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Drop in female workforce implies unfriendly working environment

The drop in female workforce participation in the job market and their shift to home-based businesses reflect an unfriendly working environment, speakers observed at a consultation, urging steps by all concerned from now on in line with the ILO Convention 190.As the government ratified the Convention of the International Labour...

Writ filed challenging legality of two laws

A writ petition was moved before the High Court (HC) on Wednesday, questioning the constitutional validity of two recently-enacted laws that deal with the judiciary's financial autonomy. The laws are the Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Remuneration and Privileges) Act, 2021 and the Bangladesh Supreme Court Judges (Leave, Pension and Privileges)...

Govt moves to digitise all land deeds

The government has moved to preserve all registered land deeds in a digital system as part of a major initiative to curb land-related fraud and forgery.A senior official at the Ministry of Land (MoL) said the process has begun to eliminate fake ownership claims by uploading and preserving all registered...

Mastercard Foundation CEO Reeta Roy visits BRACU

Reeta Roy, President and CEO of the Mastercard Foundation, visited BRAC University's (BRACU) campus at Merul Badda in the city on Tuesday, with a high-level delegation, says a press release. During her visit, she expressed her appreciation of BRAC University's commitment to fostering global citizenship, social impact, and inclusive education,...

Oxfam reveals Tk 1.35b climate losses in BD

Climate-induced losses worth Tk 1.35 billion (US$ 11 million) were recorded across 19 districts in Bangladesh through Oxfam's new 'Loss and Damage Dashboard', with each affected person suffering an average loss of Tk 117,000 ($954), according to data released on Wednesday.Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, countries like Bangladesh-ranked among...

NSU top private varsity

North South University (NSU) has been ranked 149th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2026, published on Tuesday, says a statement. With this result, NSU has once again secured its position as the number one private university in Bangladesh and the second-best university in the country overall, including both public...

DU leads BD universities

University of Dhaka (DU) has once again been ranked as the top university in Bangladesh in the QS Asia University Rankings, published by the UK-based education and research organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), reports UNB.According to the rankings released on Tuesday, DU secured the 132nd position in Asia and ranked 17th...

Weather (2025-11-06)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at most places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere. Night temperature may fall by (1-2)°C over the country.The highest temperature in...