Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday emphasized the necessity of ensuring people’s political and economic empowerment to sustain democracy and establish it on a robust institutional foundation. In a message marking the International Day of D…
Dhaka: Dhaka University authorities have warned of strict administrative action against those involved in activities by the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) that they said are inconsistent with the university’s laws, regulations, polic…
Dhaka: The Ministry of Commerce has declared vacant the post of Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) president, removing Md Ali Afzal from the position after a Bangladesh Bank report identified him as a loan defaulter. A notificat…
Dhaka: The National Citizen Party (NCP) has threatened to wage a street movement against what it called a “politically motivated” inquiry by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against its Spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, accusing the governm…
Dhaka: An image depicting former Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ghulam Azam being beaten with shoes has been placed at the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) museum, in protest against the display of photographs of Muhammad Ali Jinnah …
Dhaka: At least 10 students were injured in a clash between two residential halls of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday. The conflict arose over control of six shops reportedly located on the land of Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall but managed by students…
Dhaka: A Barishal court on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for killing his wife over an extramarital affair with his sister-in-law, 16 years ago. Barishal District and Session Judge Moshtaque Ahmed handed down the punishm…
Dhaka: President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday called for stronger UK cooperation in education, human resource development and technology, and increased trade and investment between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom. He made the call when Brit…
Tehran: Iranian authorities have seized properties belonging to 240 people accused of affiliations with Israel and other “hostile countries,” state media reported. The individuals are alleged to have carried out propaganda or practical actions against…