Masato Kanda assumes office as ADB chief
Masato Kanda today officially assumed office as the 11th President of the Asian Development Bank...
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Rupganj rope in Shakib for DPL
Legends of Rupganj on Saturday have roped in ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan for the forthcoming Dhaka Premier League, starting next month.
Associate professor poet Galib made OSD
The government on Thursday made associate professor Sohel Hasan Galib, also a poet and essayist, an officer on special duty and attached him to Shyamnagar Government Mohsin Degree College in Satkhira...
Attack on bookstall: Revisiting the Taslima Nasrin affair
IN 2009-2010, I was on research leave from the University of Dhaka to do a postdoctoral stint at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. I was going to work on a project titled 鈥楩rom Rokeya to Taslima: Trends in Muslim Feminism in South Asia鈥� 鈥� a topic related to my doctoral research completed at the University of Portsmouth, UK, in 2007 under the supervision of...
Bangladesh鈥檚 media crossroads
THE media landscape in Bangladesh has undergone a seismic transformation over the past few decades. From the era of a single state-run television channel, BTV, to the proliferation of private TV networks and the meteoric rise of digital platforms, the industry has witnessed both unprecedented growth and daunting challenges. As traditional media faces steady decline...
20 Rohingyas arrested after escape from Bhasan Char
Police arrested 20 Rohingyas, including women and children, after local residents detained them in Chattogram city early Monday...
Poet Sohel Hasan Galib on two-day remand
The Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday placed poet and essayist Sohel Hasan Galib on a two-day remand over allegation of making derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SM) in a poem...
Basanta Utsab held at DU, Bahadur Shah Park, foiled at Uttara
The programmes of Jatiya Basanta Utsab 1431 were foiled on Friday in the capital鈥檚 Uttara area as local youths, branding the organisers as the collaborators of the fascist Awami League, opposed the celebration of the first day of the spring there....
Samageet ushers in Basanta, dedicates fest to July uprising
Cultural organisation Samageet on Friday celebrated the arrival of Basanta organising a music festival and dedicated it to the student-led mass uprising that ousted Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime on August 5 in the past year.
2 astronauts stranded on space station to touch down early
Two American astronauts who have been trapped on the International Space Station since June could return to Earth earlier in March than expected, NASA said on Tuesday...
Asalanka heroics power Sri Lanka to 49-run win over Australia
Sri Lanka pulled off a stunning comeback against world champions Australia to clinch a 49-run victory in the first one-day international on Wednesday after a century by captain Charith Asalanka.
Hasan and Khaled called to aid practice
Pacer Hasan Mahmud and Khaled Ahmed have been roped in by the Bangladesh Cricket Board to aid the preparation of the national team ahead of the forthcoming Champions Trophy...
Bangladesh鈥檚 reliance on Gulf nations under threat
OVER 10 million Bangladeshi migrant workers send home an estimated $22 billion in remittances annually, making it the country鈥檚 second-largest source of foreign exchange after garment exports. More than 60 per cent of this originates from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait leading the way. At the same time...
Govt encourages safe alternative to plastic: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at a seminar on Wednesday said that the government was working to discourage use of single-use plastic to curb pollution and encouraging safer alternative to save environment...
Time to decentralise聽
IF YOU live in Bangladesh, you live under the shadow of Dhaka. Whether it鈥檚 for higher education, advanced healthcare, legal proceedings, or career opportunities, the capital city is the unavoidable nerve centre of the country. Yet, its overburdened infrastructure, worsening pollution, and staggering congestion tell the story of a country trapped in an...
Morata set for loan to Galatasaray from AC Milan
Alvaro Morata is set for a loan move to Galatasaray from AC Milan after the Turkish champions announced on Sunday that negotiations between the two clubs had begun.
Mehidy leads Khulna to playoffs, Rajshahi out
Captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz helped Khulna Tigers to secure playoffs of the ongoing BPL, beating Dhaka Capitals by six wickets in their must-win game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.
Mehidy feels bad over non-payment issue
Khulna Tigers captain Mehdiy Hasan Miraz said it was everyone鈥檚 responsibility not to bring disgrace to the country鈥檚 cricket, as Durbar Rajshahi have been at the centre of the controversy in the ongoing BPL.
TECHNICAL AND MADRASSAH EDUCATION DIVISION: HC stays 3,534 appointments
The High Court on Monday stayed for three months the appointment of 3,534 junior instructors (technical) and physical education instructors at various polytechnic institutions under the Technical and Madrasah Education Division of the education ministry...
Kamal is butcher of Bangladesh: CA press secy
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, former home minister of the deposed Sheikh Hasina government, was the butcher of Bangladesh.
Tanzid keeps Dhaka afloat
Tanzid Hasan smashed an unbeaten 90 runs off 54 balls to keep Dhaka Capitals afloat as they beat Chittagong Kings by eight wickets in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Shaheed Asad Day observed
Shaheed Asad Day was observed on Monday, commemorating the supreme sacrifice of student leader Asaduzzaman during the mass uprising against then Pakistani autocratic ruler Ayub Khan in 1969...
No more 鈥楾om-Jerry鈥� games over hill cutting: Rizwana
Environment, forest, and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has issued a strong warning against the ongoing illegal hill cutting in Chattogram...
Shaheed Asad Day today
Shaheed Asad Day will be observed on Monday, commemorating the supreme sacrifice of the student leader Asaduzzaman Asad...
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 default loan decreases
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 NPL ratio has stood at 3.68 per cent and there is no provisioning deficit in 2024 when loan disbursement, loan recovery and profit earning increased from the previous year...
Arrest warrant issued against Shakib in cheque dishonour case
A Dhaka magistrate court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant for cricketer and former Magura-2 constituency lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and another individual in a cheque dishonour case.
Court orders freezing of Hasan Mahmud, family鈥檚 77 bank accounts
The metropolitan sessions judge court on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to freeze 77 bank accounts of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud and his family members...
Amirul new GM of Karmasangsthan Bank
Md Amirul Islam became general manager of Karmasangsthan Bank on Sunday after being promoted to the position through a notification of the Ministry of Finance, Financial Institutions Department, said a press release...
BDR carnage trial to be held at Dhaka Central Jail
The trial for the BDR massacre case will take place in a temporary court at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj instead of the previously planned location at the Dhaka Alia Madrasa ground.
Liton, Shakib axed from Bangladesh Champions Trophy squad
Liton Das and Shakib Al Hasan have been left out of the Bangladesh squad for the forthcoming Champions Trophy, which will be held in Pakistan and the UAE in February, as the BCB announced the 15-member squad on Sunday.聽