It is heartening that a food supplement for undernourished children, developed by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in collaboration with Washington University in St. Louis, has been recognised by the Time magazine in its prestigious "Best...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-10-13 00:00:00
This year's International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) dawned at a grim moment for Bangladesh. It, however, helped to open many windows.The Information Commission-the very body entrusted since 2010 with upholding citizens' access to public information-has been essentially...
BEIRUT, Oct 12 (AFP): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Sunday that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in...
DOHA, Oct 12 (AFP): Hamas stands ready to fight if war resumes in Gaza and rejects proposals to leave the territory under US President Donald Trump's peace plan, a senior official told AFP on Saturday.Political bureau member Hossam Badran also...
MOSCOW, Oct 12 (Reuters): The Kremlin said on Sunday Russia was deeply concerned about the possibility of the U.S. supplying Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, warning that the war had reached a dramatic moment with escalation from all sides.U.S. President Donald...
CAIRO, Oct 12 (AFP): Three Qatari diplomats were killed and two injured in a car crash on Sunday near the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh, according to the Gulf state's embassy.Diplomats and official delegations had descended on the Red Sea...
PARIS, Oct 12 (AFP): France's newly reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Saturday scrambled to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple him again, after his first term lasted only 27 days.President Emmanuel Macron announced Lecornu's...
CAIRO, Oct 12 (AP): As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.Tehran has operated its self-described "Axis of Resistance" over...
Political parties are now scheduled to sign the July Charter, also known as the National Charter, on Oct 17, two days later than initially planned.The Chief Advisor's Office announced the revised date in a statement on Saturday, citing the need...
The Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) has proudly secured a global rank for the very first time in the UK-based higher education evaluation organization, Times Higher Education (THE) 'World University Rankings 2026', reports BSS.The MIST has been ranked...
Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum inaugurates the 'Modernisation and Re-launch of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit' at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday. — PID
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Mymensigh, Dhaka and Barishal divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry...
An inmate of Dhaka Central Jail died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) in the capital on Saturday, reports UNB.The deceased is Miaz Uddin (60), son of Binod Ali.Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of DMCH police camp, said Miaz Uddin...
Bone marrow transplant services have resumed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after five years, reports UNB.Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum inaugurated the service on Saturday at the hospital's new 10-storey building.She said, "The transplant services have restarted at DMCH. As...
The High Commission of Canada in Bangladesh has reiterated its strong commitment to promoting gender equality and supporting girls' empowerment as part of the country's global pledge to champion the rights, leadership, and voices of girls worldwide, reports BSS.In a...
DU CorrespondentThe University of Dhaka will organise the 'Autumn Festival 1432' on Thursday (October 16) at 3:00 pm at Bakultala on the premises of the Faculty of Fine Arts. The festival is being arranged with the cooperation of the university's...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 11 (BSS): Chattogram University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) election will be conducted using an OMR system, with ballot papers featuring candidates' names and numbers.Professor Dr Monir Uddin, chief election commissioner for the CUCSU, hall, and hostel parliament elections,...
FE Desk Emeritus Professor of Dhaka University Syed Manzoorul Islam on Saturday was laid to eternal rest at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard following a namaz-e-janaza and public mourning.Earlier in the morning, Prof Manzoorul Islam's body had been kept at...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled leave for Rome, the capital city of Italy, today (Sunday) morning to join the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) that began on October 10 and runs through October 17, hosted by the...
Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) leaders have demanded the trial of those responsible for enforced disappearances, killings, and human rights violations 'committed under state patronage', report agencies.DUCSU raised the demand in a statement signed by DUCSU Vice President (VP)...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-12 00:00:00
Former Election Commissioner and an adviser to the current interim government, Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain, on Saturday said that arranging a free, fair, and acceptable election was the commitment of the interim government.He also said that it was...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 11 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said presiding and returning officers will be given full powers to ensure a free, fair and credible voting process as security would be the biggest challenge in the...
Secretary of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SUJAN) Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar has stressed that transparency and good governance is more important than political transitions, so that a change of power does not become a change of corruption, reports UNB."The end of...
Argument in case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others on charge of crimes against humanity will begin at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in the capital today (Sunday), reports BSS.After completion of the argument, this case...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-12 00:00:00
Police foiled on Saturday a rally organised by the Jatiya Party in front of the party's central office in the capital's Kakrail area. The party leaders and activists said that their rally was abruptly disrupted on Saturday afternoon (11 October)...
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said the advisers of the interim government do not need a 'safe exit', despite ongoing public discourse on the issue, reports BSS."As you know, there is much talk these days about a 'safe exit'....
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the people of the country have not entrusted the responsibility of shaping the nation's destiny to a handful of political parties, reports BSS.Khasru made the remarks while speaking as the...
Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) have agreed to continue working intensively with the objective of concluding Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) negotiations at the earliest possible time, reports BSS.The consensus was made during the third round of negotiations...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-10-12 00:00:00
Net sales of national savings certificates recorded a steep 86.3 per cent year-on-year decline in August 2025, as tighter liquidity conditions and rising living costs dampened small investors' interest in government savings instruments.According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, the...
Renowned photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam returned home from Turkey early Saturday following his release from an Israeli prison, reports UNB.Shahidul was freed from Israeli custody on Friday and travelled to Istanbul on a Turkish Airlines flight.He arrived...
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