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...
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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...
Who are behind battery-run rickshaw drivers’ movement?
Syed Shemul Parvez : Apparently thousands of battery-run rickshaw drivers have been blocking various streets in the capital protesting against the High Court’s ban on...
US legal battle unfolds for Adani
Staff Reporter : The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, following bribery allegations related to a...
Costly bureaucracy stifles new businesses, SMEs seek reforms
Muhammad Ayub Ali : Entrepreneurs seeking to start a new business in Bangladesh face significant challenges in obtaining the necessary documents and clearances. From banks...
ADP spending hits 15-year low amid political turmoil
Staff Reporter : The Annual Development Programme (ADP) spending in the July-October period of the 2024-25 fiscal year was the lowest in the past 15...
Free, fair elections after reforms, says new CEC after taking oath
Staff Reporter : Newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin stated that the country was left in a dire state by the previous government,...
BFIU freezes bank accounts of 11 including journos
NN Online: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to 11...
$1.726b remittance inflow in 23 days
NN Online: Bangladesh received $1.73 billion in remittance through legal channels, equivalent to Tk 20,716 crore (at an exchange rate of Tk 120 per dollar)...
Student’s death triggers protests, vandalism at hospital, colleges
NN Online: Thousands of protesters, reportedly students from various colleges, have vandalised Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital in Bakshibazar, Old Dhaka, following the death...
UBI can curb poverty, strengthen social protection: CPD
NN Online: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) – the private think-tank – on Sunday said Universal Basic Income (UBI) could be a promising tool for...
11 die in 24hrs, year’s highest single-day death toll
NN Online: 11 more people have died from dengue in the country in last 24 hours till Sunday morning, marking the highest single-day death toll...