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HSC results to be published on Oct 16

2025-10-14 00:00:00

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2025 will be published on October 16, reports UNB.Dhaka Education Board Chairman and Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee Chairman Prof Dr Khondokar Ehsanul Kabir told the media on Monday.

16 JU students suspended over ragging allegations

JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Jahangirnagar University (JU) has temporarily suspended 16 students from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology following allegations of ragging first-year students.An office order issued by the JU Registrar's Office on Monday stated that the students were suspended under Section...

IUB hosts dialogue on Blue Economy, trade resilience

2025-10-14 00:00:00

The Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) and Independent University, Bangladesh's (IUB) Department of Global Studies and Governance jointly organised a seminar at IUB on Sunday.The seminar was aimed at assessing global shipping challenges and outlining strategies to strengthen...

Three in four women in BD experience violence: BBS survey

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Three out of four women experienced at least one form of physical, sexual, emotional, and economic violence in their lifetime by their intimate partners. And nearly half of women or 49 per cent experienced such violence in the past year...

MPO teachers, staff continue sit-in in city for second day

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Hundreds of teachers and employees from MPO-listed private educational institutions continued their sit-in protest for the second consecutive day on Monday at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital, demanding a 20 per cent house rent allowance based on their...

RU Senate session set to return after 2016

RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

After almost a decade, the Rajshahi University's (RU) Senate session is set to make a comeback, as the long-awaited RU Central Students' Union (RUCSU) and hall union elections draw near. While most of the spotlight remains on the vice-president (VP)...

Students demand Dhaka Central Univ ordinance

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Several hundreds of students from seven major government colleges in Dhaka staged demonstrations demanding immediate issuance of the ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University.The protest, including a sit-in, was held on the road adjacent to the Shikkha Bhaban on...

CUCSU election tomorrow after 35 yrs

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

CHITTAGONG, Oct 13: The Chittagong University (CU) authority has made all necessary preparations to conduct the CUCSU and hall council elections tomorrow (Wednesday). After a 35-year wait, the highly anticipated Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections...

Haji Salim shown arrested in business entity grabbing case

2025-10-14 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has showed former Dhaka-7 lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim arrested in a case filed for allegedly grabbing a business establishment named Deen and Sons in the capital's Chawkbazar area, by demolishing the structure, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur...

Declarations of 11 newspapers in M'singh cancelled

2025-10-14 00:00:00

The district administration has revoked the declarations of 11 newspapers published in Mymensingh, reports bdnews24.com.Additional District Magistrate Umme Habiba Mira on Monday said letters notifying editors and publishers were sent on Thursday.The publications are Daily Ajker Mymensingh, Desher Khobor, Bishwer...

EC appoints authority to revise draft voter list

2025-10-14 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) has appointed a revising authority to dispose of the petitions about claim, objection and correction in the draft voter list ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, reports BSS.A notification to this end, signed by deputy secretary...

Court attaches properties of ex-minister Mujibul's wife

2025-10-14 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has ordered to attach a plot in Cumilla and a flat in the capital's Dhanmandi area of former railways minister Mujibul Haque's wife Hanufa Akter Rikta over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir...

DU, Dhaka College students clash over setting up of tea stall

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

A clash broke out between the students of Dhaka University (DU) and Dhaka College in front of a residential hall over setting up of a tea stall in the early hours of Monday.The clash erupted around 1:30 am following an...

‘Bangladesh Congress deserves 'Water Lily' as first claimant’

2025-10-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh Congress has urged the Election Commission (EC) to allocate the 'Water Lily' symbol to the party if it is included in the official list of electoral symbols, noting that it was denied this symbol during its registration six years...

Mirza Abbas, Rizvi, 165 others acquitted

2025-10-14 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has acquitted 167 people, including BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas and the party's senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, of the charges in a case lodged over the torching of two police vehicles in 2018,...

Jamaat urges EC to prepare for referendum in Nov

2025-10-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaaat-e-Islam has urged the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary preparations to hold the referendum on the July National Charter 2025 on a separate day in November ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, said its Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah...

Next JS will decide on PR system: Fakhrul

2025-10-14 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the next Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will take decision on the application of the proportional representation (PR) system, report agencies.He said the decision about PR should be left to the next parliament....

Bata to have first BD woman as MD

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Bata Shoe Company (Bangladesh) Limited has named Faria Yasmin as its new managing director - marking the first time in the company's 63-year history in Bangladesh that a woman will lead its operations.Ms. Faria will officially assume her new role...

BTRC sets Oct 30 deadline to cap SIM ownership at 10 per NID

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has set October 30 as the final date for mobile users to deactivate or transfer ownership of SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards that exceed the maximum limit of ten registered under a single National...

Create social business fund for new-gen farm entrepreneurs

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urges the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to establish a social-business fund for supporting teeming young agricultural entrepreneurs, women farmers and food processors in Bangladesh.The head of interim government, now in Italy, mooted the...

Strong growth in farm loan as disbursement hits Tk 26.72b

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Disbursement of agricultural loans rose notably in August of the current fiscal year, reflecting higher demand for seasonal credit amid ongoing efforts to boost rural productivity.According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB), farm-loan disbursement stood at Tk48.26 billion...

Fully paperless customs in Bangladesh by 2028

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh is advancing towards a fully paperless customs system by 2028 with the move to expand the digital window for the clearance of imports.Recently, the Chief Adviser's Office instructed the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to include 18 more public...

BIWTA cuts components after tenure ends

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR AND JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

After the end of the project's tenure, the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has decided to cut the procurement of some dredgers, a key component of the scheme, as execution drags on for seven years, insiders said on Saturday.Since...

US, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar sign Gaza deal

2025-10-14 00:00:00

The United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a declaration on Monday as the guarantors of a Gaza deal aimed at ending two years of war."The document is going to spell out rules and regulations and lots of other things,"...

Redoubled exploration in south coast, releasing Bhola gas caches accelerate

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Curing Bangladesh's economic development-limiting fuel crunch gets under focus as exploration in the south coast and releasing locked Bhola gas caches gather speed.Sources say the government has fielded agencies to carry out feasibility study on pipeline setting to carry the...

Prayer Timings (2025-10-14)

2025-10-14 00:00:00

68.2pc females, 45.9pc males unaware of PR

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

A large segment of Bangladesh's voters remains unaware of the widely-discussed proportional representation (PR) electoral system for the upper house, according to a latest survey.The survey revealed that 68.2 per cent of females and 45.9 per cent of males had...

Govt declares building in Dhaka Cantonment as temporary jail

2025-10-14 00:00:00

The government has designated a building within Dhaka Cantonment to serve as a temporary jail, reports UNB.The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday, a day after announcing that 15 army officers wanted by...

Chinese, Indian firms eye BD to invest in RMG sector

MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

A growing wave of Chinese and Indian companies is eyeing Bangladesh's textile and garment sector as an emerging alternative for relocation, driven by steep US tariffs and rising production costs.Industry insiders say global buyers, particularly from the United States, have...

6-point proposal mooted for global food security

FE REPORT | 2025-10-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh's six-point proposal was mooted at the World Food Forum 2025 in Rome on Monday by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus with a call for a fundamental overhaul of the global economic system to eliminate hunger and inequality.The head of...