JCD activist killed over 鈥榩revious enmity鈥� in Panchagarh
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activist was stabbed to death in Panchagarh town over previous enmity on Wednesday night...
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Ex-Begum Rokeya Univesity VC Kalimullah arrested
The police arrested former Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur vice-chancellor Professor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah at Mohammadpur in Dhaka on Thursday.
Upcoming election to be major test for post-Hasina Bangladesh: Kugelman
South Asia affairs expert Michael Kugelman has said that Bangladesh will go through a major test for a post-Hasina era as the interim government unveiled its plan to host the next national election in February next...
Dhaka becomes 5th most polluted city with AQI score of 127
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 127 at 10:00am on Thursday morning...
DMP detains army major鈥檚 wife over secret meeting with AL members
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Wednesday night took Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of a major of the Bangladesh Army, into custody in connection with a secret meeting held in the capital鈥檚 Bashundhara area with Awami League members on 8 July.
Milestone resumes classes of IX, X, XII after 15 days
The Milestone School and College resumed classes partially on Wednesday 15 days after a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into it, killing at least 34 people, most of them primary-level students of the educational institution located in the capital鈥檚 Uttara...
NSU hosts dialogue on democratic transition
In light of Bangladesh鈥檚 recent political landscape and the anniversary of the July uprising, the Centre for Peace Studies at North South University and Germany鈥檚 Arnold Bergstrasser Institute jointly organised a special dialogue and a three-day photo exhibition at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
China-Bangladesh medical exhibition tomorrow
A one-day China-Bangladesh Health and Medical Exhibition is scheduled to be held in the capital on August 8...
25 injured as fire breaks out in school lab
At least 25 students were injured after a fire broke out during a training session in the science lab of Niyaz Mohammad High School in Brahmanbaria town on Wednesday afternoon...
Ansar DG adorns 15 deputy directors with rank badges
Fifteen officers who were recently promoted from the assistant director posts, at the headquarters of Bangladesh Ansar and聽Village Defense Party, were honoured by the force鈥檚 director general, Major General Abdul Motaleb Sajjad Mahmud, with rank badges of deputy directors...
Rabindra University observes Tagore鈥檚 death anniv
Rabindra University, Bangladesh on Wednesday observed the 84th anniversary of the death of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a Bengali polymath who worked, among others, as a poet, writer, playwright and composer...
EdTech Futures workshop explores prospects of technology-driven education
A daylong international workshop titled EdTech Futures: Bridging Innovation and Impact in Bangladesh has recently been held at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka recently...
PSTU VC urges to build corruption-free, discrimination-free country
Vice-chancellor of Pirojpur Science and Technology University Professor Md Shahidul Islam at a programme on Tuesday urged the people of the country to build a corruption-free, discrimination-free, happy, prosperous and self-reliant Bangladesh...
BWDB engineers鈥� association forms committees
The advisory and convening committees of the Bangladesh Water Development Board Engineers鈥� Association have recently been formed...
Gumti must be freed in 6 months: HC
The High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to demolish all illegal structures built in the Gumti River within the next six months...
Cambodian workers flock home from Thailand
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have returned from Thailand following deadly border clashes between the two neighbours, a labour ministry official said on Wednesday...
BNP hails Feb election plan as step towards democracy
Secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday welcomed the announcement to hold the next national election in February 2026, saying that the party saw it as a step towards restoring democracy in Bangladesh...
Remain united for nat鈥檒 interest: Tarique
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday urged all to remain united for the sake of national interest...
Student, journalist testify against police, BRUR officials, BCL
Two key witnesses on Wednesday testified before the International Crimes Tribunal-1, implicating the police, Begum Rokeya University officials, and Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders in the killing of student protester Abu Sayeed during the July 2024 anti-discrimination movement...
Bridges Division observes July uprising anniv
The Bridges division and Bangladesh Bridge Authority jointly held a discussion and a prayer session to mark the July uprising anniversary at the Setu Bhaban Mosque in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Sagorika hits brace as Bangladesh sink Laos
Forward Sagorika continued her rich vein of form in front of goal as Bangladesh got off to a winning start in their AFC U-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup Qualifiers with a 3-1 win over hosts Laos in their Group H fixture at the Lao National Stadium in Vientiane on Wednesday...
Nurul eyes T20 trophy in Australia
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� captain Nurul Hasan stated on Tuesday that their objective in the upcoming Top End T20 Series in Australia is to win the trophy, as the representative team from Bangladesh will be participating in the tournament for the second time...
Former Kings coach lodges complaint with FIFA
Former Bashundhara Kings coach Valeriu Tita has filed a complaint with FIFA against his former employers concerning unpaid salaries, bonuses, and flight tickets...
Individual stake in T-bills, bonds jumps 7-fold
Individual investment in government Treasury bills and bonds increased more than sevenfold over the two years ending in June 2025, reflecting a clear shift toward risk-free instruments amid high interest rates, limited investment options, and growing economic uncertainty...
RMG exports to US see 25pc growth in Jan-Jun
The readymade garment exports to the United States from Bangladesh witnessed a robust growth of 25.13 per cent to $4.25 billion in the first half of 2025, from January to June...
Block maker Maxcrete obtains LEED certificate
Maxcrete Limited, an AAC block and panel manufacturer, obtained the United States Green Building Council鈥檚 (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certificate...
Daraz launches monsoon campaign
Daraz Bangladesh has launched its 鈥�8.8 Monsoon Madness鈥� campaign that will run from August 8 to 14, said a press release..
Trump mulling four Fed chair candidates
US president Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has narrowed his potential choices for heading the Federal Reserve to four candidates, but that treasury secretary Scott Bessent is no longer in the running...
Steeper US tariffs take effect on many Brazilian goods
US tariffs on many Brazilian products surged Wednesday, as president Donald Trump moved ahead with a pressure campaign against the trial of his right-wing ally Jair Bolsonaro...