DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
On the sixth day, 64 students collected nomination papers to contest in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election. For the hall union elections, 108 students collected forms on the same day, said Chief Election Commissioner Prof Dr. Jasim...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Students from several departments under the Faculty of Business Studies at Dhaka University (DU) staged a demonstration on Sunday, demanding equal opportunities in the education cadre of the Public Service Commission (PSC).The protest began in the afternoon with a procession...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
A fire, which broke out on Sunday night at a petrol pump in the capital's Mohakhali, was brought under control.Rashed Bin Khalid, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the blaze started at 7:18 PM at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Despite a rebound in economic activities and largely restored macroeconomic stability, Bangladesh faces mounting pressures of persistent inflation and fiscal slippages, revealed the latest publication of the General Economics Division (GED).The August issue of the "Monthly Economic Update and Outlook,"...
A Dhaka court has granted bail to Azizur Rahman, the rickshaw driver assaulted near Dhanmondi Road No. 32 while paying tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his death anniversary, in a case tied to the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.Metropolitan Magistrate...
Cultural Affairs Adviser and renowned filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is now out of danger and undergoing treatment at a city hospital, said his wife actress Nusrat Imrose Tisha in a post on her verified Facebook page late Saturday, reports UNB....
A Dhaka court has sentenced five people to death for the 2012 murder of Dr Narayan Chandra Dutta Nitai, an assistant professor at Dhaka's National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital, reports bdnews24.com.Four others have been handed prison...
RANGPUR, Aug 16 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Executive Council Member ATM Azaharul Islam has stated that his party neither supports nor believes in mob justice."Mob justice reflects an inhuman mentality and behavior. Human beings are the best of creation, and no...
Witness testimonies against three defendants, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in a case over crimes against humanity linked to the July Uprising will likely be completed in early October, according to prosecutor Mizanul Islam, reports bdnews24.com. He made the...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday emphasized the need for unity to ensure that the upcoming national parliamentary election is free, fair, and impartial, according to BSS."The sole claimants to the ownership of this country are all of its...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug 17 (AFP): Pakistan left out Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan from the T20 squad named Sunday for the Asia Cup and a warm-up tri-series beginning this month against Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates.Azam and Rizwan have...
Since Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) newly appointed power-hitting coach Julian Wood arrived to help men's and women's cricketers develop their power-hitting skills, a picture has been circulating where a batter is seen working with what, to the naked eye, looks...
CINCINNATI, Aug 17 (AFP): World number one Jannik Sinner and hot rival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati...
LONDON, Aug 17 (AP): Tijjani Reijnders and Erling Haaland starred as Manchester City opened its Premier League campaign by crushing Wolverhampton 4-0 on Saturday.On a great day for City's new signings, Reijnders played a part in the first three goals...
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will host Bangladesh for a white-ball series in October, just after the Asia Cup, reports BSS.The series comprised with three ODIs and as many T20Is.Bangladesh will begin the series with T20I leg on October 02...
BEIJING, Aug 17 (AFP): A flash flood in Inner Mongolia killed nine people and left three missing, Chinese state media said Sunday.A group of 13 people were camping outdoors in Inner Mongolia's Urat Rear Banner when a flash flood occurred...
MADRID, Aug 17 (AFP): As Spain enters its third week of heatwave alerts, firefighters continue to battle blazes in the northwest and west of the country, with army units deployed to help contain the blazes.Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he...
PESHAWAR, Aug 17 (AFP): More than 150 people are missing in northwest Pakistan, the head of the provincial disaster authority said Sunday, after flash floods that have killed at least 344 people in the country.Thousands of rescuers were battling rain...
GAZA, Aug 17 (AFP/AP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 18 Palestinians on Sunday, including seven people shot dead while waiting to collect food aid.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that seven people...
LONDON, Aug 17 (BBC/AFP): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and several other European leaders will join Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for a meeting with President Trump at the White House on Monday.US President Donald Trump dropped his push for a...
Sayeed Ibrahim Ahmed | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Over the years of teaching in Bangladeshi universities, one alarming pattern kept repeating. A significant number of students pursuing their bachelor's degree or who are just weeks away from graduating do not have the basic skills required for the corporate...
The authorities of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) have introduced transportation facilities for students to ease their commute to and from the campus. This initiative was meant to benefit ordinary students, many of whom live in hostels, messes, or...
The retail world is undergoing rapid transformation, with technology driving changes at a pace unseen before. At the heart of this revolution lies the Management Information Systems (MIS), which are turning traditional stores into data-driven powerhouses. Every customer interaction, whether...
Neil Ray | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Fevers have long ceased to be a highly dreaded disease, particularly after cure for malaria and typhoid has become available. The same cannot be said about the various types of fever this country, particularly the capital city is witnessing right...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
Myanmar's military junta has dissolved its State Administration Council (SAC) and replaced it with a new interim caretaker setup, the so-called 'State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC)'. On July 31,2025, the February, 2021's coup leader, Senior General Ming Aung Hlaing...
The Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC’s) recent call for a moratorium on the sale and conversion of lands in areas earmarked under the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) is most pragmatic. Alongside this, the DNCC has urged restrictions on tax collection...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
We're at a pivotal moment in human history, one where the very definition of what it means to be human is being profoundly challenged. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with its rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, and robotics,...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-08-18 00:00:00
On March 2, 2022 in Nairobi, representatives of 175 countries pledged to create a legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. The agreement urged addressing the full lifecycle of plastic and proposed alternatives including reusability. An Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)...
KAMPALA, Aug 17 (Reuters): Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million Chinese-owned project in the country's east that will also refine the bullion to 99.9 per cent purity, according to a statement from the president's office.The...
SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (Reuters): Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is considering an investment in sugar and ethanol producer Raizen as a way to re-enter the ethanol market, local newspaper O Globo reported on Saturday, citing sources.Petrobras had previously said...
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