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DU's research programmes face stagnation amid poor funding, bureaucracy

Dhaka University, the country's leading public university, has seen little progress in its MPhil and PhD programmes over the past decade, stalled by chronic underfunding, outdated procedures, and poor research support despite repeated promises of reform.From 2014-15 to 2022-23 academic years, the university awarded fewer than 100 PhDs each year,...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus speaking at 39th founding anniversary celebration of SSF

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus speaking at the 39th founding anniversary celebration of the Special Security Force (SSF) at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital on Wednesday. — PID

BUET VC Badruzzaman elected Fellow of Academy of Science

Prof Dr A B M Badruzzaman, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has recently been elected a Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science at its 16th council meeting.The award recognises his significant contribution to engineering and scientific merit at home and abroad, says a press...

Employees threaten tougher movement from Sunday

The government employees will launch tougher programmes from Sunday, if the authorities concerned fail to take steps to repeal the recently-enacted Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.They said they will observe a sit-in today in front of Building 4 at Bangladesh Secretariat to press home their demand.Co- chairman of Bangladesh Secretariat...

DB arrests six 'robbers, mastermind'

The Detective Branch (DB) of DMP arrested six members of a robber gang on Tuesday in connection with a daylight robbery in the capital's Mirpur area. During the robbery on May 27, Tk 2.1 million (21 lakh) and a significant amount of foreign currency were looted from a money exchange...

Twenty more pushed in by BSF in C'nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Jun 18 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 20 more people into Bangladesh through the Chapainawabganj border early Wednesday.This brings the total number of people pushed into the district by the BSF to 45 over the past 22 days, beginning on May 27.

Five of a family burnt in 'cylinder blast' in Ashulia

SAVAR, Jun 18 (UNB): Five members of a family, including two women, sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Ashulia on Wednesday morning.The injured are Jewel (24), Shanto (21), Haowa Akter (40), Jahurul (26), and Jahanara (40), residents of Faridpur district.Officer-in-Charge (investigation) of Ashulia Police Station Kamal...

158 BD citizens return from Libya

A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, who had been detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh on Tuesday, reports BSS.A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carrying the nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, according to a media release sent from the Ministry of Foreign...

Weather (2025-06-19)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday). Day and night...