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Accolades for Syed Manzur Elahi, Firdausi Qadri, Amirul Islam Chowdhury

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and the Daily Bonik Barta honoured three eminent citizens for their outstanding contributions to Bangladesh's development at a ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in the capital on Tuesday.The honourees were late industrialist Syed Manzur Elahi, renowned scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri, and distinguished...

Hasina, 16 others indicted in enforced disappearances case

Ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, already carrying death penalty on her head, is now indicted for complicity in enforced disappearances and torture during her rule in one and a half decades.The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka also framed the charge against 16 others in this case of crimes against humanity...

UN expert alarmed by attacks on Prothom Alo, Daily Star

Mob attacks on leading media outlets and cultural centres in Bangladesh are deeply alarming and must be investigated promptly and effectively by the government and the perpetrators brought to justice without delay, a UN expert said on Tuesday, reports UNB.The interim government has 'largely followed the previous patterns of impunity,...

IUB hosts reception for USW VC-designate Osama Khan

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Monday accorded a reception to Prof. Osama Khan, who has recently been appointed the next vice chancellor (VC) and chief executive of the University of South Wales, UK, said a press release.Prof. Khan -- who will assume his new role in May 2026 -- is...

Police arrest 11 more individuals

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday arrested 11 more individuals in connection with the attack, vandalism, and arson at the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in the capital's Karwan Bazar area, taking the total number of arrests to 28.According to a DMP statement issued on Tuesday, nine...

Bhashani did not practise politics for power

Maulana Bhashani did not engage in politics for the pursuit of power. He never sought positions such as minister or ambassador. Instead, he stood beside working people and remained involved in their struggle throughout his life, said veteran scholar and Emeritus Professor Sirajul Islam Chowdhury. No other leader in the...

'Applied Science in Engineering Research'

Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled 'Applied Science in Engineering Research' on the DUET campus on Monday.

Fire at 14-storey Haji Tower in Armanitola

A fire that broke out on Tuesday at Haji Tower, a 14-storey commercial cum residential building in the Babubazar area of Armanitola in Old Dhaka, was brought under control, reports BSS.Nine firefighting units rushed to the scene within five minutes after the fire originated on the sixth floor of the...

Weather (2025-12-24)

Weather may remain dry with cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Temperature may fall slightly. The sun sets in the city today at 05:18 pm and rises tomorrow at 06:38 am.