Train of rough weather events exposes Bangladesh’s disaster vulnerability
NN ONLINE: In three and half months since the third week of May, rough weather events, including heavy rains, squalls and high tides, prompted...
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Farhad’s DUCSU Candidacy Legally Challenged in High Court
NN ONLINE: A writ petition has been filed in the High Court challenging SM Farhad’s candidacy for the General Secretary post in the Dhaka University...
Lack of experts forces one-year extension for Bangladesh’s Carew project
NN ONLINE: The interim government has approved a one-year extension of a major project, ‘BMR of Carew & Co (BD) Ltd (2nd Revised)’, attributing the...
Bangladesh thrash Chinese Taipei in Asia Cup Hockey
Bangladesh bounced back from their previous defeat to beat Chinese Taipei 8-3 in their second Pool B match of the eight-team Men’s Asia Cup Hockey...
UAE to recruit 400 Bangladeshi drivers
NN Online: Dubai Taxi Corporation, a state-run transport company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will recruit 400 drivers from Bangladesh. For this purpose, a...
Road safety still elusive in Cumilla: 141 killed in 8 months
NN ONLINE: At least 141 people were killed in road accidents on highways in Cumilla, including the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and other connecting roads, in the...
Illegal arms factory busted in Ctg’s Sitakunda; 4 held
NN ONLINE: Army personnel have busted an arms manufacturing factory at Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram and arrested four suspected criminals along with arms....
Social Media and Journalism: A New Threat to the Nation
Md. Shamim Mia : The 21st century is the era of information technology. The way news is produced, disseminated, and consumed has changed radically. Once,...
DUCSU Polls: Independent candidates may surprise
DU Correspondent : Several independent candidates have been able to create curiosity among students for various reasons, including their social, student-friendly and personal connections, leadership...
Army to get tough on mob violence
Staff Reporter : Reasserting the government’s zero-tolerance policy on mob violence, the Bangladesh Army has pledged to take a firm stand against any such disorder...
Multi-dimensional approach to inclusive polls adopted
Reza Mahmud : The government has under taken multi-dimensional initiatives to resolve the remaining obstacles to holding the upcoming 13th parliamentary polls in an inclusive...
‘Economy stabilises amid rising poverty’
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s economy has returned to a state of stability, with economic activities improving compared to the fiscal year 2022-23, said Zahid Hussain,...