City
A 30-year-old man was shot and injured reportedly by muggers at Nandipara in Banasree area of the capital early Saturday.Bullet-hit Md. Nafiz was rescued around 4:30 am and taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College (Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).Abu Bokkar Siddique, father o...
National,Politics
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left here for Rome, the capital city of Italy, on Sunday morning to join the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) that began on October 10 and runs through October 17, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization at its headquarters.A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called on the youth around the world to be more visionary and courageous in transforming their dreams into reality, emphasising their power to create meaningful change in society.He made the call during a meeting with a delegation of young political activi...
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has alleged that some advisers within the current framework are secretly working to bring a particular political party to power.He made the remark while addressing a historic student–youth rally organised by Jamaat-e-Islami’s Paikgacha U...
Business & Commerce
Dhaka University Treasurer Professor M. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said Islamic banking and finance continue to play an increasingly vital role in the global economy — not merely for being interest-free, but also for their ethical and socially responsible principles.He made the remark...
National
The interim government on Saturday ditched the social media posts claiming that the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is set to issue arrest warrants against hundreds more army officers.Responding to a question from UNB on the social media posts, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam...
Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) has demanded the trial of those responsible for enforced disappearances, killings, and human rights violations ‘committed under state patronage’.DUCSU raised the demand in a statement signed by DUCSU Vice President (VP) Abu Shadik Ka...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that a deep-rooted conspiracy is underway within the state apparatus to undermine the achievements of August 5.He made the remarks while addressing a primary membership collection and form distribution programme organised by th...
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Saturday paid homage to the late eminent writer, essayist, and distinguished educationist Professor Syed Manzoorul Islam, a Bangla Academy awardee and Emeritus Professor of the English Department at Dhaka University.A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Cent...
Political leaders and experts at a seminar on Saturday stressed the need for making the conventional electoral system effective instead of introduction of the proportional representation (PR) method as the people have yet to show no-confidence to the existing polls system.Some speakers, however, arg...
The July National Charter Signing Ceremony will now be held on October 17, instead of October 15, to ensure broader public participation by aligning the event with the weekend.The decision was made at a meeting of the National Consensus Commission held on Saturday at the State Guest House Jamuna, ch...
A man was killed and five others were injured in a septic tank explosion at a tin-shed house at Ashulia in Savar early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Golam Rabbani, 50, caretaker of the house owned by Rahmatullah in Bhadaiil Dakshinpara area.Pranab Chowdhury, senior station officer of...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad on Saturday stressed the need for introducing proportional representation, an electoral system where the distribution of seats in parliament would align with the proportion of total votes received by each party, in a bid ...
National,Business & Commerce
A well-coordinated halal ecosystem is essential for unlocking Bangladesh’s potential in the global halal market, currently valued at around USD 3 trillion, speakers said at a focus group discussion organised by the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Saturday.The discussion titl...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled leave for Rome, the capital city of Italy, on Sunday morning to join the 2025 World Food Forum (WFF) that began on October 10 and runs through October 17, hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organization at its headquarters.In addition to attending the W...
Unseasonal rains have continued across Bangladesh over the past several days, disrupting normal life and prompting questions about the unusual weather pattern.“The rains are continuing because the monsoon axis is passing over Bangladesh this time, The rainfall could continue until mid-October,...
Bone marrow transplant services have resumed at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after five years.The service was inaugurated on Saturday at the hospital’s new 10-storey building by Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum.She said, “The transplant services have restarted at DMCH. Patients who...
Country, Districts
Three children tragically drowned while bathing in a pond in Chapatala village of Mohammadpur upazila, Magura on Saturday afternoon.Abdur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police Station, confirmed that the the victims were Tarin, 8, daughter of Anarul Mia; Cynthia, 9, daughter of Sajjad Mia;...
An inmate of Dhaka Central Jail died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Miaz Uddin, 60, son of Binod Ali.Inspector Md Faruk, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Miaz Uddin fell sick at the jail on Friday night and he was tak...
Police in a drive arrested three members of a robber gang along with arms at Kauria village in Jhikargacha upazila of Jashore district on Friday night.The arrestees were Mahbubur Rahman, son of Habibullah Dewan, Jasibul Islam Hasib, son of Ashiqul Islam of Jhikorgacha upazila and Yunus Ali, so...
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