JU students stage blockade over Afsana’s death

News Desk :: A section of students of Jahangirnagar University on Wednesday locked the university’s main gate and staged a sit-in there to protest the

UK calls for democratic, inclusive future for Bangladesh

UK calls for democratic, inclusive future for Bangladesh

News Desk :: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Wednesday said her visit to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR)

Contract farming to shatter farmer’s independent entity: Adviser

Contract farming to shatter farmer’s independent entity: Adviser

News Desk :: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has feared that contract farming would shatter the independent entity of farmers as it is usually

Adviser Nahid promises to fulfill demands of JnU students within 3 days

Adviser Nahid promises to fulfill demands of JnU students within 3 days

News Desk :: Nahid Islam, adviser to the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology has assured to fulfill the five-point demand of Jagannath University

7 plant species become extinct in Bangladesh: Plant Red List

7 plant species become extinct in Bangladesh: Plant Red List

News Desk :: Seven plant species have been found regionally extinct in Bangladesh, while five species become critically endangered, according the ‘Plant Red List of

SC stays Khaleda Zia’s conviction in Zia Orphanage graft case

SC stays Khaleda Zia’s conviction in Zia Orphanage graft case

News Desk :: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today allowed two leave to appeal petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia,

Students gather at Zero Point, chanting anti-fascism slogans

Students gather at Zero Point, chanting anti-fascism slogans

News Desk :: Demonstrators from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Sunday gathered at the Zero Point area in the capital’s Gulistan shouting slogans to resist

BGB deployed amid tension centering Noor Hossain Day

BGB deployed amid tension centering Noor Hossain Day

News Desk :: The authorities have deployed 191 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh across the country to maintain law and order centering the observance of

SC to hear appeals on 27th BCS viva-voce

SC to hear appeals on 27th BCS viva-voce

News Desk :: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today granted ‘leave to appeal in a review prayer on second-time viva-voce of 27th

EU concerned about ICT’s legal framework, seeks changes

EU concerned about ICT’s legal framework, seeks changes

News Desk :: The European Union (EU) has underlined the importance of ensuring due process at all stages of the legal proceedings and expressed “concern”

Islamic grand rally draws massive crowd at Suhrawardy Udyan

Islamic grand rally draws massive crowd at Suhrawardy Udyan

News Desk :: Thousands of Islamic leaders and their followers have converged on Dhaka’s historic Suhrawardy Udyan for a massive rally aimed at strengthening Islamic

CPJ concerned over revocation of 20 journalists’ press accreditation

CPJ concerned over revocation of 20 journalists’ press accreditation

News Desk :: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has said that it is “concerned” by the interim information ministry’s announcement revoking the press accreditation of

Ten roads in Dhaka to go horn-free in January

Ten roads in Dhaka to go horn-free in January

News Desk :: Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said the government is set to announce

Nitol Insurance Company, Guardian Life Insurance join forces

Nitol Insurance Company, Guardian Life Insurance join forces

News Desk :: Guardian Life Insurance Limited recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Nitol Insurance Limited to provide non-life insurance options for Guardian

58 more cadet SIs relieved ‘for violating discipline’

58 more cadet SIs relieved ‘for violating discipline’

News Desk :: Fifty-eight more cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) of Sarda Police Academy have been relieved for breaching discipline during the training session. A senior official

Dhaka traffic violators fined over Tk 63 lakh in a day

Dhaka traffic violators fined over Tk 63 lakh in a day

News Desk :: The traffic division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed fines totaling Tk 6,345,000 on traffic violators across the capital. The

Student killed by bus in Barishal : Rceckless driver Jamil arrested

Student killed by bus in Barishal : Rceckless driver Jamil arrested

News Desk :: BMP DB police arrested the killer bus driver in connection with the death of Barishal University student at around 11pm on Friday.

Mega power projects cut 41pc of generation

Mega power projects cut 41pc of generation

News Desk :: Country’s five mega power generation projects including import from Adani have cut 41.30 percent of generation due to fuel shortage caused by

Ethiopian Airlines launches operation in Bangladesh

Ethiopian Airlines launches operation in Bangladesh

News Desk :: Water cannons were spouted as Ethiopian Airlines Dream liner Boeing 787 landing gears touched at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s (HSIA) taxiway marking

Foreign Adviser to attend Kuwait conference

Foreign Adviser to attend Kuwait conference

News Desk :: Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will represent Bangladesh at the high-level conference on “Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border