Eastern University, Bangladesh and USIM Malaysia sign LoI

Eastern University, Bangladesh and USIM Malaysia sign LoIEastern University, Bangladesh (EUB), and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on 14 October 2026 to explore academic collaboration in research, and joint academic initiatives.The LoI was signed at Eastern University’s campus by Prof. Dr. Farid A. Sobhani, Vice-Chancellor of EUB, and Prof. Dr. Mohd Rushdan Mohd Jailani, Dean of the Faculty of Leadership and Management at USIM. Prof. Dr. Md. Yousuf Ali, USIM Ambassador, the Treasurer, Deans, Department Heads, and other university officials were also present.The proposed collaboration includes joint research projects, research grants, postgraduate research supervision, collaborative publications, seminars, workshops, international conferences, and community service initiatives.The LoI marks an initial step toward developing mutually beneficial academic partnerships, with specific activities to be formalized through separate agreements.This in...

Spectrum becomes Bangladesh’s first TradeTrust-Ready technology partner

Spectrum Software & Consulting (Pvt.) Ltd. (SSCL) has become the first technology company from Bangladesh to be listed as a TradeTrust-Ready Partner, marking a significant milestone in the country’s transition towards trusted, interoperable and paperless international trade.TradeTrust is a digital trade framework developed by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). It enables electronic trade documents to be securely issued, transferred and independently verified...

Suzuki V-Strom SX 250 unveiled at ‘Suzuki Day 2026’

 Suzuki Bangladesh (Rancon Motorbikes Limited) has officially launched the highly anticipated adventure-tourer motorcycle, the Suzuki V-Strom SX 250, in the local market. The dynamic new model was unveiled...

Jalaja: A cosmic homage to life, creation and the supreme power

Among the countless planets and stars of the infinite universe, Earth is the only vibrant blue cradle of life, and the first and foremost condition for life is water. Modern science links the origin of life on Earth to water. Thousands of years ago, the Vedic sages likewise saw water as the primordial principle of creation. The Nasadiya Sukta of the Rigveda describes the state before creation as an infinite expanse of water shrouded in darkness. Among the five great elements (panchamahabhuta) of Sanatan thought, apa, or water, is the fundamental one, breathing life into all the rest. This year, the Gulshan-Banani Sarbojanin Puja Foundation has taken this presence of water, so deeply woven into the life and culture of our verdant Bengal of rivers, rain, ponds, wetlands and sea, as the inspi...

BNP parliamentary party meets ahead of next session

Bangladesh tighten grip on Afghan Test after Hasan’s hat-trick

Bangladesh took the stranglehold of the one-off Test against Afghanistan on Day 3, after some individual performances lit up Sheikh Jayes Stadium of Abu Dhabi, UAE today.Hasan’s hat-trick was the most pivotal in those performances to take the side to the top before eighty plus knock from Mushfiqur Rahim and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto rounded off the day.Bangladesh ended the day with overall lead of 329, after reaching 223-6 in its second innings at stumps.Liton Das was batting on 5 with Mehidy Hasan Miraz yet to score as Bangladesh would look to have 400 plus lead next day.After bowling out Afghanistan for 240 innings, following a pace-burst from Darwin Test hero Hasan Mahmud, Bangladesh started the second innings watchfully.Tanzid Hasan Tamim who hammered 71 ball-83 in the previous innings, got a start to cherish again but failed to capitalize on it after being out for 31. His fellow opener Shadman Islam also was dismissed cheaply before Mominul Haque was out for 7 to leave Bangladesh at precarious 53-3.With Afghanistan hinting to claw back into the contest, resistance from skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim took Bangladesh in advantageous position.They combined for 159-run for the fourth wicket, with both missing out the deserved century.Mushfiqur Rahim who made a duck in the first innings, vindicated the failure with 81 off 148, an innings featuring nine fours.His dismissal ended the typical Test-like partnership, leaving Shanto to dig in deep.However, the skipper too was out for 82 after hitting five fours in 191 balls.But both of them ensured to...

Mirpur Clash: No compromise on restoring order in the capital

Dhaka’s long-standing struggles with public space and traffic management reached a violent tipping point in Mirpur-10 on Wednesday. What was meant to be a routine Dhaka North City Corporation (D...

Bomb blasts and arson attacks: Public safety cannot be taken lightly

The government may not be alarmed by the recent crude-bomb blasts, arson attacks and other incidents reported in Dhaka, but ordinary citizens have every reason to be concerned. Any explosion or deliberate fire in a public place creates fear and raise...

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