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Jucsu polls: Manual vote counting begins
11 September 2025, 16:58 PM
Campus
HSTU to punish 79 students over violence during anti-discrimination movement
11 September 2025, 16:05 PM
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11 September 2025, 15:05 PM
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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
Bangladeshis in Nepal safe; will return home soon: Officials
10 September 2025, 16:14 PM
News
Rucsu polls: 7 candidates’ nominations cancelled, 315 valid contenders announced
10 September 2025, 14:40 PM
Campus
Bangladesh, Indian premiers conclude talks
Bilateral talks between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi ended today with officials saying the delegation level talks continued for over an hour after the two premiers had a meeting at the PMO.
27 March 2021, 13:57 PM
Amid Modi visit, Facebook says services restricted in Bangladesh
Social network Facebook and its messaging app have been down in Bangladesh since Friday, the US tech giant said today, as protesters oppose Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two day visit to the country.
27 March 2021, 13:30 PM
BGB troops deployed across country
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in different parts of the country, including the capital, for assisting civil administration.
27 March 2021, 10:28 AM
Canada keen to boost ties with Bangladesh, work for Rohingyas: Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the country looks forward to building longstanding cooperation with Bangladesh by expanding trade relationships and advancing shared values, including the empowerment of women and girls, and respect for cultural and linguistic diversity.
27 March 2021, 09:57 AM
Modi pays tributes to Bangabandhu at Tungipara
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj, marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu and the Golden Jubilee of Independence.
27 March 2021, 07:05 AM
London Eye lit up in red and green marking 50 years of Bangladesh's independence
The lastminute.com London Eye -- in partnership with the BBPI Foundation -- was lit up in red and green yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence.
27 March 2021, 07:03 AM
Both India, Bangladesh want stability, peace across the world: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said both India and Bangladesh want to see stability, love, and peace in the world instead of instability, terror and unrest.
27 March 2021, 04:56 AM
Putin terms Bangabandhu an ‘outstanding’ political leader
Russian President Vladimir Putin in his congratulatory message marking the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s independence and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has termed Bangabandhu an “outstanding” political leader.
26 March 2021, 20:12 PM
Bangladesh deserves admiration for progress in economic, human development: Macron
France President Emmanuel Macron has said Bangladesh deserves admiration for the progress made in economic and human development, including in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
26 March 2021, 18:54 PM
US values friendship with Bangladesh: Biden
US President Joseph R Biden has said his country values friendship with Bangladesh and look forward to strengthening ties over the next 50 years and beyond.
26 March 2021, 17:11 PM
Erdogan lauds Bangabandhu’s struggle for Bangladesh
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today lauded the sacrifices of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, saying Bangabandhu has taken his place among the prominent statesmen of the 20th century with struggles and sacrifices he made for his nation.
26 March 2021, 15:40 PM
Bangladesh, India should boost efforts to fight poverty, terrorism: Modi
Bangladesh and India should boost efforts to fight against poverty and terrorism, said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he spoke today at the celebrations of Mujib Borsho and golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence.
26 March 2021, 13:55 PM
Four dead after Hefazat-police clash in Hathazari
Four people died and at least seven were injured after a clash between Hefazat-e-Islam activists and police during a demonstration this afternoon.
26 March 2021, 11:44 AM
Families must educate youths on history of Liberation War: expatriates' minister
Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today said steps have to be taken from the families to tell the young generation about the true history of the country’s independence.
26 March 2021, 10:49 AM
Will do my best to ink Teesta treaty with Bangladesh: Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he will do his best to ink a treaty with Bangladesh on water-sharing of Teesta and other common rivers.
26 March 2021, 10:37 AM
60, including 2 Star photojournalists, injured as protesters clash with police in Baitul Mukarram area
At least 60 people, including two photojournalists of The Daily Star, were injured in a clash between police and demonstrators who tried to bring out a procession after Jummah prayer at Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram National Mosque area today.
26 March 2021, 10:30 AM
PM releases commemorative stamp marking golden jubilee of independence
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today released a commemorative postage stamp, a first-day cover and a data card, marking the golden jubilee of Bangladesh's independence.
26 March 2021, 08:27 AM
US, Bangladesh undertook courageous struggles for independence: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the momentous occasion of its golden jubilee of independence today.
26 March 2021, 07:24 AM
'Slain, not silenced': Modi pays tribute to Liberation War martyrs
“May every visitor to this revered ground honour the sacred memory of the millions who were slain but not silenced,” wrote Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Visitors’ Book, in a touching tribute at the National Martyrs’ Memorial in Savar today.
26 March 2021, 06:57 AM
UK, Bangladesh share commitment to freedom of speech and democracy: Prince Charles
Prince Charles of Wales congratulated Bangladesh on the golden jubilee of its independence in a video message today and said the UK also celebrates its shared values with Bangladesh.
26 March 2021, 06:21 AM