The teachers, employees and students of Rajshahi University have locked horns over cancelling the existing ward quota for the children and grand-children of the university teachers, officials and employees for admission to undergraduate courses.
I HAVE had the privilege of working with various academic institutions in countries like Malaysia, Oman, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates. All these countries are temporary homes of a large foreign workforce, many of whom hail from Bangladesh. Driven by my deep habitual curiosity to empathise with their challenging lives, I frequently...
USAID鈥檚 Sisimpur project, the local production of Sesame Street in Bangladesh, has launched an initiative to bring the joy of nursery rhymes to children, says a press release.
The Bangladesh Bank has extended the tenure for foreign exchange loans under buyers and suppliers credit for importing capital machinery, allowing industrial entrepreneurs to secure loans for three years instead of one...
Some 57 per cent of SME entrepreneurs has mentioned tax structure as the main obstacle to doing business in compliance with the law while 54 per cent of entrepreneurs considered the trade licence renewal process as an obstacle...
THE G20 summit in Rio earlier this week offered the quite intriguing spectacle of a deeply divided world, geopolitically and geoeconomically, trying to put on a brave 鈥榟oliday in the sun鈥� face...
An eight-day photography and video exhibition titled Paint Your Sky, Make it Yours: Future Bangladesh in the Eyes of the Youth began at the Drik Gallery in the capital鈥檚 Panthapatha on Saturday...
Charg茅 d鈥檃ffaires at the US embassy in Dhaka Megan Bouldin on Sunday said women have a critical role to play in Bangladesh鈥檚 economic development...
Social welfare adviser Sharmin S Murshid on Saturday in Rangpur said that one lakh heroic freedom fighters of 1971 did not get justice during the post-independence period...
A case was filed against ex-parliament member of Khulna-4 constituency Abdus Salam Murshedi, his wife Sharmin Salam and 205 leaders and activists of Awami League with...
The Bangladesh Business and Disability Network and SME Foundation have signed an agreement that outlines a shared commitment to advancing the agenda of accessible financial services for entrepreneurs with disabilities, with a focus on advocacy, product development and capacity-building initiatives in the banking and financial sectors...
The Principal of Chattogram Imperial College of Nursing, Dolly Akter, has accused the college authorities of unjustly terminating her due to her pregnancy.
Patients suffered immensely in public hospitals as nurses, midwives, nursing students and teachers in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country staged a strike for five hours urging the interim government to appoint qualified people of the sector to the top positions of the Directorate General of Nursing and Midwifery by replacing the bureaucrats...
A Dhaka court on Friday sent former Khulna-4 lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy to jail in a case lodged over the killing of garment worker Rubel during the recent student-led mass uprising.
The National Forum of Domestic Workers was launched at an event at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in Dhaka on Monday, calling for their inclusion in labour laws and official recognition as labours...
Senior instructor, directing staffs, BAF course participants along with overseas course participants from Defence Services Command and Staff College visited Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited as part of their DSCSC course 2024 (air wing) on Tuesday...
Nurses at Kurmitola General Hospital staged a flag procession today (September 17) demanding the removal of non-nurse administrative officials from key positions in the Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery and the Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council...
Bangladesh and the Maldives on Thursday emphasised that the two countries could further strengthen cooperation in the health, fisheries and tourism sectors...
Bank deposits and loan disbursements dropped in July. Bangladesh Bank data showed that deposits fell by Tk聽8,197 crore, reaching Tk聽17,34,026 crore in July (excluding interbank and government deposits), down from Tk聽17,42,224 crore in June....
Europe must massively ramp up investment including through joint borrowing as part of a 鈥榥ew industrial strategy鈥� to keep pace with the United States and avoid dependence on China, a keenly awaited report warned Monday...
Students of various nursing institutions under Rajshahi Medical University on Saturday continued their demonstrations demanding their postponed examinations to be taken immediately.
WOMEN entrepreneurs are emerging as powerful change agents, particularly in the aftermath of the 2024 student movement. The interim government is in a rare position to undertake policies that can significantly empower women and promote their entrepreneurial activities. By removing systemic impediments and leveraging digital tools, Bangladesh...
Rubina Husain was elected the new board president of the Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs for the 2024-2026 terms.
The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday raised agricultural loan disbursement target for banks by 8.75 per cent to Tk聽38,000 crore for the current financial year 2024-25 against the target of Tk聽35,000 crore for the past financial year...
Ekushey Padak winner eminent essayist and researcher professor Golam Murshid died of old-age complications on Thursday in London. He was 84...
Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC broke ground Tuesday on its first European factory in the eastern German city of Dresden as the EU looks to shift key supply chains onto the continent...
Ukraine said on Tuesday it would not hold on to Russian territory captured in its surprise cross-border incursion and offered to stop raids if Moscow agreed a 鈥榡ust peace鈥�...
Bangladesh Football Federation senior vice-president Abdus Salam Murshedy has resigned from his post due to personal reasons, said a press release provided by the federation on Thursday night.
Amid the ongoing crisis, entrepreneurs in the e-commerce sector have sought government assistance to recover from the extensive damage caused by the disruption of internet services and other issues...
Murshida Khatun smashed a half-century as Bangladesh women鈥檚 team clinched their first win in the ongoing Asia Cup with a seven wicket win over Thailand in Dambulla on Monday...
