Farrukh Khosru
Reporting session at Japan Embassy for exchange prog participants
The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh organized a reporting session for students and teachers who participated in an exchange program in Japan at the residence of Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori. Ten students,...
Masato Kanda elected ADB President
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors has unanimously elected Masato Kanda as ADB’s 11th President, the Manila-based lender said on Thursday. Kanda, 59, currently serves as Special Advisor to Japan’s Prime Minister...
Dollar to sell Tk120, buy 119 today
The rising demand for foreign currency exchange is driven by global remittances and expanding cross-border trade fueled by international connectivity. To assist individuals and businesses in staying informed, here are the foreign currency exchange...
Press Council gets new Chairman
Former Justice of the High Court Division Md AKM Abdul Hakim has been appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Press Council (BPC) on a contractual basis for a three-year term. The Ministry of...
Khaleda acquitted in Zia Charitable Trust case
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust case. The high court bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain passed the order after accepting...
Protest across campuses against killing of lawyer by Hindu fanatics
Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday night staged a protest demanding a ban on ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) and in protest against the heinous murder of Advocate Saiful Islam Alif in...
Govt looks to shore up funds with Non Tax Revenue
The government has moved to improve collection from non-tax revenue (NTR) sources, as this sector’s revenue collection witnessed a recent downtrend. According to an official document, the NTR’s collection in the 2023-24 fiscal year...
Struggling Tigers avoid follow-on after fifties from Mominul, Jaker
Bangladesh narrowly avoided the follow-on thanks to fighting fifties from Mominul Haque and Jaker Ali, but West Indies remained firmly in control at the end of the third day of the first Test in...
DU students leverage Facebook, YouTube for learning: Research
A recent study published in the Teacher’s World: Journal of Education and Research by Saiful Islam and A B M Najmus Sakib explores how Dhaka University utilised these platforms for educational purposes during the...
Monday morning sees ‘very unhealthy’ air in Dhaka
Dhaka ranked third in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 298 at 9 am this morning (November 25, 2024). According to the AQI index, today’s air...
CEC, 4 other ECs sworn in
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath of office to the CEC and ECs at the Supreme Court (SC) Judges’ Lounge at 1.30 pm today as SC Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan conducted...