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Govt appoints new VCs to 3 universities
05:14 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe interim government has appointed new vice-chancellors to three more public universities – Bangladesh Agricultural University, Rabindra University, and Islamic Arabic University...
Australia supports democratic, inclusive future for all Bangladeshis: Envoy
04:34 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayAustralian Acting High Commissioner to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson on Thursday iterated that her country will continue to support a democratic and inclusive future for all Bangladeshis...
Case filed over lynching youth at DU
03:58 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayA case has been filed over the lynching of a young man inside a hall of residence at Dhaka University...
India under pressure again losing 2 wickets in 5 balls
02:59 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayBangladesh’s pacer Nahid Rana showcased his pace once again, this time overpowering India's Jasswi Jaiswal, who had been holding one end for a long time.
Home adviser asks police to regain past glory
02:41 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayHome Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has asked the police personnel to be people friendly in a real sense. He said all want police to be a force of the people.
Australia bans former Sri Lanka Test cricketer for 20 years
02:17 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayFormer Sri Lankan Test cricketer Dulip Samaraweera was banned Thursday from holding any position within Australian cricket for 20 years over "inappropriate behaviour".
Ex-IGP Mamun shown arrested in another murder case
01:49 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayFormer IGP Abdullah Al Mamun was shown arrested on Thursday in another murder case filed with city’s Uttara East police station.
The Minister’s Millions: Saifuzzaman’s $500m global property empire exposed
01:48 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayAn undercover investigation by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has exposed former Bangladeshi Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury's half-billion-dollar property empire, built while earning a modest official salary.
Meta and Spotify blast EU decisions on AI
01:19 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayA group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its "fragmented and inconsistent" decision-making on data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI).
Bangladesh to get $2b from WB in current FY
01:03 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayMartin Reiser, Vice President for the South Asia Region at the World Bank, announced the bank's plans to provide $2 billion in assistance to Bangladesh in the current fiscal year.
Sweet success: Jibankrishna's stevia cultivation takes off
12:51 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayJibankrishna Roy from Kaliganj in Lalmonirhat is successfully cultivating stevia, a natural sugar substitute, in response to the rising demand for healthier alternatives to sugar.
UN adopts Bangladesh co-sponsored resolution to end Israeli occupation
12:42 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe United Nations General Assembly's 10th Emergency Special Session has adopted a key resolution endorsing the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) advisory opinion which declared Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal under international law.
Chennai Test: Tigers roar as Hasan dismantles India's top order
12:25 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayBangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud delivered a fiery spell in the opening hour of the Chennai Test, taking three crucial wickets, including the prized scalp of Virat Kohli.
No Modi-Yunus meeting on India’s UNGA agenda
12:07 PM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not expected to meet with Bangladesh's interim government chief, Muhammad Yunus, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) next week.
Former Jatrabari OC Abul Hasan put on 7-day remand
11:50 AM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has placed former Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the capital’s Jatrabari police station, Abul Hasan, on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the killing of school student Md Sakib Hasan.
Kazi Zafar Ullah arrested in Gulshan
10:49 AM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayAwami League presidium member Kazi Zafar Ullah was arrested in Gulshan, Dhaka on Wednesday night. Mohammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of the Media and Public Relations Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, confirmed the arrest on Thursday morning.
Bangladesh win toss, bowl against India in 1st Test
10:17 AM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayBangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto won the toss and elected to field against India in an overcast Chennai on Thursday in the first of two Tests.
Ex-BCL leader dies after being beaten at JU
10:05 AM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayA former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Jahangirnagar University, who was beaten up by the university students on Wednesday afternoon, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Savar, Dhaka.
Youth beaten to death on suspicion of theft in DU hall
09:13 AM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayA youth was beaten to death by a mob over allegations of theft in Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall of Dhaka University on Wednesday evening. The identity of the deceased has not yet been confirmed.
20 killed as Lebanon hit by 2nd wave of device explosions
08:20 AM, 19 Sep 2024 ThursdayA second wave of device explosions killed 20 people and wounded more than 450 others on Wednesday in Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, officials said, stoking fears of an all-out war with Israel.