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Incessant downpour and hilly flash flood

Incessant downpour and hilly flash flood from upstream damaged an embankment on the Moharoshi River and inundated the low-lying areas in Jhinaigati upazila under Sherpur. The photo was taken on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Campaigning continues on holiday

Campaigning for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU), hall unions, and student representatives in the senate elections of 2025 is now at its peak. Although Friday was a weekly holiday with no academic activities on the campus, candidates and their panels did not slow down. Instead, they reached...

JCD panel's VP, GS candidates survivors of BCL attacks

Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's (JCD) panel for Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election include candidates who endured years of violent assaults by activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) during the Awami League's tenure.JCD Central Organisational Secretary Amanullah Aman introduced the JCD panel before party activists and reporters...

Vegetables, edible oils become pricier

Vegetable prices continued to soar in the city markets last week, increasing by Tk 5.0-10 a kg in a week, intensifying owes of the commoners. Sponge gourd, pointed gourd, snake gourd, okra, eddo were retailed at Tk 80-100 a kg, tomato Tk 130-140 a kg, bitter gourd Tk 100-110 a...

More than 374,000 sit for 47th BCS preliminary exam

More than 374,000 candidates have sat for the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination, reports bdnews24.com.The test was organised simultaneously at 262 educational institutions across eight divisional cities from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm on Friday.Police have arrested a candidate who attempted to enter the Eden Mohila College centre...

BAF-USPAF seven-day joint exercise ends

A seven-day joint exercise, titled Operation Pacific Angel 25-3 - involving the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and the United States Pacific Air Forces (USPAF), concluded at BAF Base Zahurul Haque in Chittagong on Thursday, said the ISPR on Friday.According to the ISPR, the USPAF conducts a variety of training exercises...

CA congratulates BD team on re-election to UPU council

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday congratulated the Bangladesh delegation on the country's re-election to the Council of Administration (CA) of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).The election was held in Dubai on Thursday, September 18, where Bangladesh secured 97 out of 157 votes, ranking 9th among the 10 elected...

RU students protest reinstatement of Ward quota

Students of Rajshahi University (RU) staged demonstrations on Friday protesting the reinstatement of the Ward quota facility for the children of the university's teachers, officials and employees for admission to undergraduate courses.Soon after the Juma prayers, the protesters gathered in front of the central mosque and brought out a procession...

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET)

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur Teachers' Association greeted its Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Mohammad Zoynal Abedin with a bouquet at a reception on Thursday after the ECNEC finally approved a project (M-DUET) for modernisation and development of infrastructure along with capacity enhancement of laboratories of the institution. —...

Weather (2025-09-20)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00 pm...