KHULNA, May 22 (UNB): Interim Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Prof Dr Md Hazrat Ali has stepped down amid teachers' protests, reports UNB.Abdur Rahman, deputy registrar of the university, said the VC submitted his resignation...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) on Thursday started selling tickets online as the demand of homebound travelers for advance tickets is expected to soar ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha.Eid-ul-Adha begins in the evening of June 6, depending on the sighting of the...
A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on actress Meher Afroz Shaon, former Detective Branch chief Harun-or-Rashid and 10 others in an attempted murder case, reports UNB.Judge of Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sanaullah passed the order in...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Vice Chancellor Prof M Tamim and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh Country Manager Prawma Tapashi Khan exchanging documents after signing an MoU on IUB campus in the capital on Sunday. — Press Release
FE REPORT | 2025-05-23 00:00:00
Solidaridad Bangladesh has teamed up with two private entities in the country to launch an innovative range of soya bean-based foods aimed at promoting health, sustainability, and rural empowerment.At a launch event held at Gulshan in the city on Thursday,...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-23 00:00:00
The President has removed Justice Khondaker Diliruzzaman, judge, High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court, from his position, according to a law ministry notification issued on Wednesday. The President removed him on the basis of a report submitted by...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-23 00:00:00
Leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), blocked the Shahbag-intercontinental intersection for around seven hours on Thursday, demanding immediate arrest of all those responsible for the murder of Dhaka University student...
Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus presiding over a meeting of the advisory council at his Tejgaon office in the capital on Thursday. — PID
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While rice prices have declined slightly in the past week, prices of certain vegetables and loose soybean oil have continued to rise in the city markets. The prices of other essential commodities have remained static at their previous highs, according...
JASHORE, May 22 (UNB): A leader of Krishak Dal, farmers wing of BNP, was shot and hacked to death in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore district on Thursday .The deceased is Tariqul Islam, president of Noapara municipality unit of BNP and...
A Dhaka court issued a travel ban on former director general (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, his wife Nigar Sultana and two others over graft allegations reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir...
Momtaz Begum, popular singer and former MP for Manikganj-2, has been placed on a six-day remand in connection with two separate murder and sabotage cases in Manikganj, report agencies.She was brought to Manikganj from Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur on...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has strongly condemned the remarks made by National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Khalilur Rahman involving its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and demanded his immediate removal from office, reports UNB."The people of the...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) recommending legal action under the Representation of the People Order (RPO), 1972, against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for allegedly submitting false information in her affidavit...
The High Court (HC) has adjourned until Monday the hearing on an appeal filed by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman against her three-year jail sentence given by the lower court concerned in a graft case, report...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said people have achieved a victory through the High Court (HC)'s verdict that cleared the way for Ishraque Hossain to take oath as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), reports...
SEOUL, May 22 (AP): North Korea's second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes to modernise his naval forces.It's...
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters): Two Israeli embassy staffers committed to Israel-Palestinian dialogue and about to get engaged, were killed by a lone gunman in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, and a suspect who chanted pro-Palestine slogans is in custody, officials...
MAKUHARI, May 22 (AFP): As Japan's biggest defence exhibition kicked off this week, visitors got a close-up look at a model of its futuristic "railgun" that its makers hope will be able to shoot down hypersonic missiles.Instead of gunpowder, railgun...
GAZA CITY, May 22 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes had killed at least 52 people since dawn Thursday across the territory, where Israel has ramped up its military offensive in recent days.Agency official Mohammed Al-Mughayyir told AFP...
TEHRAN, May 22 (Reuters/AFP): Israel will receive a "devastating and decisive response" if it attacks Iran, Tehran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, days after CNN reported US intelligence suggesting Israel was making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities."They are trying...
A meeting of the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at the Islami Bank Tower in Dhaka on Thursday, with Obayed Ullah Al Masud, chairman of the bank, in the chair. Mohammad Khurshid Wahab, chairman of...
IFIC Bank PLC, the largest bank in the country with over 1,400 branches and Uposhakhas (sub-branches), successfully organised a daylong training titled "Training for Trainers" recently. The programme held at IFIC Tower in Purana Paltan, Dhaka, aimed to develop skilled...
In accordance with the instructions of the government and the Agricultural & Rural Credit Policy of Bangladesh Bank, Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC has provided agricultural investment facilities of Tk 24.1 million to the ethnic and the marginal farmers in Tangail...
BRUSSELS, May 22 (AFP): Business activity in the eurozone contracted for the first time in five months in May, weighed down by weakness in the services sector, a closely watched survey showed Thursday.The HCOB Flash Eurozone purchasing managers' index (PMI)...
SULTANUL ISLAM | 2025-05-23 00:00:00
Broiler chicken farmers have been hit hard by a drastic fall in the price of broiler chicken. Many farmers are unwilling to buy another next batch of day-old broiler chicks until price of live broilers increases. This has led to...
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State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated a fresh tender to purchase one spot LNG cargo during the second week of July to feed growing demand in gas-guzzling power plants and industries.The RPGCL intends to buy the spot...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in association with Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) and key government institutions, recently hosted a high-level economic briefing spotlighting the strategic importance of the Japan-Bangladesh economic corridor. The event brought together senior representatives from Standard Chartered, the...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-05-23 00:00:00
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and the Fair Labor Association (FLA) have jointly called for tangible progress on key labour rights issues in Bangladesh, amid ongoing negotiations with the United States regarding President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs.In a...
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters): Federal Reserve officials said on Tuesday that higher prices are coming on the back of rising US import tariffs and counseled patience before making any interest rate decisions before it is clear whether the inflation shock...
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