JnU students stage blockade
JnU Correspondent : Students of Jagannath University have staged a blockade at Tanti Bazar in Old Dhaka, demanding action on three key issues, including the transfer of the second campus construction project to the...
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Dengue outbreak: Expert committees formed to curb dengue
Staff Reporter : Six patients have died and 1,297 individuals have been hospitalized within the last 24 hours as in a concerning rise in dengue cases across the country, according to a press release...
Gaan Bangla TV CEO Taposh sent to jail
Staff Reporter : A court here on Monday sent to jail Gaan Bangla television channel CEO and musician Kaushik Hossain Taposh in a case lodged over attempt to murder businessman Ishtiak Mahmud during the...
Over 70 evacuated from Lebanon amid rising conflict
Diplomatic Correspondent : Seventy more Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from war-torn Lebanon arrived in Dhaka on Monday aboard an Emirates Airlines flight, bringing the total number of repatriated individuals to 338 across seven flights. This...
1st phase of Bishwa Ijtema on Jan 31
Staff Reporter : The first phase of the 2025 BishwaIjtema will be held from January 31 to February 2 at Tongi’sTurag riverbank, while the second phase will take place on February 7-9. Home Affairs...
DU online application starts
DU Correspondant : The application process for the admission test of undergraduate programmes of Dhaka University (DU) for 2024-25 academic years began yesterday. The application process will continue till November 25. After fulfilling the...
US Elections 2024: Americans to choose their President today
Staff Reporter : US citizens are set to choose their next President for the Oval Office through balloting today, which will determine the fate of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. This landmark election is...
20 spl PPs assigned for BDR mutiny case
Staff Reporter : The government must launch re-investigation into the BDR carnage soon, said Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, the home affairs adviser in the interim government. However, it cannot be said...
Orion under fire for Tk 5,000cr power sector scandal
Gazi Anowar and Muhammad Ayub Ali : Orion Group allegedly misappropriated thousands of crore taka from Bangladesh’s private power sector by establishing large-scale power generation projects without competitive tendering, reportedly using its connections with...
CA Yunus reviews state reform progress
Staff Reporter : The Election Reform Commission is taking appropriate steps to ensure the voting rights of Bangladeshi expatriates, the commission’s chief, Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, said on Monday. During a meeting with Chief...