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হতবাক, বিহ্বলতা এবং বিস্ময়কে সম্বল করে জরুরী পরিস্থিতির মুখে দাঁড়িয়ে অর্থনীতি, সমাজ বা রাজনীতির বড়সড় দিক পরিবর্তনের অনুসন্ধান করতে হয়েছে। ভবিষ্যতের ইতিহাসবিদরা কি একে নিছক অসাধারণ ঘটনা হিসেবে চিহ্নিত করবেন...
সিরাজগঞ্জের রবীন্দ্র বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ে ১৬ শিক্ষার্থীর চুল কেটে দেওয়ার ঘটনায় আন্দোলনের মধ্যে প্রশাসনিক দায়িত্ব থেকে পদত্যাগ করেছেন সাংস্কৃতিক ঐতিহ্য ও বাংলাদেশ অধ্যায়ন বিভাগের সহযোগী অধ্যাপক ফারহানা ইয়াসমিন বাতেন। এদিকে তাকে তাকে...
The government along with private stakeholders will inspect factories across the country to identify problems for ensuring workplace safety. Involving FBCCI, BGMEA, BKMEA and other sector-specific associations, Bangladesh Investment Development...
কথিত ধর্মীয় বক্তা মুফতি কাজী ইব্রাহিমের বিরুদ্ধে ডিজিটাল নিরাপত্তা আইনে এবং টাকা আত্মসাৎ ও প্রতারণার অভিযোগে মোহাম্মদপুর থানায় দুটি মামলা হয়েছে। মোহাম্মদপুর থানার ওসি আব্দুল লতিফ জানান, জেড এম রানা...
SM Mobin Sikder, the founder of ‘Science Bee,’ and Murad Ansary, the founder of ‘Psycure Org’ were honoured with the YEF Young Global Changemakers Award 2021. They received the award...
The East Asia and Pacific region's recovery has been undermined by the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region,...
The projectile North Korea fired off its east coast on Tuesday was a newly developed hypersonic missile, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series of...
Sirajul Islam Rana, the chief operating officer of e-commerce platform Dhamaka, and two others have been arrested by RAB over allegations of fraud and embezzlement. The three were arrested on...
US General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fended off perhaps the most personal and direct attacks from lawmakers of his career on Tuesday as Republicans blasted...
Stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with the key index of the prime bourse crossing the 7,300 points-mark, thanks to the increased participation of investors. Following the previous two days’ gaining...
The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday denied US landing rights for a charter plane carrying more than 100 Americans and US green card holders evacuated from Afghanistan, organisers of...
The bank account details of eight social networking platforms have been sought from all banks. The platforms are - RingID Distribution Limited, RingID BD Limited, Tiktok, Streamkar, Teen Patti, Treasure...
A Brazilian health care provider focused on elderly people has been targeted by a Senate investigation for allegedly obliging its doctors to prescribe drugs that aren't effective in treating COVID-19....
Women's participation in the economic decision-making is still poor in the country even though their employments have increased substantially in the last decade, speakers at a webinar on Tuesday said....
অবশেষে সরকার ঘোষণা দিয়েছে যে, ২০২২ সালের ডিসেম্বরে বাস র্যাপিড ট্রানজিট (বিআরটি) প্রকল্পের অধীনে নির্মিত দেশের সর্বপ্রথম গাজীপুর-বিমানবন্দর বাস করিডোরের উদ্বোধন করা হবে। এটি চালু হলে, ২০.৫ কিলোমিটারের এই দীর্ঘ...
Bangladesh's burgeoning e-commerce industry has been dogged by a lack of monitoring and transparency for years as the repeated calls for oversight seemingly fell on deaf ears until the recent...
Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday submitted initial trial data for their Covid-19 vaccine in 5-11 year olds and said they would make a formal request to US regulators for emergency...
অতিমারীর সময়ে অতিরিক্ত অলস অর্থ এবং সমসাময়িক বিনিয়োগের ঘাটতির কারণে দেশের ইসলামী ব্যাংকগুলো তারল্যের আধিক্য নিয়ে সংশয়ে পড়েছে, বিভিন্ন সূত্র থেকে জানা যায়। তারা বলেন যে কোভিড-১৯ অতিমারীর কারণে নতুন বিনিয়োগ...
Speakers at a workshop on Tuesday suggested enacting a law in the light of the court's guideline to prevent sexual abuse of women at workplaces and educational institutions. They also...
A newly constituted high-powered committee is now doing homework to draft a digital commerce act and a regulatory authority by November with intent to discipline the crisis-ridden sector. As part...
The rate of point-to-point inflation increased to 5.54 per cent last month (August) due to significant price escalation of some non-food items, according to official data. The Bangladesh Bureau of...
The vaccination centres across the country saw scramble for Covid vaccine doses on Tuesday as the governement conducted a special nationwide programme with a target to vaccinate 7.5 million people....
Bangladesh made significant progress in data initiatives in response to Covid which relates to tracking infection, vaccination and delivery of public interventions, experts said and stressed building network suiting the...
Bizarrely 'erratic behaviour' of the weather for the global climate change is impacting Bangladesh's agriculture adversely as the country begins to reap low crop yields from costlier farming. Other climatic...
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) got 14 more days from the High Court (HC) to shut the unregistered news portals. According to the court's order, the deadline for closing...
The 75th birthday of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, also the president of the Bangladesh Awami League, was celebrated across the country on Tuesday amid a special mass vaccination campaign and...
২০২১ সালের গ্রীস্মে এসে আলোচিত ও বিতর্কিত ভিডিও অ্যাপ টিকটকের ব্যবহারকারীর সংখ্যা ছাড়িয়েছে একশ’কোটি। ২০২০ সালের জুলাইয়ের তুলনায় অ্যাপটির ব্যবহারকারীদের সংখ্যা বেড়েছে ৪৫ শতাংশ। প্রতি মাসে অন্তত একশ’ কোটি মানুষ...
As part of its target to rid society of child labour from unsafe sectors by 2025, the government has taken the initiative to free the transport sphere of the malaise....
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has become a global leader, crossing the country's boundary, through a long struggle. "Sheikh Hasina is a...
No doubt that in the post-covid period skill requirement for employment will be under a stricter scanner in view of the many changes that have significantly reshaped ways of doing...
Readers broadly know what they look for in newspapers without the knowledge that the same is the job of newsroom leaders. But the news that gives the feel of knowing...
Speakers at a webinar on Tuesday urged the government to finalise the regulations to limit the intake of Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) or trans-fat-laden foods, which is a major cause...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Shafiqul Islam on Tuesday said Mufti Kazi Ibrahim, a controversial Islamic orator, caught the attention of internet users for his controversial remarks on various issues, including...
June 15th marked my first day at the World Trade Organization (WTO). After an initial discussion on strategic priorities with Director General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, I moved to my new...
Not long ago, pessimists and sceptics overlooked the development of Bangladesh merely as a fluke. Standing at the Golden Jubilee of independence of the country, the policy makers of Bangladesh...
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday. BAF observes this day as 'Air Force Day', reports UNB. Mentionable that, responding to the call of the Father of...
Power purchase contracts with rental and quick rental power plants could be made and extended on an on-call basis like Uber service, said Prime Minister’s energy adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury....
Country's cricketers wished Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her 75th birthday, expecting that her fearless leadership will continue to earn the laurels for the country. Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan...
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday voiced deep concern over the price hike of essentials and alleged that Awami League-backed middlemen are behind it. "People have got unnerved...
Bangladesh will depart for Oman on October 3 on their mission for the T20 World Cup which will be played in Oman and UAE. A day before departure the members...
The Value Added Tax (VAT) wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) for...
French President Emmanuel Macron was hit with an egg while he was visiting Lyon on Monday to promote French gastronomy. Video footage showed the egg bouncing off the president's shoulder...
Former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt has died at the age of 83. Known as 'Sir Roger' to Liverpool fans, Hunt was part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side...
The Padma Bridge will be opened before June next year, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday. The Awami League General Secretary said this while virtually attending...
Dengue claimed two more lives in Dhaka city while 219 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With this dengue fever fatality in Dhaka...
দেশে গত এক দিনে আরও ৩১ কোভিড-১৯ রোগীর মৃত্যু হয়েছে; ১ হাজার ৩১০ জনের মধ্যে ধরা পড়েছে সংক্রমণ। স্বাস্থ্য অধিদপ্তর জানিয়েছে, মঙ্গলবার সকাল পর্যন্ত ২৪ ঘণ্টায় শনাক্ত নতুন রোগীদের নিয়ে...
A Free trade agreement with China, Bangladesh's largest partner in international trade, will aid to tackle the challenges after LDC graduation. Besides, this agreement will reduce the huge trade deficit...
দেশের ই-কমার্স খাত থেকে অর্থপাচারের অভিযোগের বিষয়ে বাংলাদেশ ফাইন্যান্সিয়াল ইন্টেলিজেন্স ইউনিট (বিএফআইইউ) কী পদক্ষেপ নিয়েছে বা আদৌ কোনো পদক্ষেপ নিয়েছে কিনা তা জানতে চেয়েছেন হাই কোর্ট। সেসঙ্গে ই-কর্মাস খাত থেকে...
The country’s maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to hoist the mast local cautionary signal three to alert vessels of a possible squall. The...
One fisherman died and another 23 were rescued after two fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal in rough weather on Tuesday, The trawlers had 24 fishermen on board...
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