Tagore’s 164th birth anniv celebrated in Shahzadpur
National Desk : A three-day festival marking the 164th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore began on Thursday at the historic Rabindra Kachari Bari...
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BAU engineering students demand transparency
BAU Correspondent : Final-year students of the Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) locked the faculty building and the Dean’s...
Judicial reform in focus: Media urged to champion transparency and accountability
Staff Reporter: Media professionals have been urged to serve as vigilant watchdogs in the implementation of judicial reform and the promotion of judicial independence in...
BGB tightens security along 70-km Jashore border amid India-Pakistan tensions
UNB: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has intensified security measures along a 70-kilometre stretch of Jashore border in Sharsha upazila amid the growing tensions between India...
Concise: Fired BRAC Bank workers protest, block Governor’s car
NN Online: A group of dismissed BRAC Bank employees blocked the car of Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday afternoon, demanding reinstatement in...
BSF-locals confrontation intensifies over playground ownership in Sylhet
Sylhet Bureau : Tensions have flared between the Indian Border Security Force and the local Bangladeshi people over the possession of a playground in the...
BIDA chairman announces $800m investment in Laldia container terminal
BSS: Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun today announced that an $800 million investment will be made centering existing...
Verdict in Azharul Islam’s war crimes review set for May 27
NN Online: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has concluded the hearing on a review petition filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who...
HC begins delivering verdict in Ramna Batamul bombing case
NN Online: The High Court has set 13 May to deliver the complete verdict on whether to uphold the sentences handed to the convicts in...
UAE eases visa curbs, eyes investment in Bangladesh
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for its significant steps towards reinstating visa...
Though up a notch, BD still stuck in ‘medium’ category
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has advanced one position to rank 130th out of 193 countries in the 2023 Human Development Index (HDI), according to the...
EC set to begin constituency delimitation
Staff Reporter : The Election Commission (EC) is set to begin the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies, initially focusing on 61 seats following the submission of...