Prof Yunus to address the nation at 2:30pm
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to address the nation on the implementation of the July National Charter 2025 at 2:30pm. ...
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One arrested along with two crude bombs at Mirpur
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday morning arrested a man along with two crude bombs at Mirpur in the capital......
ICT sets Nov 17 to deliver verdict in July uprising case against Hasina, associates
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday set November 17 for delivering the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against Bangladesh鈥檚 absconding former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun......
Seven more vehicles set on fire in Dhaka, other areas
Unidentified arsonists set fire to seven more vehicles in Dhaka, Shariatpur, Munshiganj, Tangail and Gopalganj on early Thursday......
ICT under tight security as judges to set verdict date in July uprising case against Hasina
Security at the International Crimes Tribunal has been beefed up as the ICT-1 is scheduled to set a date for delivering its verdict in the crimes against humanity case against Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun......
DMP warns against distorted video of commissioner circulated on social media
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police has warned against a misleading reel circulated on social media, which uses a distorted video clip of DMP commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali combined with an artificial voice to spread false and fabricated information......
DMP sets up check-posts across Dhaka since morning
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police started to check different vehicles by setting up check-posts across Bangladesh capital Dhaka since Thursday morning......
Govt to scarp cars stuck at Ctg port, build e-waste plant
The advisory council committee on economic affairs on Wednesday decided to scarp cars imported in violation of the rules and establish an e-waste management plant at the high-tech park at Kaliakair upazila in Gazipur......
Visiting Swedish human rights envoy meets govt, civil society representatives
Sweden鈥檚 ambassador for human rights, democracy and rule of law, Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni, arrived at Dhaka on Tuesday evening in a four-day visit when she is scheduled to meet with representatives of the interim government, civil society, development partners, students and media actors......
Experts urge urgent support for API industry
Academics, experts, and industry leaders at a discussion on Wednesday called on the government to take immediate steps to strengthen Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient production to ensure Bangladesh鈥檚 future medicine security......
76 DU students, 48 teachers get Dean鈥檚 Award, incentives
Dhaka University on Wednesday conferred the faculty of science Dean鈥檚 Award for three academic years鈥�2021, 2022, and 2023鈥攈onouring 76 students and 48 teachers for outstanding academic and research achievements......
SUST admin sets Nov 18 as deadline to be voter
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology administration has fixed November 18 for the students to become a voter in the upcoming Central Students鈥� Union elections......
572 seats reduced in medical college admission
The government has reduced a total of 572 seats in both public and private medical colleges for the 2025鈥�26 academic session, citing deficiencies in infrastructure and teaching staff......
Kiriti portrays Baul life, Sundarban
Visual artist Kiriti Ranjan Biswas portrays Baul life, the struggle of the country鈥檚 marginal people and his memories of the Sundarbans depicting the beauty of nature and other themes in the sixth solo exhibition, which will end today......
HC orders protection of eight DU playgrounds
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Dhaka University鈥檚 vice chancellor and the director general of the Department of Environment to take appropriate measures to protect and properly maintain eight playgrounds on the university campus......
RU female student found dead
The police recovered the hanging body of a female student of Rajshahi University from a rented flat in the Mirzapur area near the university campus on Wednesday morning......
DU suspends 5 guards over BCL gate-locking
Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday suspended five security guards after leaders of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League whose activities are currently banned, admitted to locking the gates of five academic buildings on campus......
Integrated care combining medicine, physiotherapy stressed
Speakers, including physicians, at an event on Wednesday emphasised the need for an integrated care approach combining medicine and physiotherapy to ensure better recovery for patients......
E-ticketing launched for entry to Botanical Garden
The ministry of environment, forest and climate change on Wednesday launched an electronic ticketing system for entry to the National Botanical Garden at Mirpur in Dhaka......
BMU holds workshop on enhancing service quality, patient care
Bangladesh Medical University held a workshop titled Enhancing Service Quality, Patient Care and Hospital Etiquette at the BMU in Dhaka on Wednesday......
Man shot dead in Dhaka
A 39-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Madhya Badda in Dhaka early Wednesday......
PDB official Mosharraf dies
Md Mosharraf Hossain, senior assistant director of the Training and Career Development Directorate of the Bangladesh Power Development Board, has passed away......
Orbis installs VR simulator at Ispahani eye hospital
A fundamental virtual reality simulation system has been installed at Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital in Dhaka to provide eye surgeons with realistic, hands-on training aimed at enhancing their cataract surgery skills......
Jamaat, allies to announce protest progs after Nov 16
Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies will announce protests, including an indefinite sit-in before chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus鈥� residence-cum-office Jamuna, after November 16 if their five-point demand was not met......
Migrant workers in Romania fear wave of hate fuelled by far right
Bangladeshi food delivery rider Sabbirrul Alam has stopped making night-time deliveries on his bike in Bucharest ever since a man hit a fellow countryman on the street, shouting 鈥楪o back to your country!鈥� and 鈥榊ou are an invader!鈥�......
BNP urges allies to shun creating unrest
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chair Tarique Rahman on Wednesday urged the political parties allied in the anti-fascist street movement to refrain from creating confusion or unrest in the current political situation......
Protest at scrapping of music, PT teacher posts on
Political and cultural organisations on Wednesday continued their protest at the government鈥檚 decision to cancel the newly created positions of music and physical training teachers in government primary schools......
Charter order may set forth polls, referendum same day
The interim government is expected to issue The July National Charter (Reform of Constitution) Implementation Order 2025 shortly, incorporating provisions to hold the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and a referendum on the charter the same day......
Delhi mum on Hasina鈥檚 extradition
New Delhi has not yet responded to Dhaka鈥檚 request for the extradition of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India for shelter on August 5, 2024 amid a student-led mass uprising, although 10 months have elapsed......
Attacks continue, security tightened
Law enforcement agencies have beefed up security in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country as arson and crude bomb attacks continued at places on Wednesday, ahead of the possible announcement today of the date for delivering the verdict in a crimes against humanity case against ousted prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina......
ICT to set verdict date about Hasina today
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is scheduled today to set a date for delivering its verdict in the crimes against humanity case against absconding deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun......
Fertiliser factories reeling from gas crisis
Most of the country鈥簊 fertiliser factories have been facing production losses and operating below full capacity due to gas crisis......
Danish co to develop, operate for 30 years
APM Terminals subsidiary of AP Moller 鈥� Maersk will develop and operate the Laldia Container Terminal of the Chattogram Port for 30 years under a public-private partnership arrangement, said Public Private Partnership Authority CEO Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Wednesday......
BB to continue Tk 25,000cr plan
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday decided to continue Tk 25,000 crore in pre-finance scheme for the cottage, micro, small and medium entrepreneurs......
Premier Bank, officials fined Tk 3.44cr
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has fined Premier Bank and several of its officials, including former managing director M Reazul Karim, a total of Tk 3.44 crore for alleged money laundering and for enabling former chairman HBM Iqbal and his family to transfer foreign currency abroad through credit card misuse......
DSE, CSE extend losing streak
Country鈥檚 both bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange,聽 on Wednesday extended losing streak defying the short-lived recovery effort from the previous session, as lingering regulatory and political uncertainties accentuated broad based selling pressure which left investors grappling with sustained losses......
Japan keen to participate in operations, maintenance
Japanese consortium (Sumitomo) has expressed its聽keen interest in participating in the operations and maintenance of the Third聽Terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital......
Petrobangla explores 11 wells
The state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) on Wednesday said that works were underway to explore natural gas in 11 wells for enhanced gas supply up to an expected volume of 143 million cubic feet (mmcfd)......
Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA
Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States, with oil demand possibly peaking 鈥榓round 2030鈥�, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday......
Trump II could be moment to break US tech power: author
America鈥檚 lashing out at trade partners under the second presidency of Donald Trump could prove the moment to break its tech firms鈥� power beyond US borders, activist Cory Doctorow told AFP Tuesday......
Global stocks mostly rise
Stock markets mostly rose on Wednesday on optimism that the US government shutdown was nearing an end and on hopes of another Federal Reserve interest rate cut......
Citizens Bank signs deal with NPA
Citizens Bank PLC signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Pension Authority to support the implementation of the government鈥檚 Universal Pension Scheme......
RANCON Car Hub now AD of Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh
RANCON Car Hub has become an authorised dealer of Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh through a partnership with RANGS Limited, which is an authorised distributor of the car brand, said a press release......
MG set to launch HS Super Hybrid, Hybrid+
MG Bangladesh is set to launch all-new HS lineup on the Bangladesh market, featuring the groundbreaking Super Hybrid (PHEV) and Hybrid+......
MDB hosts seminar on financial literacy at JU
Midland Bank PLC, in collaboration with Communic-IBA of Jahangirnagar University, jointly organised a seminar on financial literacy on Monday at the Senate Hall of Jahangirnagar University, Savar, said a press release......
Berger partners with Robi Elite to elevate home makeover
Robi Axiata PLC strengthened its Robi Elite loyalty programme recently by partnering with Berger Paints Bangladesh, granting members exclusive discounts and a hassle-free experience on premium home makeover services, said a press release......
AIB holds 30th AGM
The 30th annual general meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank was held virtually on Wednesday at the bank鈥檚 head office, said a press release......
SJIB signs deal with NPA
Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC and the National Pension Authority signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday at the conference room of the Finance Division, Bangladesh Secretariat for the purpose of smoothly implementing the registration, collection of subscription and API activities of the Universal Pension Scheme, said a press release......
Bangladesh eye win against Nepal
Bangladesh will be looking to fine-tune themselves ahead of their Asian Cup Qualifiers against India on November 18 when they take on Nepal in the one-off FIFA international friendly match at the National Stadium in Dhaka today......
Nahid fined by ICC
Bangladesh fast bowler Nahid Rana has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of their first Test against Ireland in Sylhet, confirmed the ICC on Wednesday......
Bangladesh face uphill task against Pakistan
Bangladesh face an uphill task when they take on mighty Pakistan in the first of their three-match play-off hockey series at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium today......
Messi return unrealistic: Barca president
Barcelona all-time great Lionel Messi returning to the Catalan giants is 鈥榰nrealistic鈥�, the club鈥檚 president Joan Laporta said Wednesday......
BPL auction on Nov 23
The auction of the forthcoming Bangladesh Premier League will take place on November 23 at a city hotel, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday......
Two more members added to inquiry committee聽
Two more members were added to the inquiry committee to investigate the sexual harassment allegations made by the former national women鈥檚 team captain Jahanara Alam, confirmed the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday......
Bangladesh reach final of compound mixed event
Bangladesh beat strong South Korea to advance into the final of the compound mixed event of the ongoing 24th Asian Archery Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday......
Arrival of US aircraft carrier fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
A US aircraft carrier strike group arrived in Latin America Tuesday, escalating a military build-up Venezuela has warned could trigger a full-blown conflict as it announced its own 鈥榤assive鈥� deployment......
42 feared dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UN
The United Nations said Wednesday that 42 migrants were missing presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the Libyan coast last week......
Malaysia scrambles to find anyone 鈥榮till alive鈥�
The death toll from a migrant boat sinking off the Thai-Malaysian coast rose past 30 on Wednesday, but officials said they had not given up hope of finding survivors on the fifth day of the search......
Trump claims 鈥榦bligation鈥� to sue BBC over speech edit
US president Donald Trump said he had an 鈥榦bligation鈥� to sue the BBC over a misleading speech edit, stopping short of announcing legal action in a Fox News interview aired on Tuesday......
UK minister denies plotting against Starmer as rumours swirl
Britain鈥檚 health minister was forced to repeatedly deny Wednesday that he planned to oust prime minister Keir Starmer, hours after sources said the under-fire premier would fight off any leadership challenge......
Govt releases documentary titled 鈥楾rial of July Massacre鈥�
The government on Wednesday released a documentary titled 鈥楾rial of July Massacre鈥� depicting the killings carried out by the ousted Awami League government during the 2024 July Uprising....
Five DB, RAB members held in Savar over robbery
The police have arrested seven people, including two members of Dhaka district Detective Branch and three members of the Rapid Action Battalion, for their alleged involvement in looting Tk 65 lakh from a gold trader in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj while posing as DB officers....
Citizen鈥檚 participation in policy-making
In Bangladesh, the old adage still holds: policies are made for the people, but their participation is very seldom in the process. Too often, development plans and projects are conceived in air-conditioned boardrooms at the central levels, shaped by bureaucratic convenience rather than community priorities. Citizens are informed and occasionally consulted, yet seldom truly......
Why future depends on unity in diversity
NOTHING in nature repeats itself. No two rivers carve the land in exactly the same way. No two leaves bear the same pattern. No two human hearts think or feel exactly alike. Life thrives on difference: diversity is the law of survival. Yet humanity has for generations fought this truth 鈥� substituting difference with sameness, variety with uniformity, freedom with conformity......
Site of neoliberal governance of exclusion
A SERIES of viral videos filmed and posted on social media platforms by the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union leader Sarba Mitra Chakma, enthusiastically evicting the poor, the homeless, and street vendors from the university campus, putting the cosmetic face of power at the DU campus on display. In the footage, Sarba Mitra can be seen confronting those......
Bangladesh leads Asia
AS THE world convenes for the 30th Conference of Parties under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Bangladesh is championing a historic and groundbreaking principle in its climate agenda: just transition. For the first time, this concept has been formally incorporated into Bangladesh鈥檚 Nationally Determined Contribution......
Fertiliser, power and betrayal of farmers
BANGLADESHI farmers today face a silent struggle. The very people who enrich this nation鈥檚 soil, whose sweat sustains our food security, have become the cruelest victims of state negligence. While the urban elite enjoy lavish comforts, stash wealth abroad, and wield political clout, the farmers in the fields cry out simply to save their crops......
Buriganga channel choked by encroachment, neglect
THE photograph of the old Buriganga channel beside the Hazaribagh fruit market in Dhaka that 抖阴精品 published on the back page on November 12 amply speaks of the vulnerable state of the channel, which has been encroached on, also blocking the drainage system in the area that falls under the jurisdiction of Dhaka鈥檚 south city authorities. The channel lost its glory long......
Indifference endured, justice denied
IN THE changed political context after the fall of the Awami League regime in August 2024, many families of murder and rape victims hoped that their long wait for justice would finally end, but that has not happened. No decisive progress has been made in the 2012 murder of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi, even after the government had formed......
Bata launches 鈥楽neakers for All鈥� campaign
Leading footwear brand Bata Bangladesh has recently launched its 鈥楽neakers for All鈥� campaign, bringing together globally loved sneaker brands under one roof to celebrate the comfort and style that define today鈥檚 lifestyle, says a press release....
Fire breaks out at Meherpur SP鈥檚 residence
A fire broke out at the official residence of Meherpur Superintendent of Police Mohammad Monjur Ahmed Siddiqui on Wednesday afternoon, causing significant damage but no injuries....
Bangladesh interim govt chief to address nation Thursday
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, will address the nation on Thursday afternoon....
Dhaka summons Indian envoy over ousted Bangladesh PM鈥檚 media access
Bangladesh foreign ministry on Wednesday summoned Indian deputy high commissioner in Dhaka Pawan Badhe to formally convey Bangladesh鈥檚 serious concern over the Indian government allowing ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to interact with the mainstream Indian media, a high-level diplomatic source told BSS....
Bangladesh going through transformation ahead of national polls: Professor Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said Bangladesh was preparing for the national election, which would be a historic moment for the nation......
Ton-up Mahmudul leads Bangladesh charge
Mahmudul Hasan made his return to Test cricket with a career-best 169 not out as Bangladesh were in command of the first Test against Ireland after the second day鈥檚 play at the Sylhet International Stadium on Wednesday. ...
Swedish human rights envoy visits Bangladesh in Nov 11-14
Sweden鈥檚 ambassador for human rights, democracy and rule of law, Irina Schoulgin-Nyoni, is visiting Bangladesh between November 11 and November 14....
Road safety remains one of the most overlooked public health crises: WHO workshop
Road safety remains one of the most overlooked public health crises of present time while the journalists can play a vital role in reshaping public understanding, said the experts at a workshop recently......
Early start, tea before lunch in India-SA second Test
Play in India's second Test against South Africa in Guwahati will start at 9:00am (0330 GMT) because of early sunsets, with the order of the session breaks reversed meaning tea will be before lunch. ...
E-ticketing system launched for National Botanical Garden
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched an electronic ticketing system for the National Botanical Garden in Mirpur, Dhaka, on Wednesday....
Seven arrested during police raid at ex-edn minister Nowfel鈥檚 house in Ctg
The police arrested seven people after raiding the house of ousted Awami League government鈥檚 former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel in Chattogram city鈥檚 East Nasirabad area on Wednesday afternoon......
HC orders protection of eight DU playgrounds
The High Court on Wednesday directed the Dhaka University authorities and the Department of Environment to protect and properly maintain eight playgrounds on the university campus......
SC stays Ivy鈥檚 bail in July uprising cases
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed until November 17 the High Court decision that granted bail to detained former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Salina Hayat Ivy in five cases related to the July 2024 mass uprising......
SC asks lawyer to explain FB post on subjudice matter
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed lawyer Muhammad Mohsen Rashid to submit a written explanation of his Facebook post......
Probe body gets 10 more days for report submission
The committee, tasked with investigating the recent death of a pedestrian by the fall of a bearing pad on him from the metro rail line, has its report submission deadline extended for 10 more days......
469 people killed in 469 accidents across Bangladesh in October: report
At least 469 people were killed and 1,280 others were injured in 469 road crashes across the country in October this year, according to a report of the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh......
All 20 passengers killed after Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia
Turkey on Wednesday said that all 20 people onboard a military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia on its return from Azerbaijan had died......
Govt deploys BGB in Dhaka, adjoining districts to maintain law and order
The government has deployed 14 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh in Dhaka and adjoining districts to maintain law and order amid incidents of vehicle torching by unidentified arsonists......
Dhaka鈥檚 underworld conflict behind Mamun murder: DB
The police claimed on Wednesday that Tarik Saif Mamun was shot dead in the capital鈥檚 Sutrapur area on Monday due to an underworld conflict in Dhaka......
Two buses torched in Gazipur
At least two buses were set on fire in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur and Bason areas early Wednesday....
Jamaat, NCP fear polls, risk losing聽 existence: Fakhrul
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, said on Tuesday that the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party were afraid of elections because they knew that they would lose their political existence if the polls were held....
Holding Myanmar elections next month unfathomable: UN
With Myanmar in disarray, under heavy bombardment and rights abuses rampant, there is no way it can hold free and fair elections next month, the UN rights chief said Monday....
Cars stuck at port may be scrapped or sent to transport pool聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
The advisory council committee on economic affairs at a meeting today is going to review a commerce ministry proposal on settling the issue of cars stuck at the port, which were imported in violation of rules, said officials....
ACC sues 4 more recruiters over embezzling Tk聽310cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed four separate cases against five people, including the chairmen, managing directors and directors of four recruiting agencies, on charges of embezzling Tk聽310 crore through a syndicate that......
3 to die, 3 gets life term in Bogura murder case
A Bogura court on Tuesday sentenced three people to death and three others to life in prison over the murder of Tojammel Haque, a candidate for chairman in the Bogura union council elections in 2017....
Teachers among 12 injured in JnU JCD factional clash
An assistant proctor and two teachers were among 12 men who were injured聽 during a clash between factions of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student front of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, at Jagannath University on Tuesday....
Headteacher gets life term for abducting, raping student in Natore
A speedy trial tribunal in Rajshahi on Tuesday sentenced a headmaster of a secondary school to life term rigorous imprisonment for abducting and raping an SSC examinee in Natore in 2022....
Death toll in BNP factional clash rises to two in Munshiganj
Another person injured in Monday鈥檚 clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chardumuria village, Mollakandi union, under Munshiganj Sadar upazila, died on Tuesday, taking the death toll to two....
Elderly couple found dead at home
The Police on Tuesday recovered the bodies of an elderly couple from their home at Mohipur thana under Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali, sparking shock among local residents....
Ibtedayi teachers call off hunger strike
The protesting ibtedayi madrassah teachers on Tuesday withdrew their fast unto death programme on its second day after receiving assurances that their demand for the nationalisation of all ibtedayi madrassahs would be considered....
Rajshahi WASA workers demand job regularisation
Temporary and daily wage workers of Rajshahi Water Supply and Sewerage Authority on Tuesday formed a human chain, demanding regularisation of their jobs in line with a High Court directive....
