Baishamyabirodhi Shikkharthee Sangsad announces manifesto聽
Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad鈥檚 panel 鈥楤aishamyabirodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad鈥� on Saturday announced its manifesto for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections....
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Man killed in inter-family dispute over ducks in Sylhet
A man was killed and his two brothers seriously injured in a familial clash over dead ducks at Kanaighat in Sylhet....
Journalists must be allowed to work freely: discussion
Speakers at a discussion in Khulna on Saturday stressed that journalists must be allowed to work freely to shape the country鈥檚 future....
Juba League leader arrested with gun in Ctg
Joint forces have detained a Juba League leader and recovered a one shooter rifle from his possession in the Chowdhury Para area under Ward 2 of Chandanaish in Chattogram....
None has strength to stop national polls: Salahuddin
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the national elections must be held within the stipulated time as no one had the strength to stop these elections....
3-year-old killed by mentally unstable mother
A three-year-old boy was killed by his mentally unstable mother at Shantinagar in Khagrachari town on Saturday....
Joint forces bust illegal arms factory in Ctg, 4 held
Joint forces on Saturday in a drive busted an arms manufacturing factory in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram....
Pilot signalling system launched
A pilot signalling system was launched at seven crossings in Dhaka city on Saturday....
Participatory democracy vital for lasting reforms: confce
Academics, researchers and activists on Saturday said that institutional and legal reforms in the post-uprising era would not sustain unless the political parties institutionalise participatory democracy with youth engagement....
PATUAKHALI POWER PLANT:聽Govt to tender for coal on 5th occasion
The government is going to retender the procurement of coal for the 1,320-megawatt thermal power plant in Patuakhali for the fifth occasion after the previous four bids in as many as four years went abortive....
Huthis PM killed in Israeli strike
The prime minister of Yemen鈥檚 Huthis was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other officials earlier this week, the Iran-backed rebels announced on Saturday....
Govt urged to go to int鈥檒 forum for just share of water
Politicians, academics and professionals have called on the government to approach relevant international forums, if it fails to secure just share of water of the common rivers for Bangladesh through bilateral discussions....
Russia strikes Ukraine amid fading peace hopes
Russia launched 鈥榤assive鈥� strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts that drew a fresh appeal from president Volodymyr Zelensky for US and European help....
Floods, landslides kill 11 in India鈥檚 Jammu region
Floods and landslides triggered by record-breaking rain killed at least 11 people, including four children, in India鈥檚 Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday....
102 candidates elected unopposed in JU hall union polls, 63 posts vacant
Jahangirnagar University鈥檚 hall union elections slated for next month with 102 candidates already declared winners unopposed and 63 posts remaining vacant, according to the final candidate list published on Friday night....
Survivors, victim families want end to enforced disappearance
Survivors and the families of the victims of enforced disappearances on Saturday urged the government to take necessary steps to bring an end to the culture of enforced disappearance....
India pushes couple into Bangladesh
India on Saturday pushed a couple into Bangladesh through a border point under Jaintapur upazila in Sylhet....
Studentship-expired JCD leaders want inclusion in voter list
A group of leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 student organisation Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, whose regular studentship at Rajshahi University has expired, on Saturday staged a demonstration demanding the inclusion of their names in the voter list for the......
Citizens urged to change lifestyle
Environment advsier Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday stressed the need for public awareness for sustainable development saying that citizens must adopt lifestyle changes and reduce overconsumption....
Pry asstt teachers warn of hunger strike from Sep 26
The protesting assistant teachers of government primary schools have threatened to go on hunger strike from September 26 if their demands for pay rise and promotion are not met....
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....
Simplification of education services urged
Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Professor ABM Obaidul Islam at a workshop on its campus in Gazipur on Saturday said that education would be more relevant and timely through simplification of educational services and improvement of quality....
DU holds seminar on IB career insights
The department of international business of Dhaka University held a seminar titled IB Career Insights and a farewell reception for postgraduate students at the Professor Abdullah Faruk Multipurpose Hall of DU faculty of business studies on Saturday....
Theatre troupe Spardha concludes series of workshops
Theatre troupe Spardha: Independent Theatre Collective concluded a series of workshops as a part of their two-month theatre festival, which began on August 8....
Milestone College holds debate workshop
A three-day debate workshop organised by Milestone College Debating Club concluded at the college at Uttara in Dhaka on Saturday....
Two of a dozen Gandaria ponds survive
Two ponds in the city鈥檚 old part at Gandaria are surviving the scare of encroachment and pollution after a dozen of waterbodies in the same locality vanished as elsewhere in the city amid urbanisation challenging the ecosystem....
SAU holds training on applications of public sector financial management
A training workshop titled Applications of Financial Management of Public Sector: Focus on University鈥檚 Management was held at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka on Saturday....
42pc higher edn students face discrimination on campus: survey
Around 42 per cent tertiary level students in the country faced various forms of 鈥榙iscrimination鈥� on the campus, particularly in results and issues related to, among others, gender, political opinion and physical appearance, a survey has revealed....
US appeals court finds Trump鈥檚 global tariffs illegal
A US appeals court on Friday ruled that many of president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs, which have upended global trade, were illegal鈥攂ut allowed them to remain in place for now, giving him time to take the fight to the Supreme Court....
BSF kills Bangladeshi after 2 days of promise to stop border killings
The Indian Border Security Force shot a Bangladesh national to death on Friday, just two days after its chief at a director-general-level border conference in Dhaka on August 28 repeated promise to bring down the number of border killings to zero....
BNP pledges safe country for all nat鈥檒 minorities
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said that an opportunity had come to establish the fundamental rights of all national minority groups in a fascist-free country....
Red Cross warns against Gaza evacuation
The Red Cross warned on Saturday that any Israeli efforts to evacuate Gaza City would put residents at risk, as Israel鈥檚 military tightened its siege on the area ahead of a major planned offensive....
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....
Army tries its best to avoid use of force: ISPR
The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate in a statement has said that the law enforcement agency was bound to use force to maintain public security as a clash and chase-counter chase took place between activists of two political parties at Kakrail......
AG to examine legal basis for banning JP
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman said on Saturday that he would look into the legal aspects for banning the Jatiya Party.聽...
Yunus holds talks with BNP, Jamaat, NCP today
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus would hold separate meetings with three political parties 鈥� the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party 鈥� today to discuss the country鈥檚 current political situation and......
Businesses seek free health sector
Private healthcare entrepreneurs on Saturday at a discussion in Dhaka demanded an unregulated health sector, with prices of medicines and services left to the market forces....
50,000cft more looted stones recovered
Around 50,000 cubic-feet of more stones looted from Sadapathar at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila were recovered from Dhopagul area at sadar upazila in Sylhet on Saturday....
Attack on Nur sparks outrage all over
Political parties have strongly condemned the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad president and former Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union vice-president Nurul Haque Nur, who, along with dozens of activists, was injured in a baton charge by law enforcers......
Protesters in Ghana demand cancellation of mounting Africa debt
Hundreds of workers on Friday poured onto the streets of Accra, Ghana鈥檚 capital, calling for the cancellation of Africa鈥檚 ballooning debt....
US banana giant Chiquita returns to Panama
US banana giant Chiquita Brands will resume operations in Panama and rehire thousands of workers fired after a crippling strike, the government of the Central American country said Friday....
Morocco tests floating solar panels to save water, generate power
Sun-baked Morocco, grappling with its worst drought in decades, has launched a pilot project aimed at slowing water evaporation while simultaneously generating green energy using floating solar panels....
US Fed鈥檚 preferred inflation gauge steady
The US Federal Reserve鈥檚 preferred inflation gauge held steady in July but a measure of underlying price increases ticked up, government data showed Friday, as president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs ripple through the economy....
Oil-rich Guyana seeks to escape 鈥榬esource curse鈥� as voters head to polls
Guyana, a small South American nation with the world鈥檚 largest oil reserves per capita, heads to presidential elections on Monday, that is tomorrow, seeking to escape the 鈥榬esource curse鈥� that has plagued other petroleum-rich countries....
Vandalism hobbles Nigeria鈥檚 mobile telephone services
When cell phone and internet networks went down across nine states in Nigeria earlier this summer, leaving millions without service, telecoms officials pointed to an increasingly familiar culprit: vandalism....
UK fishermen reel from octopus invasion
When聽veteran fisherman Brian Tapper checked his 1,200 crab pots in waters off southwest England during this year鈥檚 crabbing season, he got a series of unwelcome surprises....
Trump son hypes bitcoin on HK leg of Asia trip
Eric Trump, son of the US president, urged a crowd in Hong Kong on Friday to buy bitcoin during a trip to Asia where his crypto company is reportedly seeking acquisitions....
Payment disruption in Europe resolved: PayPal
Online payment service provider PayPal said Friday it had resolved a glitch that may have blocked billions in payments in Europe this week....
BRAC Bank named 鈥楤est Bank鈥� at Commonwealth business awards
BRAC Bank on Friday was honoured with the title of 鈥楤est Bank in the Private Sector鈥� of Bangladesh at Commonwealth Business Excellence Awards 2025 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, said a press release....
Daraz summit spotlights growth, innovation
Online marketplace Daraz Bangladesh recently hosted its flagship 鈥楽eller Summit 2025鈥� at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital, said a press release....
Sonali Life wins 6 Commonwealth business awards
Sonali Life Insurance has won awards in six categories at Commonwealth Partnership Summit and Business Excellence Awards for the second time, said a press release....
BKB holds business confce for Khulna division
Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Saturday held a conference on business achievement for Khulna division, said a press release....
Rupali Bank holds business review meeting
Rupali Bank PLC on Friday held its business progress review meeting for July in Rajshahi, said a press release....
More ex-traders may have rate rigging convictions quashed
Five financial traders could have their convictions for manipulating the Libor interest rate benchmarks overturned following a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said Friday....
Global stocks slide as US inflation clouds rates outlook
Stock markets fell Friday, with Wall Street indexes retreating from record highs as a key US inflation reading accelerated, lowering the possibility of sustained interest rate cuts in the coming months....
Agrani Bank event held to boost business, loan recovery
Agrani Bank PLC on Saturday organised 鈥楳eet the Borrower and Managers鈥� Conference鈥� in Cumilla, said a press release....
Boeing鈥檚 help sought to check Biman鈥檚 safety standard
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has sought Boeing鈥檚 assistance, requesting the US plane manufacturer to send engineers for at least one month to assess safety standards of its Boeing-dominated fleet, following a series of technical glitches reported over the past month....
Qatari royal commits $70b to southern Africa
Qatari investment firm Al Mansour Holding has pledged $70 billion in investments across four southern Africa countries in a 10-day tour, a move analysts call strategic as US funding retreats from the continent....
India will not 鈥榖ow down鈥�: trade minister
India will not 鈥榖ow down鈥� and instead focus on capturing new markets, trade minister Piyush Goyal said in his first public remarks since Washington imposed steep tariffs on Indian goods....
Bangladesh can gain add鈥檒 $2b export orders
Bangladesh can gain additional $1.2-$2.32 billion worth of export orders in the 2025-26 financial year shifted from India and China due to higher tariffs imposed on these countries by the Trump administration....
LABOUR ACT AMENDMENT:聽Employers unhappy about key proposals
Employers from various sectors of the country have expressed displeasure regarding several proposed amendments to Bangladesh鈥檚 labour act....
Marginalised people鈥檚 bank deposits go up
Deposits in bank accounts held by marginalised individuals recorded a modest increase in June 2025 compared with that in the same month a year earlier, according to Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 latest quarterly report....
Spurs sign Dutch midfielder Simons in boost for new boss Frank
Tottenham Hotspur on Friday signed Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig in a boost for new manager Thomas Frank....
Sounders out to 鈥榩rove a point鈥� against Messi鈥檚 Inter
The Seattle Sounders are conceding nothing as they prepare to host football鈥檚 鈥榞reatest player鈥� Lionel Messi and Inter Miami in the Leagues Cup final on Sunday....
South Australia thrash Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥櫬�
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� were beaten by an innings and 12 runs by South Australia on the third day of the four-day match at the DXC Arena in Darwin on Saturday.聽...
Bangladesh crush Chinese Taipei
Bangladesh tasted their first win in the 12th AHF Men鈥檚 Asia Cup as they beat Chinese Taipei 8-3 in their Pool B second match at the Bihar Sports University Hockey Stadium in Rajgir, India, on Saturday....
A poet鈥檚 love, a people鈥檚 pain
POET Hafiz Rashid Khan was the first poet to focus on the indigenous peoples鈥� lives and culture in Bangladesh. He published a complete volume of poetry dedicated to indigenous culture, titled Adibashi Kabya, 1997 (Poetry on Indigenous Peoples). In this work, he......
Genocide denied, justice delayed
THE liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 was one of the most defining episodes of the twentieth century. It was not merely a struggle for independence from Pakistan, but also a fight for dignity, justice, and recognition of the people鈥檚 right to self-determination. Yet, more than......
AI and health care
THE integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare is ushering in a new era of medical innovation and practice, promising to revolutionise how diseases are diagnosed, treated and managed. With its ability to analyse massive datasets, automate......
Rethinking cyclone response
WHEN a cyclone lashes a coastal district or floodwaters submerge the land, we tally houses destroyed, acres lost and embankments breached. Yet, the gravest damage often appears only after the waters recede: women with no safe place to......
Public spending makes mockery of road safety initiatives
THE government has spent a total of Tk 181.29 million on road safety campaigns in six financial years. But, whilst the government has not so far conducted an assessment on how effective the campaigns have been in ensuring road safety, experts say......
Enforced disappearance perpetrators must face justice
CRIMES of enforced disappearance and custodial torture in secret detention centres that the law enforcement agencies committed under the deposed Awami League government continue to haunt families of the victims as their cry for justice......
Australia signs deal to send immigrants to Nauru
Australia has announced an agreement with the tiny Pacific nation Nauru enabling it to send hundreds of immigrants to the barren island....
US should not deny Palestinians access to UNGA: France
French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Saturday there should be no restrictions on access to next month鈥檚 UN General Assembly, after the United States said it would deny visas to members of the Palestinian authority....
Two migrants trying to reach Greek island drown
Two would-be migrants, an adult man and a girl, were found dead on Saturday morning on a beach of the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes, Greek Coastguard told AFP....
Thai power vacuum won鈥檛 affect border security: ministry
Thailand鈥檚 lack of a formal government will not affect border security with Cambodia, the defence ministry said Saturday, as the kingdom scrambles to fill a power vacuum following the dismissal of the prime minister by the constitutional court....
Judge blocks Trump鈥檚 rapid deportation expansion
A US judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from massively expanding a procedure that allows authorities to swiftly deport migrants without a court hearing, in a blow for the president鈥檚 mass deportation plans....
Europeans offer Iran deal to avert sanctions
European powers said Friday they were ready to drop a new sanctions push on Iran if it addresses concerns on its nuclear programme over the next month, but Tehran denounced the offer as insincere....
Trump still working for Putin, Zelensky meeting
US president Donald Trump is still working on a Russia-Ukraine peace summit, the White House said Friday, after French president Emmanuel Macron warned Trump risked being 鈥榩layed鈥� by Vladimir Putin....
Modi arrives in China
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi touched down in the Chinese city of Tianjin Saturday evening, Indian TV networks showed, a day before a summit that will be attended by leaders from more than 20 countries....
Indonesia protest blaze kills 3
A fire started by protesters at a council building in eastern Indonesia killed at least three people, a local official said on Saturday, after the death of a man hit by a police vehicle sparked widespread demonstrations....
Taskin, Liton star in Dutch demolition
Taskin Ahmed took 4-28, while Liton Das smashed a 26-ball fifty as Bangladesh beat the Netherlands by eight wickets in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Stadium on Saturday. ...
Chelsea benefit from VAR controversy to beat Fulham
Chelsea took advantage of VAR controversy to beat Fulham 2-0 as the visitors were left to rue a series of costly decisions awarded against them at Stamford Bridge on Saturday....
鈥楿nruly people鈥� set fire to Jatiya Party central office in Dhaka
A group of unidentified people attacked the Jatiya Party鈥檚 central office in Dhaka鈥檚 Kakrail area and set it on fire on Saturday evening......
City Bank organises workshop on preventiing money laundering, terrorist financing
City Bank organised a day-long workshop on Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, and ISS Reporting on Saturday in Barishal, said a press release......
Dravid quits as Rajasthan Royals coach
India batting great Rahul Dravid has stepped down as head coach of Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals after just one season with them, the franchise said on Saturday. ...
Agha, Rauf star as Pakistan down Afghanistan in noisy tri-series opener
Skipper Salman Agha hit an unbeaten half century and fast bowler Haris Rauf grabbed four wickets as Pakistan upstaged Afghanistan by 39 runs in the tri-series opener in Sharjah on Friday....
Govt committed to take tougher action against enforced disappearances: Asif Nazrul
Law affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Saturday reaffirmed the government鈥檚 commitment to establishing a stronger accountability mechanism and addressing the concerns of the families of the victims of enforced disappearances......
Isak edges closer to Liverpool move after Newcastle sign Woltemade
Alexander Isak's move to Liverpool moved a step closer on Saturday after Newcastle United signed German international striker Nick Woltemade for a club record fee reported to be worth up to 拢69 million ($93 million)....
France forward Nkunku signs for Milan from Chelsea
Christopher Nkunku signed for AC Milan from Chelsea on Saturday, the Serie A giants announced on Saturday, as the France attacker attempts to revive his career ahead of next summer's World Cup....
Flick hopeful Lopez will stay amid Chelsea links
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said he believes midfielder Fermin Lopez will stay at the club despite links to a Chelsea switch, but could not be certain of it....
City to host De Bruyne's Napoli in first Champions League fixture
Manchester City are set for a quick reunion with Kevin De Bruyne as the English side were handed a home fixture with the Belgian's new club Napoli to kick off their Champions League campaign. ...
Amorim expects to stay at United as pressure mounts
Ruben Amorim is adamant he will still be in charge of Manchester United after the forthcoming international break despite the mounting pressure on the beleaguered boss....
Maresca won't ban Chelsea players from social media
Enzo Maresca will not ban Chelsea's players from social media after Alejandro Garnacho's impending move to Stamford Bridge raised questions about his online presence....
ATTACK ON NUR:聽Govt slates act, pledges overseas treatment
The interim government on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur in the capital on Friday....
Mussolini's great grandson hails winning Serie A debut
The great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini hailed as unforgettable his Serie A debut on Friday after he came off the bench to help Cremonese beat Sassuolo 3-2. ...
JaPa office vandalised in Rajshahi over attack on Nur
A local office of Jatiya Party was vandalised allegedly by National Citizen Party activists in Rajshahi city protesting at attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur on Friday night......
Two people Killed, 10 Injured as racing boat sinks in Sirajganj
Two people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a traditional boat race vessel capsized following a collision with a shallow-engine powered boat at Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Friday afternoon......
GOP stages nationwide demonstrations protesting at attack on Nur
Gono Odhikar Parishad will hold demonstrations across Bangladesh on Saturday protesting at the attack of its president and former Ducsu vice-president Nurul Haque Nur......
Nur not out of danger: DMCH director
Gono Odhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur was injured in the head and nose in Friday鈥檚 attack in Dhaka and a medical board was formed for his treatment as he was not out of danger at the intensive care unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital....