UNOPS for strengthening Bangladesh's healthcare

The UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has expressed its commitment to strengthening Bangladesh's healthcare infrastructure by ensuring accessible and sustainable solutions
11 February 2025, 14:41 PM

Production halts at Maddhapara granite over technical glitch

Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited in Dinajpur, the country's only underground hard rock mining operation, has temporarily ceased its hard rock extraction due to a mechanical malfunction
11 February 2025, 12:59 PM

Govt to withdraw 1,214 ‘ghost’ and political cases within a week: law adviser

The interim government has prepared a list of 16,429 ghost and politically motivated cases for withdrawal.
11 February 2025, 11:38 AM

BSMMU to launch online appointment service from March 1

This long-awaited service, to be introduced in observance of March, the month of independence, is expected to ease patients' suffering and improve medical services at BSMMU, according to the university authorities.
11 February 2025, 10:59 AM

Cancellation of caretaker govt: SC defers hearing of review petitions for 2 weeks

However, the full bench did not fix any date for hearing the review petitions
11 February 2025, 09:33 AM

Protesters' delegates at Secretariat to meet education adviser

However, the rest of the demonstrators continued their protest at Shahbagh
11 February 2025, 09:07 AM

No devil will escape justice, says home adviser

The government has deployed eight judicial magistrates in Dhaka to conduct summary trials against criminals
11 February 2025, 09:04 AM

Law adviser cautions courts in granting bail for serious crimes

He also underscores the role of prosecutors, calling them a vital link between the government and the courts
11 February 2025, 08:36 AM

EC preparing to hold next national polls in December

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal says after briefing development partners about the next polls
11 February 2025, 08:21 AM

No job quota for July uprising victims' families, says Nahid

Only one able-bodied member from each affected family will be provided a job in a government, semi-government, or private organisation based on their qualifications, he says
11 February 2025, 08:14 AM

Is Boi Mela truly a space for all voices, or just those we like?

Taslima’s books must be shunned—raising questions about freedom of expression and the very role of the Boi Mela
11 February 2025, 06:32 AM

Protest at Shaheed Minar demanding reinstatement of sacked BDR men

The protesters under the banner of "Justice for BDR" started the protest programme
11 February 2025, 05:59 AM

Row over book: Cops shut down stall at Boi Mela

Police yesterday temporarily shut down a stall at the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela following an altercation over books by feminist writer Taslima Nasrin.
10 February 2025, 21:00 PM

Mahmudur Rahman acquitted

A court yesterday acquitted daily Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case lodged for attempting to abduct and murder the son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the US in 2015.
10 February 2025, 21:00 PM

Economy faces headwinds

The Bangladesh economy is bracing for substantial hurdles in the second half of the 2025 fiscal year, with growth projected to decelerate amid inflationary pressures, financial strain and external headwinds.
10 February 2025, 18:23 PM

Protest comes under knife attack

February 21, 1952. Cumilla town. The local student community, like the rest of the country, takes out a procession in support of the Language Movement. As protesters pass through a Bihari (non-Bangalee) colony, several residents attack the procession with knives. At least 15 students were injured. As soon as the news spread, students from all over town took to the streets.
10 February 2025, 18:20 PM

5 organisations leak NID data to third parties: EC

Five organisations using the National Identity (NID) verification service leaked data to third parties, the Election Commission (EC) has found in a preliminary investigation.
10 February 2025, 18:10 PM

Yunus calls for reconciliation

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday called for reconciliation.
10 February 2025, 18:02 PM

Mobs will be dealt with a firm hand from now on

Issuing a strong warning against any sort of mob violence, Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, said the government would handle such issues with an iron hand from now on.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM

CID collects evidence from Dhanmondi 32 house

The Crime Scene Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department collected evidence from Dhanmondi 32 yesterday morning.
10 February 2025, 18:00 PM