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9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Bangladesh
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5 November 2025, 17:06 PM
Bangladesh
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
Campus
Interview / Understanding Nepal’s Gen Z revolution in a South Asian context
11 September 2025, 15:05 PM
News
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
Hajj registration deadline extended till April 16
Due to a lack of response from people wishing to participate in this year’s hajj, the religious affairs ministry extends the deadline for registration till April 16, according to a notice issued in this regard.
8 April 2020, 05:19 AM
Missing journalist: Unidentified men approached his motorbike, says Amnesty
Unidentified men approached journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol’s motorbike and appeared to tamper with it, the day he was last seen before what is feared to be an enforced disappearance, Amnesty International says.
21 March 2020, 09:35 AM
Saudi’s ban on Umrah pilgrims: 10,000 Bangladeshis in uncertainty
Around 10,000 Bangladeshis with Umrah visas remain uncertain about performing their pilgrimage as the Saudi government has imposed a temporary ban on foreigners’ entry to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
27 February 2020, 14:33 PM
Bangladesh elected as the president of UNICEF Executive Board
Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, has been unanimously elected as the President of the UNICEF Executive Board at the elections of the Bureau held yesterday at the UN Headquarters in New York.
15 January 2020, 06:49 AM
Boat carrying migrants including Bangladeshis sinks in Turkey's Lake Van, 7 dead
Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey's Lake Van, the governor's office in Bitlis province says.
26 December 2019, 09:30 AM
Bangladesh top gender-neutral country in South Asia: Report
Bangladesh has been ranked the top country among its South Asian neighbours by performing the best in bringing down gender gap, World Economic Forum says in its latest report.
17 December 2019, 06:08 AM
Trial run on Dhaka-Gangtok, Dhaka-Darjeeling bus routes kicks off
The trial run for direct bus services on Dhaka-Gangtok and Dhaka-Darjeeling routes via Siliguri kicked off this evening to boost cross-border commercial services in the region.
12 December 2019, 12:33 PM
US offers Bangladeshi students to study at American high schools
The American Center at the US Embassy Dhaka announces the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (K-L YES) Programme for academic year 2020-21 for Bangladeshi students.
21 November 2019, 07:01 AM
Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon due Friday
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to arrive Dhaka on Friday on a brief visit which will be his second visit to Bangladesh this year after leaving the United Nations.
19 November 2019, 05:24 AM
Bribery threat risk high in Bangladesh: Report
Bangladesh has been identified as the highest risky country in terms of bribery threats in South Asia, says a latest international report.
14 November 2019, 06:39 AM
7th Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Awards recognises Bangladeshi professor
The 7th Balipara Foundation Social Recognition Awards held at India recently celebrates 14 winners across seven states and four countries including a Bangladeshi professor.
11 November 2019, 09:03 AM
Onion price: No quick fix to bring normalcy; need long-term plan
Onion prices go beyond the capacity of general people as the prices of the essential cooking ingredient have already broken the previous records.
1 November 2019, 08:16 AM
Saudi Arabia sends back 105 Bangladeshis
Saudi Arabia has sent back another batch of Bangladeshis amid a crackdown on illegal workers although a number of the returnees say they have legal documents.
9 October 2019, 06:44 AM
130 Bangladeshi workers return from Saudi Arabia
Some 130 Bangladeshi workers return home from Saudi Arabia in the face of crackdown on undocumented workers there.
4 October 2019, 05:50 AM
Next 5yrs' relationship with Bangladesh crucial: JICA
JICA sees its relations with Bangladesh in the next five years "extremely important" as it is helping Bangladesh reach the next level of development with the completion of a number of mega projects, says a senior official at the JICA headquarters.
21 September 2019, 07:08 AM
2 Bangladeshi siblings killed in Mozambique road crash
Two Bangladeshi siblings are killed and three people injured in a road crash in Mozambique.
20 September 2019, 09:16 AM
Bangladeshi refuses reward for €2,000 cash find in Rome
A Bangladeshi man who found a wallet containing €2,000 ($2200) in cash on the street in Rome reportedly refuses a reward after returning it to its owner.
17 September 2019, 05:11 AM
Bangladeshi shot dead in New York
A Bangladeshi youth has been shot dead by miscreants in Jamaica of New York.
3 September 2019, 06:54 AM
Japan exports air pollution by financing coal-fired power plants to countries including Bangladesh
Greenpeace in a report alleged that Japanese government is exporting air pollution by financing polluting coal fired power plants overseas, imposing a great heath risk to the people of those countries including Bangladesh.
20 August 2019, 09:36 AM
Joint technical committee to assess impact of Ganges Barrage
A joint technical committee of Bangladesh and India reaches a consensus to conduct a joint study on Ganges Barrage to assess its impact on the environment and livelihood.
8 August 2019, 15:51 PM