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Five candidates reinstated to Rucsu polls
11 September 2025, 13:17 PM
Campus
Voting for Jucsu polls ends
11 September 2025, 11:57 AM
Campus
JnU teachers demand removal of illegal bus, laguna stands in Old Dhaka
11 September 2025, 11:50 AM
Campus
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10 September 2025, 16:14 PM
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Rucsu polls: 7 candidates’ nominations cancelled, 315 valid contenders announced
10 September 2025, 14:40 PM
Campus
Under Hefajat's banner, leaders of several parties plotted to topple the govt: DB
Leader of different political parties, included in Hefajat-e-Islam, have tried to materialise their party agenda under the banner of the Islamist group and hatched conspiracies to topple the government in 2013 and March this year, investigators have said.
24 April 2021, 12:02 PM
Application deadline for Buet admission test extended till May 3
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) authorities have extended deadline -- till May 3 -- for the application process of admission test for 2020-21 honours academic session due to the lockdown situation.
24 April 2021, 10:07 AM
Fire breaks out at Lawachara forest in Moulvibazar
A massive fire broke out at Kamalganj Lawachara Reserve Forest in Moulvibazar today.
24 April 2021, 09:39 AM
Public transport likely to resume after ongoing lockdown ends: Obaidul Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government is actively considering resuming public transport services -- on condition of complying with the health rules -- after the ongoing lockdown ends on April 28.
24 April 2021, 08:31 AM
Armanitola fire: newlywed couple on life support
A newlywed couple, injured in the deadly fire in Old Dhaka’s Armanitola yesterday, were put on life support at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery.
24 April 2021, 07:54 AM
8th anniversary of Rana Plaza tragedy being observed; labour organisations' demands still unmet
Eighth anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest garment factory accident in history that took over a thousand lives, is being observed today.
24 April 2021, 06:16 AM
Dr Hameeda Hossain honoured with 2021 BDI Lifetime Achievement Award
The Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI), a non-partisan research and advocacy group of independent scholars based in the United States, has announced that Dr Hameeda Hossain is the recipient of the 2021 BDI Lifetime Achievement Award.
23 April 2021, 11:37 AM
Hefajat leader resigns seeking justice over mayhem in Brahmanbaria
Hefajat-e-Islam Brahmanbaria district unit’s Joint General Secretary Mufti Abdur Rahim Quasemi, who was released from Jamiya Islamia Younusia Madrasa a few months ago, has resigned seeking justice for those involved in the violence carried out by Hefajat-e-Islam activists in Brahmanbaria from March 26 to 28.
23 April 2021, 10:52 AM
Shazneen’s 23rd death anniversary today
Today is the 23rd death anniversary of Shazneen Tasnim Rahman.
23 April 2021, 05:06 AM
Fire from chemical storage leaves 4 dead, 23 injured in Old Dhaka's Armanitola
Four persons were killed and 23 were injured, including fire service officials, in a fire at a building in Old Dhaka's Armanitola area early today.
23 April 2021, 02:01 AM
Magistrate who had altercation with doctor over 'movement pass' transferred to Barishal
Sheikh Md Mamunur Rashid, assistant commissioner at Dhaka deputy commissioner’s office and an executive magistrate, has been transferred to Barishal division.
22 April 2021, 18:15 PM
Worker who died in PIE accident was hoping to return to Bangladesh in two months
A phone call about Ramadan between Zahirul Islam and his nephew Toffazal Hossain a few days ago turned out to be their last.
22 April 2021, 14:12 PM
World Bank, govt sign $250m deal to help create jobs amid Covid-19 crisis
The World Bank and the Government of Bangladesh today signed a $250 million financing agreement to help create more and better jobs; recover faster from the Covid-19 pandemic and build resilience to future crisis.
22 April 2021, 11:25 AM
Rain, thundershowers with gusts likely, hailstorm in some places: Met office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today predicted that rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gust is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet, and Dhaka divisions, and at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions with hails at isolated places.
22 April 2021, 09:16 AM
3 of 6 coaches of 1st set of metro train reach Dhaka’s Diabari depot
Three out of six coaches of the first set of metro train, have been shifted to metro rail depot in Dhaka's Diabari today.
22 April 2021, 07:40 AM
Hefajat's Dhaka city unit leader arrested from New Market area
Police today arrested a Dhaka city unit leader of Hefajat-e-Islam from New Market area early today.
22 April 2021, 06:36 AM
20 shops gutted in Jashore market fire
At least twenty shops were gutted in a fire at Zila Parishad Market in Jashore town early today.
22 April 2021, 05:21 AM
Hefajat leader Khaled Saifullah Ayubi arrested from Manikganj
Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested a Hefajat-e-Islam leader from his village home in Manikganj early today.
22 April 2021, 04:34 AM
‘Stop admitting students in seats allotted for ethnic minority students’
Sammilita Samajik Andolon, a citizen's platform, today demanded the government to stop giving admission to non-indigenous students in the reserved or quota seats allotted for ethnic minority students.
21 April 2021, 18:03 PM
1st set of metro train reaches Dhaka
The first set of metro train reached Dhaka today -- a major development in the country’s first ever metro rail project.
21 April 2021, 11:46 AM