Zero by Prime Bank launched
Prime Bank PLC has launched 鈥榋ero by Prime Bank,鈥� a credit card that eliminates all fees, said a press release...
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UN rights chief warns of renewed atrocities in Myanmar
The United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights Volker T眉rk has expressed grave concern over worsening atrocities in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State, warning that the situation bears 鈥榙istressingly similar鈥� resemblance to the 2017 military campaign that forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas into Bangladesh.
Yunus calls next election unique for聽all citizens
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said that the forthcoming national election would be unique, describing it as the election of the people and all political parties, rather than of the interim government.
To dump west, embrace BRICS
BY HABIT, the choreographed Indian crowd began to chant 鈥楳odi Modi鈥� at an event for the Indian prime minister鈥檚 two-day visit to China. The Chinese hosts, on the other hand, greeted him with a knowledgeable display of Indian classical music, something Indians would struggle to reciprocate if it ever came to that. There鈥檚 a trade deficit, and there鈥檚 evidently a cultural...
Bangladesh鈥檚 experience as host
THE world is observing the 8th Rohingya Genocide Remembrance this year to honour the genocide against the Rohingyas that occurred in Myanmar鈥檚 Rakhine State. The Rohingya crisis, often considered one of the most pressing humanitarian challenges of the 21st century, has attracted global attention to the plight of the Rohingya people in Bangladesh. Beginning in...
Govt should sort out social safety issues for all vulnerable groups
THE call that government officials, development partners and rights activists have put out for a comprehensive social protection system covering all marginalised groups to build an equitable society is what the government should heed, especially at a time when Bangladesh, now a lower middle-income country, is set to graduate out of the bloc of least developed...
BSF returns Bangladeshi鈥檚 body 4 days after killing
The body of a Bangladeshi national, who was shot dead by Indian鈥檚 Border Security Force at the Dona border point at Kanaighat in Sylhet on August 29, was finally returned to Bangladesh early Tuesday.
Yunus orders sending Nur abroad for treatment
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday directed the health ministry to take measures for sending Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur abroad for treatment...
Aminul set to contest in BCB polls
Current president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board Aminul Islam Bulbul on Tuesday confirmed his intention to contest in the upcoming board elections, stating that he didn鈥檛 want to leave the projects 鈥榟alf done鈥�.
Yunus holds meeting with 7 more political parties, one organisation
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with representatives from seven more political parties and an organisation at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday.
Hasina, ex-home聽minister ordered mass killings,聽ex-IGP tells ICT
Detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the then home minister ordered to conduct mass killings to...
Chief adviser starts meeting with leaders seven political parties
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Younus started meeting with leaders of seven political parties and one Islamic organisation to discuss the country鈥檚 current political situation and the upcoming national elections...
South Korea president for deeper engagements with Bangladesh
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday underscored the need for exploring ways and means to achieve deeper engagements between Dhaka and Seoul.
Toffee to live stream Asia Cup 2025
Toffee, the country鈥檚 leading digital entertainment platform powered by Banglalink, will live-stream all matches of the forthcoming Asia Cup 2025, starting on September 9.
Bundesliga faces reckoning as Premier League flexes financial muscle
The Premier League's record transfer summer has had an acute impact on Germany, where even Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have felt the impact of English football's growing financial muscle.
Premier League clubs break 拢3 billion barrier to roar ahead of rivals
Record spending of 拢3 billion ($4 billion) during the summer transfer window further cements the Premier League as the 鈥榤ost competitive in world football鈥�, according to financial experts Deloitte.
City sign goalkeeper Donnarumma from PSG as Ederson departs
Manchester City confirmed the signing of Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday after selling the long-serving Ederson to Fenerbahce.
BAU students block rail line for 3rd day, probe body formed
Students of the Bangladesh Agricultural University continued their protests for the third consecutive day on Tuesday by blocking the Dhaka-Mymensingh rail tracks following an attack on them.
Derailment in Dhaka disrupts train communications
Derailment of a compartment of a passenger train near the airport station in the capital on Tuesday disrupted rail communications between Dhaka and the rest of the Bangladesh for about two and a half hours...
Charge-sheets in 34 cases linked to July uprising submitted
The police have submitted charge-sheets in 34 cases linked to the July Uprising before the courts in different parts of the country...
HC restores SC control over lower judiciary
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the government to establish a separate secretariat in the Supreme Court in three months after investing full disciplinary control over subordinate judges in the apex court.
BMD predicts flashflood, multiple low pressures in September across Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that two to three low pressures may form over the Bay of Bengal in September and one of them likely to intensify into a depression...
IRD suspends assistant tax commissioner for taking bribe
The Internal Resources Division has suspended assistant tax commissioner Jannatul Ferdous for allegedly accepting a bribe of Tk聽38 lakh in exchange for handing over sensitive income tax records...
BNP-backed Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad committee dissolved
The existing committee of the Bangladesh Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad, a platform of pro-BNP professionals, has been formally dissolved, and a new preparatory committee has been announced to organise the organisation's council within the next 90 days.
Rape threat to聽DUCSU candidate sparks protests
Widespread protests on Tuesday erupted at different universities, social media and other online media platforms over the alleged 鈥榞ang rape鈥� threat to a female candidate in Dhaka University student union elections.
Smooth polls top priority: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said that the party鈥檚 current priority was to fully support and facilitate the smooth conduct of the national elections scheduled for February next year.
JAGPA president injured in knife attack outside Gono Odhikar Parishad office
The Jatiya Ganatantrik Party president, Khondkar Lutfar Rahman, was seriously injured in a knife attack outside the Gono Odhikar Parishad office at Paltan on Monday night.
BUFT holds roundtable on role of college principals
BGMEA University of Fashion and Technology organised a roundtable discussion on 鈥榯he role of college principals in promoting quality education鈥� at the Multipurpose Hall of BUFT in Dhaka on Monday.
Akhter Hossain appointed UCSI University Bangladesh dean
Professor Syed Akhter Hossain has been appointed as new dean of the faculty of computer science and digital innovation at the UCSI University Bangladesh branch.
鈥楥ity Origins鈥� under way at Dhaka Kendra
The group art exhibition titled 鈥楥ity Origins鈥� under way at Dhaka Kendra at Mohini Mohan Das lane in Farashganj gives the audience a glimpse into the history, architecture and culture of Dhaka.