Experts stress stronger village courts to ensure grassroots justice
Justice sector experts on Wednesday called for raising public awareness to strengthen village courts for resolving minor disputes at the local level...
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Parveen gets SAFA lifetime women leadership award
Parveen Mahmud has received lifetime women leadership award 2025 of South Asian Federation of Accountants, said a press release...
Prime Bank Investment wins four awards
Prime Bank Investment PLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime Bank, has been crowned with four titles at the International Business Magazine Awards 2025...
Two-day workshop on training activities inaugurated at DSCC
A 2-day awareness workshop on training activities was inaugurated at the training room of Dhaka South City Corporation in the capital on Sunday...
Children of SEB employees get awards for academic success
Southeast Bank PLC has recognised academic achievements of 53 meritorious students, who are children of the bank鈥檚 employees, said a press release...
Pakistan envoy calls on adviser Farooki
Newly-appointed High Commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh Imran Haider paid a courtesy call on cultural affairs adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki at latter鈥檚 office in Dhaka Tuesday afternoon...
World shredding war rules: UN
The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that international law and the rules of war鈥攖he foundation of peace and global order鈥攁re being ripped up.
Dhaka Bank gets ADB award
Dhaka Bank PLC won 鈥楳omentum Award鈥� at the 11th Trade and Supply Chain Finance Programme Awards 2025 hosted by the Asian Development Bank, said a press release...
Mobs not to be allowed to undermine Liberation War: army
Bangladesh Army on Monday said that there was no scope to belittle any freedom fighter or the Liberation War by creating mobs.
54th martyrdom anniversary of Bir Shrestha Noor Mohammad observed
The 54th anniversary of death of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh, martyred in the War of Independence, was observed on Friday.
Trump rebrands Department of Defence as 鈥楧epartment of War鈥�
President Donald Trump is changing the name of the Department of Defence to the Department of War, the White House announced Thursday, insisting the rebrand will project a more powerful image.
Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad鈥檚 death anniv today
The 54th anniversary of death of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh, killed in the War of Independence, will be observed today...
AIUB founder chair Anwarul鈥檚 death anniv today
The 13th death anniversary of Anwarul Abedin, founder chairman of the American International University鈥揃angladesh, will be observed on Friday...
bKash wins Cloudera data impact award
bKash has won internationally acclaimed 鈥楧ata Impact Award鈥� presented by Cloudera, an US-based big data technology company...
Betrayal of Palestinian journalists
THERE are two types of war correspondents. The first type does not attend press conferences. They do not beg generals and politicians for interviews. They take risks to report from combat zones. They send back to their viewers or readers what they see, which is almost always diametrically opposed to official narratives. This first type, in every war, is a tiny minority...
Yunus congratulates Marina on winning Aga Khan Award for Architecture for second time
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday congratulated Architect Marina Tabassum on winning the Aga Khan Award for Architecture for the second time.
NRB Bank sponsors Sylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit
NRB Bank PLC has recently participated as title sponsor of 鈥楽ylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit & Aparajita Awards 2025鈥� held at Aman Ullah Convention Centre in Sylhet, said a press release...
PBPLC wins 5 accolades at ICC banking conclave
Pubali Bank PLC has recently earned top recognition at the 3rd ICC Emerging Asia Banking Conclave & Awards 2025 held at Le Meridien, New Delhi...
No scope for govt not to save Dhaleshwari from pollution
THE High Court鈥檚 recent directive to restore the River Dhaleshwari and hold encroachers and polluters accountable is a welcome step. The river is under severe threat from unchecked encroachment and industrial pollution. The High Court directed the National River Conservation Commission, the deputy commissioner of Dhaka and the Inland Water Transport Authority...
Shibir draws flak for remarks on role of nat鈥檒 minorities in Liberation War
The left leaning Pratirodh Parshad panel competing in the forthcoming Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections on Sunday criticised Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel for allegedly denying the contribution of the national minority communities to the...
HC asks govt to identify encroachers, polluters of Dhaleshwari River
The High Court on Sunday directed the government bodies concerned to identify and take action against those responsible for encroachment on and pollution at Dhaleshwari River at Dakhkin Dariapur at Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
Social change did not happen after war of independence: discussion
Writers, teachers and activists said on Saturday that social change did not happen after the war of independence and that the fight for the change was still needed.
Pollution shifts from Buriganga to Dhaleshwari
The River Dhaleshwari, once a lifeline for farming and fishing communities at Savar is now choking with the same pollution that had devastated the Buriganga before the relocation of tanneries from Hazaribagh.
Mustafa Monwar鈥檚 birth anniv celebrated
The 90th anniversary of the birth of renowned Bangladeshi artist Mustafa Monwar was celebrated at Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity in Dhaka on Friday.
WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE: SC allows govt to appeal for review of verdict
The Appellate Division on Thursday allowed the government to appeal to review its 2015 verdict on the 鈥榳arrant of precedence鈥�, the official ranking of key constitutional office holders.
ICT begins trial in Abu Sayeed murder case
The deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina allegedly planned to execute student protesters of the July uprising, comparing them to war criminals known as 鈥榬azakars鈥�, according to a leaked phone call submitted to the International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday...
Prime Bank gets Sustainability Rating award
Prime Bank PLC has received prestigious 鈥楽ustainability Rating 2024鈥� award from Bangladesh Bank for the third consecutive year in recognition of its strong and consistent commitment to sustainability practices...
Midland Bank holds session on AML, CFT
The anti-money laundering division of Midland Bank PLC arranged an awareness session on AML and CFT for the board of directors and senior management of the bank...
Kaya pays tribute to Murtaja Baseer
Uttara-based Galleri Kaya has organised a ten-day exhibition paying tribute to the late Independence Award and Ekushey Padak-winning artist Murtaza Baseer...
Famine in Gaza: no middle ground on genocide
ISRAEL war of genocide is not about October 7; it is not about freeing Israeli captives. It is, first and foremost, about preserving a racist Jewish governing coalition and seizing a historic opportunity while a submissive administration in Washington looks the other way. The aim is to advance a biblical expansionist project and create the conditions for 鈥榮elf鈥� ethnic cleansing...