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...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
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...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
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...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
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...
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...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
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,...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
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...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
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...
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
A group of US senators introduced on Thursday the first Senate resolution to urge recognition of a Palestinian state, further signaling a shift in Washington sentiment toward Israel nearly two years into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip,...
India said on Friday it hoped Saudi Arabia would keep in mind mutual interests and sensitivities between the two countries, two days after Riyadh signed a mutual defence pact with New Delhi's old foe Pakistan, reports bdnews24.comSaudi Arabia and nuclear-armed...
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 19 (Reuters): Apple Watch Series 11 models that went on sale on Friday can notify users that they may have high blood pressure, in a feature the company has powered using artificial intelligence rather than a blood...
A young girl reacts as displaced Palestinians elbow their way in front of a community kitchen in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday. The Israeli military warned on the day that it will operate with "unprecedented force"...
A partial solar eclipse will occur on Sunday, but it will not be visible from Bangladesh, reports BSS.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a press release on Thursday said that according to Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), the eclipse will begin at...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
A new study of icddr,b finds widespread presence of drug-resistant pathogens, especially at alarming levels in newborns. The findings were shared at a dissemination seminar titled "Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance in Bangladesh: Insights from the ARCH Study" at its Mohakhali Campus...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus underscored Bangladesh's transition towards cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy solutions as an American expert suggested low-cost nuclear options lime barge-mounted reactors. Professor Yunus prefers the clean-energy transition as the country navigates a new path...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
The volume of transactions through credit cards declined in July 2025 over the previous month with its outward usage recording a substantial fall.In July of 2025, domestic credit card transactions in Bangladesh totaled at Tk 30.83 billion compared to that...
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 19 (BSS): Joint forces have rescued 66 people including women and children who were confined in a deep mountain hideout at Teknaf in the district.Bangladesh Navy and Bangladesh Coast Guard jointly launched an operation at Kachchhpia hill...
Anyone found guilty of online gambling, fraud, or deception under the new Cyber Security Ordinance 2025 will face up to two years in prison, a fine of up to Tk 10 million, or both, according to Section 20 of the...
SAIF UDDIN | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh remains one of the less- innovative nations in the world, having been placed in the lower tier of a recent global ranking.The country was ranked 106th out of 139 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, published recently...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
Expressing concern over the delay in clearing outstanding payments, India's Adani Power Limited (APL) has requested the Bangladesh government to settle dues of around $500 million, sources say.APL Managing Director Anil Sardana recently made the request in a letter to...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
The government plans to construct a 10-storey building at Gulshan in Dhaka for the headquarters of BIMSTEC, the Bay of Bengal regional bloc, comprising seven countries, formed to boost technical and economic cooperation.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed a project...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
Nearly US$11 billion worth of ADB-funded development projects in Bangladesh are up for reappraisal shortly as many of those are down-rated as "problematic" and "slow-going", officials say.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has selected at least 16 such underperforming projects found...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel exports to both the European Union (EU) and the United States have recorded impressive growth for over a decade now, consolidating the country's position as a key global supplier, but a rethink begins.Insiders in the readymade garment (RMG)...
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 19 (AFP) - The United States on Thursday again wielded its veto and thwarted a UN Security Council call for a ceasefire in Gaza, shielding its ally Israel from meaningful diplomatic pressure.The 14 other members...
Farmers in Jhenaidah run shallow machines by using solar-powered irrigation pumps to extract groundwater. Such machines are increasingly being used as an alternative to the conventional irrigation system due to high diesel costs and power crisis. The photo was taken...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
The Ministry of Finance has moved to bring the procurements made by all entities, which have public investments, under the purview of the cabinet committee/advisers' council on economic affairs "to ensure transparency and accountability", officials say.Also, the move is aimed...
In an increasingly unpredictable global economy, investments in the socio-economic transformation of rural areas are fundamental to a more stable and prosperous world.That's the message that Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will take to...
BEIJING, Sept 19 (AFP) : Chinese consumer tech giant Xiaomi will remotely fix a flaw in the assisted driving system on over 110,000 of its popular SU7 electric cars, the firm and regulators said Friday, months after a deadly crash...
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