Buet beats Harvard, MIT to win global digital health innovation prize

Team NeoScreenix, comprising five CSE students, stood out for their innovative early breast cancer detection technology.
1 May 2025, 11:25 AM

Trying to erase 1971 will be a grave mistake, says Farhad Mazhar

Poet warns of civil unrest if longstanding divisions not resolved
1 May 2025, 10:44 AM

Work together to build new Bangladesh, CA urges workers-owners

He made the call while speaking at a function marking May Day and National Occupational Health and Safety Day
1 May 2025, 08:12 AM
1 May 2025, 08:05 AM

Crude bomb explodes at the gate of RU acting registrar’s home

General students of RU staged a protest rally at 11:00am today condemning the attack on the registrar's residence
1 May 2025, 07:48 AM

Greater workers-employers bonhomie needed to speed up dev: Yunus

Prof Yunus reiterated his belief that workers and employers are essential partners in nation-building
1 May 2025, 06:52 AM

TV channels hurting due to Asiatic bank account freeze

Association of Television Channel Owners (ATCO) yesterday said they are suffering financially due to the freezing of the bank accounts of Asiatic Group and sought government intervention for a speedy resolution in this regard.
30 April 2025, 18:57 PM

‘Abolish Women’s Affairs Reform Commission’

Islamist parties under the banner of Jatiya Olama Mashayekh Aemma Parishad yesterday demanded immediate abolition of the Women’s Affairs Reform Commission.
30 April 2025, 18:56 PM

Law being drafted to ensure Rab accountability

A draft of the Rab Law-2024 is being prepared to ensure accountability within the force, AKM Shahidur Rahman, director general of the Rapid Action Battalion told a meeting yesterday.
30 April 2025, 18:50 PM

Firing, suing of journos worrying

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) has expressed concern over the recent dismissal of three TV journalists, the naming of at least 137 journalists as accused in connection with July uprising cases, and the filing of attempted murder cases against cultural activists.
30 April 2025, 18:24 PM

Bangladesh’s response to trump tariffs: US will get work plan by next week

Bangladesh will send the work plan to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) within the next week to reduce the trade gap as part of the efforts to bring down Trump’s reciprocal tariff, currently on pause until July 9.
30 April 2025, 18:18 PM

Actor Siddique on 7-day remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddique on a seven-day remand in an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising.
30 April 2025, 18:17 PM

Dhaka in touch with Naypyidaw, Arakan Army

Bangladesh is in contact with the Myanmar junta government in Naypyidaw and Arakan Army in Rakhine state on the issue of stability, humanitarian aid, and Rohingya repatriation, National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman said yesterday.
30 April 2025, 18:08 PM

Rohingya inflow: Strain on already crammed camps

The refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have become overwhelmed with the recent inflow of Rohingyas arriving since November 2023, with authorities now scrambling to arrange accommodation and food for them.
30 April 2025, 18:07 PM

Yunus stresses readiness in a world full of war threats

Noting that war is always an expensive affair, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday laid emphasis on designing Bangladesh’s overall strategy, keeping hands always extended towards peace with required preparation in place.
30 April 2025, 18:02 PM

22 sectors still pay wages below poverty line

At least 22 sectors in Bangladesh continue to pay their workers much less than what is needed to meet basic human needs.
30 April 2025, 18:01 PM

BSRM School of Engineering inaugurated

BRAC University, in partnership with the BSRM Group of Companies, yesterday inaugurated the BSRM School of Engineering on the university’s Merul Badda campus, said a press release.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Daffodil, Duke of Edinburgh Foundation sign MoU

Daffodil Education Network and The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on April 29, said a press release.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Rizvi seeks trial of business owners for graft, fascist links

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday called for the trial of business owners who had committed financial crimes and supported “fascists”.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM

No polls before AL’s trial, reforms

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) chief Syed Mohammad Rezaul Karim yesterday said they want the trial of the Awami League before considering the national elections.
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM