BB stops direct public services at all offices

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to discontinue several public services, offered directly over the counter at all its offices, after November 20, reports BSS.The services include the sale of savings certificates and prize bonds, the exchange of torn or...

Australia launches jt campaign to combat visa fraud

Australia has joined its international partners in a coordinated campaign to raise awareness about visa scams as part of International Fraud Awareness Week, warning that fraudulent agents are increasingly targeting would-be migrants across South Asia, said a spokesman of the...

(DUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin speaking

Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, Gazipur (DUET) Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin speaking at an IQAC-organised seminar on 'Research, Collaboration, Publication Ethics and Research Budget Management' on the campus on Wednesday. — Press Release

BRACU partners with sBIT for research advancement

BRAC University (BRACU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with sBIT Ltd, a leading semiconductor designer, to foster collaboration in research, intellectual property development, and prototype creation. The partnership aims to contribute to the growth of the country's growing...

Govt cracks down on unauthorised interior works in Secretariat

The government has issued strict directives to curb interior decoration and unauthorised repair works inside the Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka, aiming to strengthen fire safety and prevent future accidents, sources said.The move follows an investigation that found unregulated "beautification" and...

DUCSU holds conf’ce with elected reps from 18 halls

The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) organised a special conference with elected representatives from 18 residential halls of the university.The event was held on Wednesday night at the Nawab Nabab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building on the university campus.The conference...

Physical work unlikely to start despite feasibility study, DPP

Physical work of electric traction on the rail-track from Narayanganj to Joydebpur is unlikely to start soon despite completion of its feasibility study and preparation of development project proposal (DPP), estimating the cost at Tk 39.33 billion.Sources said approval of...

Jamaat dismisses rumour that Azhar its new candidate for Dhaka-5

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has dismissed widespread social media remours that popular Islamic scholar Dr Mizanur Rahman Azhari has been nominated as the party's candidate for Dhaka-5 (Jatrabari-Demra) in the upcoming national election, reports UNB.Rumours began circulating on Wednesday afternoon through various...

JCD leader attacked outside Narsingdi court

NARSINGDI, Nov 20 (UNB): A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader was attacked while arriving at Narsingdi Judge Court on Thursday.Siam Bhuiyan Abir (28), joint convener of Chhatra Dal in Ghorashal Municipality and son of Emran Mia of Darihaolapara in Palash...

EC’s meeting with law enforcement agencies Nov 27

The Election Commission (EC) will hold a meeting on November 27 to plan, coordinate and provide guidance on the deployment of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and order in polling stations and constituencies ahead of the upcoming 13th national...

Debapriya calls for measures to restore public trust

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHULNA, Nov 20: Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, a distinguished fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has urged the government, the administration, and the Election Commission (EC) to take stronger and more transparent steps to restore public trust ahead...

Country can't advance without women's safety: Tarique

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh cannot move forward unless women feel safe both online and offline, calling for urgent national actions to protect and empower women in the digital age, reports UNB."Women must feel safe --both online...

July-Oct tax revenue up 16pc

The government's tax revenue collection grew by nearly 16 per cent in the first four months of the current fiscal year, mainly riding on hefty growth in VAT collection.However, tax revenue collection lagged behind its target by Tk 172.19 billion...

Private university student found dead in city

Police recovered the body of a student of private university in the city on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Mushfiq Uz Zaman, a student of the Department of Mathematics and Physical Sciences at East West University.According to the police,...

Kailashtila field to add 5.0 mmcfd more gas to national grid

The country's national gas grid is set to receive an additional 5.0 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of natural gas from Kailashtila gas field starting next week. This increase in gas supply follows a successful workover of the Kailashtila-1...

Dhaka calls for expediting collective cybersecurity action

Bangladesh has urged member-states of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) to accelerate collective action on cyberthreats, misinformation and regional security, warning that individual national measures are no longer sufficient to counter rapidly evolving digital risks.Addressing the seventh meeting of National...

Ordinance approved for independent Supreme Court secretariat

A much-sought-after ordinance for establishing separate secretariat for the Supreme Court is endorsed now, in a move hailed by legal experts and reform advocates as a decisive step toward securing full judicial independence.The Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025 received its...

Man killed in Ctg road accident

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 20: A man was killed and five others were injured on Thursday afternoon when a vehicle skidded off an expressway and fell onto a busy road in Chattogram's Nimtala area. The incident occurred around 4:30 pm and caused...

HC orders govt not to proceed

The High Court on Thursday directed the government not to proceed with any further activities related to the container-handling contract for the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram seaport until the writ petition challenging the initiative is resolved.The bench...

Slow ADP spending drags development progress

Development activities remain in disarray as government ministries and agencies struggle to recover from last year's disruptions caused by the July uprising, officials said on Thursday.The sluggish execution of development projects has persisted into the first four months of the...

Bhutan's PM arrives tomorrow

Bhutan's Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Saturday) on a three-day official visit that is expected to deepen bilateral cooperation and lay the groundwork for new economic and regional partnerships between the two Himalayan neighbours.Tobgay will meet...

BB asks banks to get ready ahead of January roll-out

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to implement risk-based supervision (RBS) from January 2026 and has asked the country's commercial banks to take necessary measures in this regard. As part of the shift from the decades-old compliance-based inspections, the central bankers...

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BD may approach ICC

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Dr Asif Nazrul on Thursday said after the ICT verdict against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, India now carried "an additional responsibility" under the bilateral extradition treaty to return her.He was addressing a...

First finance secy Matiul Islam expires

M Matiul Islam, the country's first finance secretary and a pioneering figure in the financial and banking sector, passed away early Thursday at the age of 95.His namaz-e-janaza will be held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan after Jumma prayers today...

Mushfiq joins elite club with ton in 100th Test

MIRPUR, Nov 20 (AFP): Mushfiqur Rahim joined an elite club on Thursday by scoring a century in his 100th Test, achieving the feat against Ireland in Mirpur.Resuming on 99 overnight, Mushfiqur reached his hundred with a single in the second...

Armed Forces Day today

The Armed Forces Day will be celebrated today (Friday) with various programmes amid festivity and enthusiasm to mark the establishment of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, reports BSS.The day's programmes will begin with the...

UNGA resolution calls for renewed action to resolve Rohingya crisis

The UN General Assembly's Third Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution urging renewed international efforts to resolve the protracted Rohingya crisis and ensure the safe return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, said a foreign ministry spokesman on Thursday. The...

Caretaker govt revives, with prospective effect

Election-time neutral caretaker government revives, with prospective effect, in a reversal of a previous Supreme Court verdict contentiously rescinding the system under the then divisive political circumstances. The resurrected system of neutral government of 90-day tenure stays in animated suspension...