Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called for stronger international cooperation to curb irregular migration and safeguard the rights of migrant workers, including fair recruitment practices, decent working conditions and equitable wages, reports UNB.He made the...
JU CorrespondentJahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) Vice President Abdur Rashid Jitu, along with leaders of various hall student unions, has paid tributes to former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. They visited Zia Udyan in the...
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has formed a cell to expedite the implementation of election promises made by members of parliament (MPs), reports bdnews24.com.The seven-member body aims to ensure inter-ministerial coordination, transparency, and accountability in executing these pledges, according to...
The body of a Bangladeshi woman who was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon's Beirut has finally reached her home in Faridpur, a month after her death, plunging the area into grief, report agencies.Dipali Begum, a resident of remote Shalepur...
LGRD , and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 14 others have been awarded with newly introduced 'Aposhhin Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Smriti Shornapadak 2026', reports BSS.The other awardees are: Power, Energy and Mineral Resources...
PATUAKHALI, May 8 (BSS): Bauphal Paurasava Awami League president Abdul Latif Khan Babul was arrested in a case filed over vandalism of BNP party office in Patukhali.Police in Bauphal upazila arrested him at his residence around 2:00 pm on Friday.According...
Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna speaking at a discussion, organised by Gonotontri Party at the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
A Dhaka court has placed former DGFI director and dismissed Lt Col Afzal Naser on a 3-day remand in an attempted murder case of Jagannath University (JnU) student Anik Kumar Das filed with Kotwali Police Station in the capital during...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday attended the appreciation dinner hosted by the BNP high-level delegation following its visit to China, reports UNB.Ambassador Yao congratulated the delegation on the successful visit to China, noting that this visit further...
Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said the government is working on the notes of dissent raised by the BNP on some issues in the July National Charter, report agencies.Addressing an event at the Khulna District Bar Association on Friday, he...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin is set to leave for the United Kingdom today (Saturday) for follow-up treatment and medical check-ups, reports UNB.A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President is scheduled to depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for...
NAOGAON, May 8 (UNB): LGRD ,and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said a 'frustrated' group is trying to create instability in society by exploiting minor issues."There is a frustrated group in the country. They remain disappointed all the...
JU Correspondent | 2026-05-09 00:00:00
Despite progress in using digital services elsewhere, Jahangirnagar University (JU) still requires students to complete a lengthy manual process, entailing visits to at least five offices and up to seven trips to pay their final examination fees.Under the existing system,...
International Standard University (ISU) hosted a research recognition ceremony to honour academic excellence and contributions to research at its media lab on Thursday.Professor Dr Md. Hakikur Rahman, head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), was recognised for...
FE REPORTYoung rights activists staged a demonstration on Manik Mia Avenue in the city on Friday, demanding a fossil fuel-free world for the sake of saving the nature. They also called for a systematic shift towards renewable energy through a...
DU Correspondent | 2026-05-09 00:00:00
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities celebrated the 165th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate and world-renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore with a discussion and cultural programme on the campus on Friday. Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) Prof Dr Abdus Salam presided over the programme,...
DU CORRESPONDENT"Education will be the construction material to build a bridge between Bangladesh and China," remarked Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon while addressing the 'China-Bangladesh Roundtable on Governance Experience Exchange'. The Centre for China Studies, Dhaka University...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-09 00:00:00
A person walking past the protective rods, installed to support the roof of the age-old Salimullah Muslim Hall (S M Hall) of Dhaka University, which has long been in a deplorable condition. The snapshot was taken on Friday. — FE...
DHAKA, May 8 (BSS): The suffering of over 1.0 million (10 lakh) people living in the waterlogged areas of Bhabodah in Jashore district is expected to ease this year as 55 percent of the re-excavation work of six rivers in...
LONDON, May 08 (Reuters): Gold extended gains on Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report, with prices also heading for a weekly rise as optimism over a potential end to the Iran conflict helped ease concerns about inflation and elevated interest...
YANGON, Myanmar, May 8 (AFP):A huge 11,000-carat ruby has been discovered in Myanmar, state media reported Friday, one of the largest ever found in the country renowned for its precious gemstones.Coup leader turned president Min Aung Hlaing was pictured on...
SATKHIRA, May 08 (BSS): About 100 tonnes of chemical-free mangoes from Satkhira will be exported to international markets this year. Officials expect total mango sales in the district to exceed Tk 4.0 billion this season.Due to favorable weather condition, Satkhira's...
Indian rice export prices extended losses on subdued demand from African nations and ample supplies, while export rates in Vietnam and Thailand rose as the rice harvest season comes to an end in both countries, reports Reuters.India's 5% broken parboiled...
Despite good potato production in Rangpur, farmers have been suffering losses for several years due to low prices. At the same time, because of insufficient cold storage capacity, potatoes stored at home are rotting. This has left farmers in a...
SYLHET, May 8 (BSS) : Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said on Friday clauses in international trade deals can be amended if they are later found to be contrary to Bangladesh's national interest during implementation."Bilateral agreements between sovereign states are...
TOKYO, May 8 (AFP) : Japan has spent around 10 trillion yen ($64 billion) since last week propping up the yen, local media reported citing market estimates based on central bank data.The market interventions reportedly began on April 30 when...
Bangladesh's factories have turned to rooftop solar to cut emissions and power costs, but limited roof space can only meet a fraction of their needs, so they are looking further afield, including buying renewable power from off-site plants, reports bdnews24.com.Bangladesh...
CHATTOGRAM, May 8, (BSS) : The main plant of the only state-owned oil refinery Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) reopened on Friday after being temporarily closed for 26 days due to depleted crude oil reserves.ERL Managing Director Engineer Sharif Hasnat confirmed...
JASHORE, May 8 (UNB) : State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit on Friday said the government will introduce crop insurance for farmers to help compensate losses caused by natural disasters.He made the announcement while inaugurating...
Visitors at a stall of the 15th Power, Energy & Infrastructure Expo-2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the city on Friday. — Focus Bangla
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