Skills, not certificates, needed to meet job market demands

The flaws in the conventional education system are contributing to rising unemployment among educated youth, and it is time to place greater emphasis on technical education, as hands-on skills are now more valuable than university degrees, said speakers at an event yesterday.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Dhaka in touch with Delhi over push-ins, port restrictions

Bangladesh has been in touch with New Delhi over reported border push-ins and recent restrictions on imports of Bangladeshi goods through Indian land ports, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM

CCC starts ‘health card’ for students

The Chattogram City Corporation has launched Students’ Health Card for school-goers.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Hold student union polls before nat’l election

No national election will be held without holding student union elections first, said Abu Baker Mojumder, convener of the Bangladesh Democratic Student Council, yesterday.
21 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Shammo murder: Students hold sit-in, demand resignation of VC, proctor

The protest was held in front of the proctor's office at the Arts Faculty building today between 2:00pm and 5:00pm
21 May 2025, 16:33 PM

Local cattle traders protest BGB’s seizure of cows in Rajshahi

Cattle traders in Rajshahi staged a protest today after members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized cows from the market, suspecting they were smuggled from India
21 May 2025, 16:33 PM

US Army, Air Force train Cox's Bazar firefighters

Members of the US Army and Air Force have conducted a training programme for firefighters on Cox’s Bazar sea beach
21 May 2025, 13:32 PM

Court orders ACC to freeze bank accounts of ex-agro minister Razzaque, family

Police arrested Razzaque from Dhaka's Eskaton area last year
21 May 2025, 12:15 PM

No opinion on reconstitution, commission working neutrally: EC Sanaullah

Meanwhile, leaders of NCP have staged a protest outside the EC office
21 May 2025, 10:19 AM

Magura child rape, murder: death reference reaches HC for examination

A Magura tribunal on May 17 sentenced the prime accused to death
21 May 2025, 09:51 AM

Ishraque calls on supporters to stay on the streets

Urges resignation of two advisers citing political bias
21 May 2025, 09:25 AM

NCP stages protest at EC office, demands reconstitution of commission

The protest, organised by the party's Dhaka Metropolitan Committee, commenced at 12:00pm
21 May 2025, 07:55 AM

Migrant workers in Malaysia seek unpaid wages from a supplier to Japanese companies

The workers have filed complaints in Malaysia and back home in Bangladesh.
21 May 2025, 06:46 AM

Ishraque supporters block roads in Matsya Bhaban, Kakrail areas

DSCC staffers stage sit-in inside Nagar Bhaban
21 May 2025, 05:54 AM

Shammo murder: JCD again blocks Shahbagh

The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) yesterday staged a protest amid rain at the Shahbagh intersection in the capital, demanding justice for the murder of Dhaka University student and Chhatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo.
20 May 2025, 18:40 PM

Conspiracy afoot to delay national polls: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that a “well-orchestrated conspiracy” is underway to delay the upcoming national election and deprive citizens of their voting rights.
20 May 2025, 18:10 PM

Govt looking to defuse trade tensions with India

Bangladesh does not want any further escalation in tension with India, as the recent retaliatory moves are affecting bilateral trade
20 May 2025, 18:07 PM

Push for making Ishraque mayor: DSCC workers threaten strike

Nearly half of Dhaka city is likely to see disruptions in garbage collection, mosquito control and even street lamps as five employee unions of Dhaka South City Corporation are set to go on strike unless BNP leader Ishraque Hossain is pronounced mayor by 10:00am today.
20 May 2025, 18:06 PM

Editor’s Council concerned over a clause of anti-terror ordinance

The Editors’ Council has expressed concern over a newly added clause to the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, saying that it may significantly limit freedom of the press.
20 May 2025, 18:01 PM

Yunus holds high-level meeting on law and order

A high-level meeting on the law and order situation in the country was held yesterday at the state guest house Jamuna, with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair.
20 May 2025, 18:01 PM