Udichi condemns demolition of liberation war mural in Lalmonirhat
The Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi on Monday condemned Sunday鈥檚 demolition of a part of a liberation war mural in Lalmonirhat...
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RCC dismisses 120 employees
The authorities of the Rajshahi City Corporation have decided to dismiss a total of 120 employees from their jobs.
DSCC renames roads, structures
Several roads and structures under the Dhaka South City Corporation, including Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover, have been renamed...
Surrendering to authoritarianism
I WAS not surprised when Columbia University鈥檚 interim president Katrina Armstrong caved to the demands of the Trump administration. She agreed to ban face masks or face coverings, prohibit protests in academic buildings and create an internal security force of 36 New York City Police officers empowered to 鈥榬emove individuals from campus and/or arrest them when...
Polls tribunal declares Ishraque DSCC mayor
The Election Tribunal in Dhaka on Thursday declared Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain as mayor of the Dhaka South City Corporation.
Dhaka civil surgeon鈥檚 speech bothers freedom fighters
Dhaka district鈥檚 civil surgeon, Mohammad Zillur Rahman, faced strong criticism from valiant freedom fighters on Wednesday after comparing the July 2024 uprising to the 1971 Liberation War...
Uprising paves way for聽liberation war spirit realisation: politicians
Political leaders say that the July uprising has paved the way for a discrimination-free society and democratic governance in line with the aspirations of the liberation war which have remained unfulfilled even 54 years after independence.
Man seeks registration for political party 鈥楢wami League鈥�
An individual named Ujjal Roy filed an application with the Election Commission on Tuesday to register a new political party named 鈥楢wami League.鈥�...
BETWEEN UNIFORMS AND WORDS: Struggle for democratic soul, shaped by 1971
NINETEEN seventy-one arrived, not as a year, but as a violation, a savage tear in the thin skin of what we dared call life. I was a child, a splinter of a being, four years old, yet the tremors of that brutal rending still reverberate in the hollow spaces of my bones. They call it the Liberation War, a tidy phrase for a messy, monstrous thing. It was the air we choked on, thick with...
Brazil football federation president re-elected after Ronaldo pull-out
The Brazilian football federation unanimously returned Ednaldo Rodrigues to the role of president on Monday, confirming his re-election as the sole candidate after star ex-striker Ronaldo had already pulled out of the race.
Bangladesh-Australia SOP to curb illegal migration: home adviser
Home adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) on Monday said that the signing of the Standard Operating Procedure between Bangladesh and Australia marked as a milestone to prevent unlawful migration and human trafficking alongside strengthening bilateral relationship and partnership between...
BSCIC holds 3-day Eid Fair
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has organised a three-day Eid Fair with entrepreneurs from cottage, micro, small and medium industries of the country inaugurated on Sunday...
World Mime Day observed
Bangladesh Mime Federation and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday jointly observed World Mime Day 2025 by organising a discussion and mime performance at Studio Theatre Hall of the BSA...
Record number of people died on migration routes in 2024: UN
Last year was the deadliest year for migrants, with nearly 9,000 people dying worldwide, the United Nations said on Friday, calling the 鈥榯ragedy unacceptable and preventable鈥�.
Pahela Baishakh celebration preparations begin at DU
Preparations for welcoming Bengali New Year 1432 began with an art workshop at the fine art faculty of Dhaka University on Thursday...
Govt should strictly regulate drug pricing decisions
PRICES of various brands of the same medicine vary. They vary depending on on the manufacturers. And, this suggests the absence of proper oversight on drug pricing. This remains a concern as the Directorate General of Drug Administration has only 117 essential drugs on its platter to set the maximum prices for. An earlier estimate shows that Bangladesh manufactures...
Cycling, Handball feds get ad-hoc committees
The National Sports Council approved the ad hoc committees of the Bangladesh Cycling Federation and the Bangladesh Handball Federation, abolishing the prior committees, according to a circular issued on Wednesday...
HC questions EC preconditions for party registration
The High Court on Tuesday issued a four-week rule asking the government and the Election Commission to explain why the commission鈥檚 recent notice 鈥� requiring new political parties to maintain offices in at least 22 districts and 100 upazilas for registration 鈥� should not be declared unlawful...
ROW OVER NID SERVICES: EC staff suspend 鈥榦perational halt鈥� programme on assurance
Officials and employees of the Election Commission have decided to postpone their previously announced 鈥榦perational halt鈥� programme, which was scheduled for Wednesday...
OECD lowers global growth forecasts
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Monday lowered its projections for global growth in 2025 due to 鈥榯rade barriers鈥� and 鈥榰ncertainty鈥�...
Joint venture projects should adopt rational pay scale
INDIAN nationals occupying almost all top positions at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company that runs a 1,320MW coal-based power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat and drawing heftier salaries and benefits than their peers is surprising. According to a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board, 32 of the top 40 positions are occupied by Indians...
Economists stress job creation, direct tax in budget
Economists in a pre-budget discussion on Sunday in the capital Dhaka suggested employment generation schemes, expansion of social spending and maintenance of a high food stock in the forthcoming financial year...
Drive against footpath encroachers to be conducted after Eid
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Azaz on Saturday said that drives would be conducted after Eid-ul-Fitr to free footpaths from illegal grabbers.
HC directs DIP DG to issue Michael Chakma鈥檚 passport
The High Court on Thursday asked the director general of the Department of Immigration and Passports to collect the fingerprint of national minority rights activist Michael Chakma and consider issuing his passport within seven days...
KOICA to provide $8.85m as grant
The government on Thursday signed the record of discussion and terms of reference for the project 鈥楥apacity development for smart maintenance technology of bridges鈥� with the Korea International Cooperation Agency...
Leader of Syria signs constitutional declaration
Syria鈥檚 interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday signed the country鈥檚 constitutional declaration, which will be enforced throughout a five-year transitional period.
Birth, death registration stressed to be completed on time
Speakers at a workshop on Thursday stressed the importance of completing the mandatory birth and death registration by the specified time as the certificates are essential for accessing various services, including school admission...
鈥楯aiJai Din鈥� declaration revoked
The declaration of the daily 鈥楯aiJai Din鈥� has been revoked by the office of the Dhaka district magistrate and deputy commissioner following an application by its former editor Shafik Rehman, sparking protests from the newspaper鈥檚 current management and journalists...
Rate of internet penetration keeps going downward
The country鈥檚 internet penetration rate has continued to decline gradually in the past three months...
Lack of civic facilities in new DNCC wards decried
Residents of 18 newly included wards in the Dhaka North City Corporation at a public hearing on Tuesday complained of grappling with water stagnation, poor waste disposal, and dilapidated roads, among other issues...