BANGKOK, Sept 03 (AFP): Thailand's acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his party said Wednesday, after the largest opposition party backed a rival candidate to lead the country.Prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was ousted by the Constitutional Court last...
JERUSALEM, Sept 03 (AFP): Israeli reservists began responding to call-up orders on Tuesday, swelling the military's ranks ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City after nearly two years of devastating war.Despite mounting pressure at home and abroad to...
Once upon a time, the songs like jari, sari and baul were more than melodies. They were reflections of rural life, chronicling labour, joy, sorrow and devotion. But today, amidst the flood of digital entertainment and the fast pace of...
Every Friday, various recruitment exams are held in different educational institutions across Dhaka city. Job seekers travel from distant districts, upazilas, and even remote villages to appear for these tests. Naturally, they carry mobile phones, files, or small bags for...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-04 00:00:00
A question raised by a local think tank as to whether the interim government has lost its way in its pursuit of implementing reforms, has struck a chord with many. It has been one year since the interim government assumed...
As part of a major judiciary reform, the High Court has restored the Article 116 of the 1972 Constitution of the country. Clearly, this was long overdue because the amendments brought to the Article concerned was done primarily with an...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-09-04 00:00:00
There is forever a need for one to revisit history. In an era where the Soviet Union does not anymore exist, where Vladimir Putin's Russia is busy trying to reclaim the old glory of a country lost through Mikhail Gorbachev's...
Bangladesh's rapid economic growth, robust industrial expansion, and increasing global trade integration have created an urgent need for an efficient and modern logistics sector. Despite notable progress, challenges such as high transportation costs, limited multimodal integration, infrastructural bottlenecks, regulatory inefficiencies,...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday visited two political leaders, including Nurul Haque Nur, who are currently receiving treatment at hospitals in the capital after being seriously injured in separate recent attacks, reports UNB.Around 12:00 noon, he...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-03 12:00:00
A Dhaka University (DU) student has been accused of threatening a DUCSU candidate with 'gang rape', sparking protests from student groups. The DU administration has formed a committee to investigate the allegation.The allegation was raised against Ali Hossain, a student...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-03 12:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has extended until Wednesday its earlier order that halted a High Court (HC) directive, suspending the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election until October 30. Justice Farah Mahbub, Chamber Judge of...
A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) independent vice-president (VP) candidate Jalal Ahmad in an attempted murder case, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhan Ishtiaq passed the order on Tuesday after Jalal's...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an accused in the case filed over the killing of student leader Nadimul Haque Elem during last year's anti-discrimination movement, reports BSS.The arrestee is Sarwar Uddin Ahmed Mithu (55), president of Sutrapur Thana...
Two BNP factions have clashed in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi over the observance of the party's founding anniversary, reports bdnews24.com.Following the incident, the administration has imposed Section 144 in the municipality for two days, banning all forms of gatherings.Upazila administrator...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said the government may form International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-3 to expedite trials of crimes, including enforced disappearance, reports BSS. "We are giving the highest priority to the trial of crimes...
Six more prosecution witnesses have testified in three plot graft cases filed against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul, and son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, report agencies.The cases focus on allegations of fraudulent allocation of a 30-katha...
Police have submitted charge sheets for eight more cases filed across Bangladesh in connection with murders and other offences committed during last year's anti-government protests, raising the total number to 34, reports bdnews24.com.On the cases, 13 are murder cases and...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took away basic human rights, democracy, and freedom of expression by establishing Baksal during his rule.He further said during the Mujib rule between 1972 and 1975, people witnessed...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the authorities concerned to send Nurul Haque Nur, president of Gano Odhikar Parishad and a key political figure of the July Uprising, abroad for proper treatment, reports BSS.The Chief Adviser issued the...
Reassuring the nation of a festive and peaceful national election in February next year, Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday that no external forces will be allowed to interfere in the election. He stressed that the election will...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Chattogram divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday).Day and night temperature may remain...
Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, speaking as the chief guest of the DUET Day 2025. The programme was organised on the campus on Monday to celebrate the 22nd founding anniversary...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
An incident of fire ocurred at a mosque beside Siddheswari Boys' Higher Secondary School adjacent to Mouchak Market in the capital at around 7:12 pm on Tuesday.Two units of firefighters rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control.The...
BRAC University (BRACU) has become the first university in Bangladesh to be recognised by the Internal Audit Academic Alliance programme as an academic affiliate for the university's internal audit education efforts, said a press release. Moreover, Nausheen Ahmed, head of...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
Dengue has claimed three new deaths in the last 24 hours until Tuesday morning, bringing the total death toll to 125 this year. During this period, 473 new admissions were also recorded, according to the daily bulletin of the Directorate...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) cut the retail price of 12-kg LPG by Tk 3.0 per cylinder to Tk 1,270 for September from the previous month's Tk 1,273.The commission also reduced the pump price of auto-gas, the LPG used...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
Rajshahi University Election Commission has decided to include first-year students in the final voter list for the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election scheduled for September 25.The commission has also extended the deadline for distribution of nomination papers by...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
After a 33-year hiatus, the stage for Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election is now finally ready, with 182 candidates, including 45 women, contesting 25 executive posts.Female candidates are in the race for a significant number of both reserved...
KHARTOUM, Sept 2 (AFP) : A massive landslide in Sudan's western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people, a rebel group said, leaving only one survivor.The disaster struck Sunday after days of heavy...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh's renewable energy sector faces a host of challenges-from land scarcity, access to finance, and high upfront investment costs to inadequate data, poor documentation, and gaps in information sharing, speakers said.The industry also struggles with high import duties and VAT...
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