in Spain, said a press release...
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...
Alibaba.com, a leading platform for global business-to-business e-commerce, has announced its participation in the 24th Textech Bangladesh 2025 International Expo in the capital, said a press release...
France鈥檚 new prime minister Sebastien Lecornu promised a 鈥榩rofound break鈥� with the past on Wednesday as he faced the thorny task of trying to build a government with enough parliamentary support to avoid an early demise...
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...
Sweden鈥檚 government announced plans Wednesday to reduce the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to 13 to combat the soaring recruitment of children to carry out shootings and bombings for organised crime networks...
Around 20,000 Berlin homes and businesses were still without power Wednesday, a day after a fire hit electricity pylons in what police labelled a suspected arson attack...
THERE was a political vacuum after the collapse of Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 15-year dictatorial regime in August 2024. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party had a golden opportunity to step in, claim leadership and shape the future of the country. Unfortunately, it squandered that moment. Instead of leveraging the momentum, the party chose to distance itself, spending its energy...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 criminal justice framework has undergone a significant shake-up in 2025. The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898, has been amended twice within a month 鈥� first in July and again in August 鈥� introducing both procedural refinements and major changes affecting arrests, trials and penalties. At first glance, these amendments seem to strengthen...
IN BANGLADESH鈥橲 ever-evolving political drama, few arenas carry the weight of Dhaka University. For decades, it has served as the crucible of revolutions, the incubator of national leadership and the most sensitive barometer of public mood. The 2025 Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union (DUCSU) elections, therefore, drew the nation鈥檚 hawk-eyed attention, and...
THIS is a reminder of the silent crisis enveloping maternal health that nearly 77 per cent of pregnant women seeking healthcare services are found to suffer from depression or anxiety and two-thirds endure both the conditions simultaneously. An International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh study, based on data gathered in 2022鈥�2025, shows the alarming...
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...
Bangladesh begin their T20I Asia Cup 2025 campaign when they take on Hong Kong at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today...