NSU organises talk on human rights

North South University's (NSU) School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) organised a talk titled "Human Rights and National Security: Why Open Societies Need Open Voices" on Thursday, according to a statement.The session, held at the NSU Syndicate Hall, was...

BECPS recognises four of DU as professional psychologists

The Bangladesh Educational and Counseling Psychology Society (BECPS) has officially recognised four psychologists as full-fledged professional psychologists for completing their MS and MPhil degrees in educational psychology and counseling psychology.The recognition was announced at the society's annual general meeting (AGM),...

DU prof arrested amid male students’ allegations of sexual harassment

Dhaka University's (DU) Chemistry Department professor Dr Ershad Halim has been detained by police following allegations of sexual harassment made by several male students.He was picked up on Thursday (13 November) around 11:00 pm from his residence in the capital's...

Prices of winter vegetables, eggs drop amid rise in supply

Rise in supply has helped to ease the prices of early winter vegetables and eggs in last one week, while onion prices have remained static at the previous high.Traders said the supply of vegetables, like cauliflower, cabbage, beans, radish and...

Ministry seeks Tk 330b to upgrade primary schools

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (MoPME) has sought nearly Tk 330 billion in government funding, entirely from domestic sources, to implement six major development projects aimed at improving infrastructure and learning environments in primary schools across Bangladesh over...

AL, BCL leaders held in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Nov 14 (BSS): Police in separate daylong raids on Thursday arrested three leaders of the banned Awami League (AL) and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from different areas of Rangpur district.They were arrested in connection with cases filed over attacks,...

Ex-Sramik Dal leader shot dead in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 14 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Sramik Dal was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Rangunia Upazila on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Abdul Mannan, 40, son of Md. Nazer Sawdagar of Ward No. 3....

Woman assaulted in Dhanmondi 32 sent to jail

A Dhaka court has sent Salma Islam to jail over an attempted murder during last year's July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bhadra issued the order on Friday after Salma was produced before the court.Her lawyer Abul Hossain Patwary...

Festive election people's key demand now: Khasru

CHITTAGONG, Nov 14 (BSS): BNP standing committee member and former minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the key demand of the people of the country is now a festive election."Everyone wants to vote and choose their representatives. The...

Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher speaking at a joint press conference

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher speaking at a joint press conference of eight Islamic parties at Mogbazar in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Nur hails Chief Adviser's speech

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur on Friday said that the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming national parliamentary election has dissipated following the Chief Adviser's address to the nation, reports BSS."The Chief Adviser (CA) gave due importance to everyone's opinions...

‘No imposed law can interfere with parliament's sovereignty’

BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said no imposed law, order or forced proposal can be allowed to interfere with the sovereignty of the National Parliament, reports UNB."We do not want the sovereignty of the National Parliament to be...

AL can't participate in polls for bars

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Awami League cannot contest the polls as its activities have been suspended under the country's anti-terrorism laws and deregistered by the Election Commission.He made the remarks on Thursday evening during a meeting...

BD may be among worst sufferers of heat stress

Bangladesh may become one of the worst sufferers of heat stress, as Dhaka's temperature has risen by nearly 6°C over the last decade, far exceeding the global threshold of 1.5°C, experts warned.The economic losses due to heat is projected to...

Resetting Dhaka's overhead electric cables underground stalls

Shifting Dhaka's dangerously dangling overhead power-distribution-network cables underground remains stalled as two Japanese-funded projects worth around Tk 19.01 billion face rollback after prolonged dithering, sources say. The projects were initiated under Power Division of the government nearly eight years ago...

NCP delegation meets visiting IMF mission

A delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP) met the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission at the InterContinental Dhaka on Friday for a courtesy and policy discussion. They expressed gratitude to the IMF for its continued support to Bangladesh...

DMTCL looks for new financier for Diabari-Tongi section

The Dhaka Metro Rail Company is seeking a new financier for developing another extension of the under-operation metro rail from Diabari to Tongi although Japan has already supported development of the existing 21.7-km corridor.According to sources, the Dhaka Mass Transit...

Vegetable, fruit, spice exports exceed $100m in Jul-Oct

Bangladesh's vegetables, fruits, and spices are showing a strong performance in foreign exchange earnings, having already crossed the $100 million export mark in the first four months of this fiscal year, say analysts.According to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the...

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Two children work at a motor-cycle service centre

Two children work at a motor-cycle service centre at Golapbagh in the city on Friday. Many poor households cannot send their children to school because of high inflation squezzing their income. — FE Photo

BD-China sea trade thrives on rare 'empty box' model

Bangladesh's ocean-going trade with China is expanding at an unexpectedly rapid pace despite a striking overall imbalance with the volume of shipments bound for China being very low.The model is so unusual that shipping executives describe it as a rare...

Free trade access to largest market mostly missed, remedies overlooked

Bangladesh miserably fails to avail the enormous opportunities the world's largest market, China, has offered, mainly due to a deep-seated crisis in product diversification, competitiveness, and inept strategic execution, experts say.China has granted Bangladesh zero-tariff entry for 98 per cent...

NCC finds ambiguities in July Charter order, seeks clarification

National Citizen Party (NCP) member-secretary Akhtar Hossain has urged the government to immediately clarify the July Charter Implementation Order, saying that several ambiguities in the directive have already created confusion.He says a lack of clarity has led to a crisis,...

Three advisers misleading Chief Adviser

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Amir Dr Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher alleged on Friday that three advisers were misleading the Chief Adviser in different ways and providing wrong information to prevent a free and fair election."They (three advisers) are manipulating him (CA) in...

Security adviser to attend Delhi meet next week

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman will lead Bangladesh delegation to the 7th NSA-level Colombo Security Conclave on November 19-20 in New Delhi, says a spokesman for the CA Office.Ajit Doval, National Security Adviser of India, has extended invitation to...

After IMF, JICA also opts to deal with political govt

Japanese financier JICA follows IMF footprint as it also now tags consultation with Bangladesh's upcoming political government to budget bankrolling as the national elections are in sight for transition from the interregnum.Officials say the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has...

Poverty rising, jobs squeezing, social parameters worsening

Poverty is rising, employment shrinking and key social indicators in Bangladesh are deteriorating, says a presentation at an international meet in Dhaka about a setback on the national economic front and its spillovers. Despite these negative trends, however, people of...

Global investors pull back, cautious over tech valuations

Global equity fund inflows cooled significantly in the week to November 12 as worries about stretched technology valuations and signs of softening US labour market conditions fuelled risk-off sentiment, reports Reuters.According to LSEG Lipper data, global investors bought just $4.11...

Asia-Pacific markets slide as tech stocks under pressure

Asia-Pacific markets slid on Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as technology stocks continued to come under pressure and Fed rate-cut doubts swirled, reports CNBC.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.77 per cent to close at 50,376.53, while the Topix...

BRAC BANK OPENS NEW SUB-BRANCH IN BASHUNDHARA

BRAC Bank has opened a new sub-branch in Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka. Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, inaugurated the sub-branch at JCX Tower at Block: I in Bashundhara recently. Sheikh Mohammad Ashfaque, Deputy...