BMD predicts rains in Dhaka, other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rain in all divisions, including Dhaka, in next 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Monday...
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Cartoon exhibition celebrates downfall of Hasina regime
Satirical cartoon exhibition titled 鈥楤idrupe Bidroho鈥� marking the fall of the authoritarian Sheikh Hasina regime is under way at the La Galerie of Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka at Dhanmondi in the capital...
DU VC calls for sustaining uprising spirit of unity
Dhaka University vice-chancellor Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan on Sunday emphasised preserving the unprecedented national unity demonstrated during last year鈥檚 historic July mass uprising, calling it vital for the nation鈥檚 future...
Police arrest 26 over AL programme in Dhaka
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police at a press conference on Sunday said that 26 individuals have been arrested so far in connection with a programme organised to train activists of the Awami League in Dhaka under the Bhatara police station on July 8.
Govt hires eight pairs of special trains to bring students, people to Dhaka
Bangladesh interim government has rented eight pairs of special trains to bring students and mass people from all over the country to the historic July Proclamation announcement ceremony scheduled to be held in Dhaka on Tuesday.
DMP requests all to avoid Shahbagh, Shaheed Minar, Suhrawardy Udyan areas today
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police requested city residents to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar, and Suhrawardy Udyan areas on Sunday due to large gatherings and multiple scheduled programmes...
NCP activists join rally at Shaheed Minar
Leaders, activists and supporters of the National Citizen Party from different districts on Sunday afternoon joined its pre-announced rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka as the party would unveil its manifesto outlining the visions for a 鈥楴ew Bangladesh鈥�.
Gridlock grips Dhaka as rallies, exams collide on Sunday
Dhaka鈥檚 streets turned into a sea of traffic on Sunday morning, as political rallies and public examinations brought the city to a near standstill...
Bangladesh capital experiences 鈥榤oderate鈥� air quality
Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, has ranked 23rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 79 at 9:50am on Sunday morning.
DMP requests all to avoid Shahbagh, adjacent areas
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has requested people to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar and Suhrawardy Udyan areas in the capital Dhaka today due to multiple political programmes scheduled for the day...
Experts call for modernising Companies Act
Experts called for an urgent update to the Companies Act 1994, citing the existing law inadequate for the needs of a modern economy...
Agrani Bank holds review meeting
A business review meeting of Agrani Bank Dhaka Circle 2 and Main Branch was held to review the business of the main branch and the zones corporates and branches under the jurisdiction Agrani Bank Dhaka Circle 2...
Market catches fire at Gulistan in Dhaka
A fire broke out at Sundarban Square Market in Gulistan area of the capital on Saturday...
Yasmeen Murshed laid to rest at Banani graveyard
Yasmeen Murshed, founder of Scholastica School, educator and former adviser to a caretaker government, was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard in Dhaka on Friday.
DU syndicate recommends cancelling ex-IGP Benazir鈥檚 DBA degree
Dhaka University syndicate has recommended cancelling the Doctor of Business Administration degree awarded to former Inspector General of Police Benazir Ahmed by the business studies faculty after finding that he had obtained the degree without meeting the minimum eligibility criteria.
DNCC starts drive to recover 1,500 acres of wetland
The Dhaka North City Corporation, in coordination with Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha, the city鈥檚 development authority, has launched a drive to recover聽 and protect 1,500 acres of wetland from encroachment in line with the Detailed Area Plan...
Pattachitra exhibition observes Global Tiger Day
A week-long solo pattachitra exhibition of artist Nazir Hossain, observing the Global Tiger Day, is under way at the Zainul Gallery of faculty of fine art on the Dhaka University campus...
Tight monetary policy harming trade: DCCI
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised serious concerns over Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 continued contractionary monetary policy, warning that high interest rates and declining credit growth are choking trade, investment and industrial activity...
Dhaka-Ctg fuel pipeline to open in Aug: BPC
The first ever petroleum pipeline from southeastern port city of Chattogram to capital Dhaka is set to be operational from mid-August, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) officials said in Dhaka on Thursday...
DSE turnover hits Tk聽1,000cr
Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday wrapped up the week on a high note with turnover crossing the Tk聽1,000-crore mark, despite the majority of listed companies witnessing a drop in share prices...
JBPLC opens foundation course
Janata Bank Staff College Dhaka recently began a 25-day foundation course for officers of 08/25 batch, said a press release...
Dhaka Univ should see to safety issues of hall residents
PLASTERS having flaked off the ceiling in several rooms of the Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall in the University of Dhaka has once again exposed the neglect of student safety. A large chunk of plaster came off the ceiling of a bathroom in an extension building of the hall early July 29. While no injuries were reported, resident students say that such incidents are far from...
SC questions legality of Mufti Hannan鈥檚 2nd confession
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday raised question about the legality of a second confessional statement made in the two August 2004 grenade attack cases, by Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami leader Mufti Abdul Hannan in 2007 who was already a death row prisoner when he gave it...
JCD leader dies at DMCH after being stabbed in Rangpur
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night, eight days after he was stabbed allegedly by a relative over a land-related dispute in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur...
DNCC to manage fields, parks on community-based model
Dhaka North City Corporation is moving away from the club-based model in the management of the fields and parks under the DNCC and moving towards community-based management...
Plaster falls off ceiling at DU Shahidullah Hall
The plaster of ceiling of a building at a Dhaka University student hall frequently fall off exposing residential students to danger...
11 DU students receive Kazi Motahar Hossain award
Eleven students of Dhaka University鈥檚 statistics and Institute of Statistical Research and Teaching who secured 1st place in the master鈥檚 examinations from 2017 to 2023 received the Kazi Motahar Hossain awards at a programme at the auditorium of DU Teachers-Students Centre on Wednesday...
Cheques for Tk 2.25cr seized from Chhatra Sangsad leader Riyad鈥檚 home
The police have seized four cheques for around Tk2.25 crore from the capital鈥檚 Nakhalpara home of Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad leader Abdur Razzaque Bin Solaiman Riyad, who is now in police custody in an extortion case...
Stocks decline for second day
The country鈥檚 stock markets continued to face a downward trend for the second consecutive day of the week, with most companies witnessing a fall in share prices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses...
Court orders to investigate contents in Meghna Alam鈥檚 mobile, laptop
A Dhaka court on Tuesday asked the government to conduct an investigation to determine whether there was any anti-state element in the mobile phone and laptop, owned by model Meghna Alam, in a fraud and extortion case filed with Dhanmondi police station.