MJF gets Parveen Mahmud as new chairperson
Parveen Mahmud has been elected as chairperson of the Manusher Jonno Foundation, a non-government organisation that works to promote human rights and good governance...
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ReVouge, Ujjwala stand by cancer patients
ReVouge 鈥� Wear to Care and Ujjwala Foundation jointly hosted a three-day exhibition concluded in Dhaka on Saturday...
Sundarbans catches fire
A fire broke out in the Kolomteji Forest Patrol Outpost area of the Sundarbans鈥� Eastern Forest division on Saturday.
IFRS to help SMEs have access to easy investment: Taskeen
The International Financial Reporting Standards will strengthen access to finance and investment, boost global competitiveness and reduce the risks of financial misreporting...
Osimhen strikes twice to give Nigeria World Cup boost
Former African Footballer of the Year Victor Osimhen scored both goals as Nigeria beat Rwanda 2-0 in Kigali on Friday to win for the first time in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
Saima Wazed sued on fraud charge
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against Saima Wazed Putul on charges of forgery to secure appointment at the World Health Organization and coercing 20 banks into depositing Tk 33.05 crore in the accounts of the Shuchona Foundation...
Qatar extends support to reform agenda
The ambassador of Qatar to Bangladesh Seraya Ali Al-Qahtani on Tuesday said that Qatar had extended its full support to the reform agenda of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government...
SCB, TMSS help 1,00,000 farmers
Standard Chartered Bangladesh has completed a wide range of agricultural initiatives in partnership with Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha in Bogura, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Joypurhat, Sirajganj, Patuakhali, Pabna and Faridpur, said a press release...
Coaching centres to remain closed during SSC exams
All coaching centres across Bangladesh will remain closed during the Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations to check the question leak, said officials of the education ministry on Sunday...
HC sues 25 brickfield owners for forging court order to operate in hill districts
The High Court has filed a case against 25 brickfield owners for allegedly forging its November 26, 2024, order to falsely claim permission to continue operations in Khagrachari and Bandarban...
Haier Global Commendation Summit held
鈥楬aier Service Platform Digital Transformation Global Commendation Summit鈥� has been held at Qingdao in China recently, with the theme 鈥榳ise-hearted service, warm you and me.鈥�...
Poacher held with 28kg venison in Bagerhat
Members of the Coast Guard detained a poacher along with 28kg of venison from the Nalian Balur Math area, adjacent to Sundarban, on Thursday.
Foundation training for NIPORT officers concluded at BARD
The concluding ceremony of the foundation training course for the officers of the National Institute of Population Research and Training was held at the Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development in Cumilla on Wednesday...
2 foodpanda riders win Eid competition
Two foodpanda riders have successfully performed their Umrah pilgrimage after winning 鈥榩anda-rider Eid competition 2024,鈥� said a press release...
foodpanda to double rider tip on Fridays in Ramadan
Online food and grocery delivery platform foodpanda has launched a special rider appreciation campaign for Ramadan, the fasting month of the Muslims, said a press release...
Eid handicrafts fair begins at AWF
Eid handicrafts fair began at Autism Welfare Foundation鈥檚 permanent campus in Bosila, Keraniganj on Tuesday...
Court orders freeze of 14 Suchana Foundation accounts
The metropolitan special judge court on Tuesday ordered to freeze 14 bank accounts of Suchana Foundation of Saima Wajed Putul, South East Asian regional director of the World Health Organization and daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Foodpanda launches Iftar Bazar at Banani
Online food and grocery delivery platform, Foodpanda, on Monday launched the Grand Iftar Bazar at Banani in Dhaka.
UCEP, MetLife Foundation launch program to train caregivers
UCEP Bangladesh and MetLife Foundation have jointly launched Aponjon, a program aimed at training and certifying 1,000 caregivers in Bangladesh...
State of foundational learning
FOUNDATIONAL learning, the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills, is the cornerstone of a child鈥檚 educational journey. It lays the groundwork for lifelong learning, critical thinking and opportunities. In Bangladesh, a country with a young and dynamic population, ensuring that every child achieves foundational learning is not just an educational goal but...
Cyberbullying, misinformation decried
In an effort to create a safer digital environment for the youth of Bangladesh, the JAAGO Foundation and the TikTok jointly organised a roundtable discussion titled National Dialogue on Youth and Online Safety at the Platinum Grand of Banani in Dhaka on Thursday...
Uncovering, recovering default loans should go together
This is welcome that the central bank has adopted international loan classification standards and changed classification policies to get the actual picture of default loans. But a lack of measures to recover defaulted loans is worrying. The central bank has reduced the timeframe to classify loans as defaulted from the previous 270 days to 180 days. Since the adoption...
BSTI DIRECTIVE: BTRC to stop online sale of substandard products
Industry adviser Adilur Rahman Khan said that the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute had conducted drives against 15 online organisations based on various complaints of selling fake and illegal products...
Lanka鈥檚 moderate politics despite govt鈥檚 massive mandate
DONALD Trump in the United States is showing how, in a democratic polity, the winner of the people鈥檚 mandate can become an unstoppable extreme force. Critics of the National People鈥檚 Power government frequently jibe at the government鈥檚 economic policy as being a mere continuation of the essential features of the economic policy of former president...
Sabah appointed as markets, corporate sales head of SCB
Sabah Saleheen Azim has been appointed as head of markets and corporate sales of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, said a press release...
Masato Kanda assumes office as ADB chief
Masato Kanda today officially assumed office as the 11th President of the Asian Development Bank...
Govt urged to change SSC exam date for Easter
Bangladesh Catholic Education Board on Sunday urged the education ministry to change the date of an examination under the forthcoming Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations as it was scheduled to be held on Easter Sunday.
BSCPLC deposits Tk 1.06cr to BLWF fund
Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Wednesday deposited Tk 1.06 crore to Bangladesh Labour Welfare Foundation聽fund from its profits of the 2023-24 financial year under Section 238 of Labour Act, 2006, said a press release...
SSC exams from April 10, HSC exams from June 26
The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations are going to start on April 10 and conclude on May 22 across the country as per a revised routine published by the Inter-Education Board Examination Regulatory Committee on Wednesday...
26 kidnapped rubber plantation workers released
Twenty-six workers who were reportedly kidnapped from remote rubber plantations at Lama upazila in Bandarban were released in the early hours of Tuesday....