National,Art& Culture
The sun rises over the capital’s seven historic colleges, casting long shadows across empty classrooms and silent corridors. Soon, they are meant to combine their resources to form the Dhaka Central University (DCU), a dream wrought from years of student protests. Yet the air is thick with unc...
National,Politics
The Council of Advisers on Thursday (December 04) approved the draft Police Commission Ordinance-2025, aiming to make the police more people-friendly one.Once the ordinance is promulgated, there will be a five-member commission under it, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge and the commission wil...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s departure for London for advanced medical treatment is now expected to be delayed until late Friday morning (December 05, 2025), as the special air ambulance provided by the Emir of Qatar may arrive in Dhaka later than initially scheduled due to technical issues, ...
Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, is coming to Dhaka to accompany her critically ill mother-in-law Begum Khaleda during her flight to the UK in a special air ambulance arranged by the Amir of Qatar for advanced treatment.BNP Media Cell member Atiqur Rahman Rumon said Zub...
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said only former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, as of now, is entitled to receive the prescribed facilities designated for a ‘very, very important person’ (VVIP) of the State.The government has declared Khaleda Zia a VV...
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia may be flown to the United Kingdom early Friday for advanced treatment by a royal air ambulance provided by the Emir of Qatar, said party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday.“You have already heard that we have received a highly advanced ...
BNP on Thursday placed three new election-related proposals before the Election Commission (EC) and said it has no objection to the EC announcing the election schedule in time.A three-member BNP delegation led by Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan met Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir U...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,Politics
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday said the country’s economic policy is independently formulated and not dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the World Bank.“If we follow their prescriptions blindly, the exchange rate could surge to around Tk 170&ndas...
National,Business & Commerce,Infrastructure, Development,Politics,Country, Districts
The High Court (HC) on Thursday delivered a split verdict on the legality of the ongoing process to sign an operational agreement between the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and a foreign company for running the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT).The joint bench of Justice Fatema Najib and Justice...
National,Bank & Insurance,Politics
World Bank Group President Ajay Banga and Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda on Thursday announced the first two Pacific projects to be delivered under the Full Mutual Reliance Framework, an innovative cofinancing model that will boost development impact.The framework will allow cou...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
Fifteen volumes of historical ethnographic data on 1971 have been handed over to the Liberation War Research Center of North South University (NSU).Professor Afsan Chowdhury, Editor-at-Large of UNB and Dhaka Courier and an adjunct faculty member of BRAC University, handed the documents at an event a...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday urged senior police officers to uphold their highest level of responsibility and sincerity as the country moves toward what he described as a ‘historic, festive and peaceful’ national election, one that will go beyond the ‘traditional&r...
National,Healthcare,Politics
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will be flown to London on Friday by an air ambulance for advanced medical treatment.BNP chief’s personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain disclosed the decision at a press briefing Thursday afternoon.The former prime minister has been undergoing treatment at Eve...
National,Politics,City
Dhaka may witness a shift in its crime patterns in the coming weeks ahead of the national election as the intelligence agencies are apprehending a rise in acts of sabotage, arson attacks and politically-driven violence.In recent weeks, parts of the capital have experienced scattered incidents of cru...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 296 at 9:50 am this morning (December 4, 2025).Today Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’ referring to an alarming threat, according t...
The interim government on Thursday called for special prayers across the country seeking the speedy recovery of the former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.Muslims have been requested to offer dua after Juma prayers on Friday at all mosques while temples, churches and pagodas have been...
National,Country, Districts
A mild earthquake jolted Dhaka and nearby areas early Thursday (December 04), according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).BMD reported that the 4.1-magnitude quake struck at around 6:14am, with its epicentre in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi, about 38 kilometres northeast of the BMD Se...
Another team of specialist doctors from China has arrived in Dhaka to assist in the treatment of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital.The four-member team arrived at Evercare Hospital at 10:10 pm on Wednesday, said BNP media cell member S...
Senior lawyer ZI Khan Panna sought an unconditional apology for his inability to represent as defence lawyer of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in two separate cases filed for crimes against humanity including enforced disappearances.Replacing ZI Khan, the International Crimes Tribunal-1, led by...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s deteriorating health is largely the result of actions taken by Awami League President and deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Rizvi said, “Begum Khaleda Zia is i...
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