National,Politics
Chief of Army Staff General Wakar-Uz-Zaman on Monday called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and during the meeting, Prof Yunus discussed the army’s role in assisting the civil administration under the present circumstances.The Chief Adviser thanked the military for their continued contrib...
Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Rehman Sobhan on Monday said the government still lacks a clear idea about what reforms are required and where they should take place despite a year of discussions on reforms.Speaking at an event of Bangladesh Reform Watch, organised by the Citizens&r...
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Discussants at a roundtable have underscored that while ASEAN membership may not be immediately feasible, the sectoral dialogue partnership offers Bangladesh a ‘realistic and impactful pathway’ for engagement.The panelists and participants agreed that the future of Bangladesh-ASEAN relat...
National,Art& Culture,Country, Districts
For 62 years, KN Road Government Primary School has stood in the heart of Gaibandha town with its classrooms and teachers in place, but without students.Most children show up just to eat the free ‘khichuri’ before heading home, leaving behind rows of deserted benches and a school struggl...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site, reopened on Monday to fishermen and tourists after a three-month closure.Entry into the forest was restricted from June 1 to August 31 to protect fish and wildlife during the breeding season.With the ban lift...
National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders Nahid Islam and Sarjis Alam visited Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday night.NCP Convenor Nahid Islam and chief coordinator (northern region) Sargis Alam went directly to the hospital from the a...
Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said the initial enthusiasm for reforms, which emerged after the interim government’s takeover, has largely faded.Speaking at the launching ceremony of ‘Reform Watch’ organised by the C...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Monday staged a protest march rejecting the university administration’s directive to vacate the dormitories following the announcement of closure.Students from different halls brought out processions around 9:10 am and gathered at the uni...
National,City
Police recovered the body of a journalist from the base of pillar no. 2 of the Rupsha Bridge in Khulna on Sunday evening.Journalist Wahed-uz-Zaman Bulu, was a resident of Sonadanga upazila of Khulna District.Bellah Hossain, sub-inspector (SI) of the Rupsha River Police outpost, said the body was rec...
UNB, BAU: Amid rising tension on campus, the authorities of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have announced the university’s closure for an indefinite period.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university's syndicate on Sunday night.Students have been instructed t...
The Forum for Women’s Political Rights has called for comprehensive electoral reforms to ensure fair and inclusive representation of women in Bangladesh’s political arena.The forum also demanded direct elections between women candidates to 100 reserved seats in parliament and the mandato...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said there is no alternative to election and it would be very dangerous for the nation if anyone thinks of an alternative to an election as he reiterated the government's commitment to February’s national election.“There is no alternative t...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday held separate meetings with the leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) where they discussed the country’s overall current situation and the upcoming national election, scheduled to t...
Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong on Sunday said the aviation authorities of Bangladesh and Vietnam are now working very closely to open the official direct flight connecting Hanoi and Dhaka this year.“To my belief, with the establishment of the first direct flight, our par...
National,Art& Culture
Students of the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Sunday confined Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A K Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan and nearly 250 teachers, demanding the introduction of a single combined degree.The incident occurred ar...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the Awami League, whose activities are currently banned, will ‘definitely try to disrupt’ the upcoming national election.The adviser made the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting of the core commit...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said the ‘unholy efforts of evil forces’ to create a ground for thwarting the next parliamentary elections are gradually becoming visible.“Almost a year ago, I said invisible forces were working, centering the upcoming election. Now peop...
BNP is set to celebrate its 47th founding anniversary across the country on Monday with various programmes.On September 1, 1978, late president Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point programme to build a self-reliant Bangladesh.BNP and its associate bodies have taken up various programmes, i...
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Philippines in Bangladesh Nina P Cainglet on Sunday said an enhanced bilateral engagement between the two countries would contribute to regional peace, prosperity and sustainable growth.She emphasised shared values, development priorities and the p...
Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said the government cannot avoid responsibility for the recent attack on Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur.He made the remarks while speaking to reporters on Sunday afternoon in front of the emergency department of Dhaka Medical C...
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