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Road crashes claim 418 lives in July

At least 418 people, including 47 students, were killed and 856 others injured in road accidents across the country in July, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation (RSF), reports UNB.Among the victims, 72 were women (17.22 per cent) and 53 were children (12.67 per cent), said the report....

93 more collect nomination forms in extended deadline

The Election Commission of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union's (DUCSU) polls has extended the deadline for collecting nomination forms till Tuesday (August 19).On the day, 93 more candidates collected nomination papers, raising the total number of candidates to 658.Chief Returning Officer Professor Jasim Uddin announced the updated figures at...

CA thanks UK medical team for support

Chief Adviser (ca) Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday, thanked British physicians for their timely response following the plane crash on the compound of Milestone School last month.The UK government sent a nine-member medical team. "The team is not only treating the injured patient but also helping Bangladesh build its capacity...

Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association organised a rally

Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association organised a rally in the capital's Press Club area on Tuesday to celebrate the World Photography Day. The day was celebrated under the theme 'Let's Learn to Read Visual Language'. — FE Photo

UGC, Daffodil Univ sign deal to generate solar power

The University Grants Commission (UGC) signed an agreement with the Daffodil International University (DIU) to generate solar power in the country's 32 public universities under the OPEX model by 2026. It would be expanded to all public universities in phases, said the UGC in a statement.The solar operational expenditure (OPEX)...

ACC seeks asset statements of 17 NBR officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked 17 senior and mid-level officers of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to submit statements of their assets and liabilities after investigators found 'evidence of illicit wealth', reports bdnews24.com.ACC Director General Md Akhtar Hossain said on Tuesday a probe revealed properties held directly by...

NSUSN, Community Bank sign MoU

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC and North South University Startups Next (NSUSN) signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) at the NSU campus in the capital on Monday, according to an official statement.Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (current charge) of Community Bank, and Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Vice Chancellor of NSU, signed the...

IUB signs MoU with Ankara University

The Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ankara University's National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law (DEHUKAM) recently through a virtual ceremony. Prof. M. Tamim, Vice Chancellor of IUB, and Dr. Mustafa Baskara, CEO of DEHUKAM,...

Pak envoy presents credentials to President

High Commissioner of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Bangladesh, Imran Haider, presented his credentials to President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Mohammed Shahabuddin, at a ceremony at Bangabhaban on Tuesday.The envoy conveyed greetings from the leadership and people of Pakistan to the brotherly people of Bangladesh. He noted that...

Dengue: No deaths for second day

No deaths were reported in dengue cases in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning, with 357 new cases. This marks the second consecutive day with no deaths.The cumulative dengue burden since January 1, 2025, has reached 27,115 cases with 105 confirmed deaths nationwide.The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)...

Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin VC DUET and Education Adviser Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar

Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur (DUET), posed with Education Adviser Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, as they held a meeting on Monday.

Rejoinder (2025-08-20)

The Financial Express (FE) on August 06 published a news item titled, "Gas-drilling payment dispute: Int'l Court asks BAPEX to pay $42m to foreign oil company," on its front page.However, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Ltd (BAPEX) in a rejoinder issued on August 11, said, "We strongly oppose...

Weather (2025-08-20)

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday).The highest temperature was recorded on Tuesday at 35.2 degrees Celsius in Nikli under Kishoreganj, while...