Bangladesh Under-23 footballer Mahamudul Hasan Kiron has been elected Sports Secretary of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) after securing the highest number of votes among...
Dhaka, Sept 15 (UNB) – Despite a rebound in key indices, both Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets failed to turn around on Monday as turnover and the prices of most companies declined.At the Dhaka Stoc...
A Sylhet court has issued a show-cause notice to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Sarwoer Alam for his alleged involvement in the dismissal of several teachers at an English-medium institution in the city....
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday announced fresh protest programmes, placing a five-point demand that includes holding the next national election in February under a proportional representation (P...
For the first time in a national election, Bangladeshi expatriates will be able to exercise their voting rights through a technology-assisted postal ballot system, Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Isl...
From today, vehicles will no longer need to stop to pay tolls while crossing the Padma Bridge as the authorities are introducing a non-stop Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system.The live piloting of...
George Orwell’s Animal Farm, first published in 1945, remains one of the most powerful political allegories ever written. Though it appears at first to be a simple fable about farm animals rebelling a...
Israeli forces demolished at least 30 residential blocks in Gaza City on Sunday, forcing thousands to flee, Palestinian officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived to discuss the fu...
A night of horror in Cox’s Bazar has etched itself into memory with unimaginable brutality. A wife was raped before her husband’s eyes and moments later, the husband was hacked to death in front of hi...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday described the National Consensus Commission (NCC) as a “unique example” and said its progress marks a major achievement in the country’s political journey.H...
Dhaka, Sept 14 (UNB) – The trial of Sheikh Hasina will be held in line with international standards and not as a showpiece, said Sarjis Alam, Chief Organizer of the National Citizen Party (NCP) for th...
Vice Chair of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) Prof Dr Ali Riaz on Sunday urged political parties to protect and continue their unity and cooperation to reach a conclusion over the implementati...
The South Asia Trade Fair with the participation of SAARC member countries will kick off in Dhaka on Thursday for a four-day run.Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin will inaugurate the event at the I...
Both Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets witnessed a sharp decline on the first trading day of the week, as indices failed to sustain early gains. Most companies’ share prices and overall turnover fell...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed cases against 13 recruiting agencies for allegedly embezzling around Tk 1,200 crore by overcharging workers sent to Malaysia.While the government-mandate...
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday urged tax lawyers not to harass service recipients.He made the appeal at the inauguration of the National Board of Revenue’s (NBR) Tax Representative Man...
The Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) has expressed concern over certain clauses in the new telecom policy, warning that they could put small and medium ISPs at risk.Congrat...
The Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) held its first meeting on Sunday, five days after the long-awaited election, nominating five student representatives to the university’s highest po...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Sunday issued a special weather alert forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in six divisions, including Dhaka, over the next 72 hours due to a low over...
The government is considering reducing the tenure of life-term imprisonment to allow the release of elderly and ailing inmates, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.He came...