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CUCSU polls schedule unveiled; voting on Oct 12
04:38 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe election to the Chittagong University Central Students Union (CUCSU) and Hall Union will take place on October 12 after long three decades...
‘How risky is a child?’ BGB DG asks BSF chief as he defends border shootings
04:26 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Bangladesh delegation iterated longstanding concerns over what it described as indiscriminate shootings and urged stricter adherence to protocols governing the use of force. In response, DG Chaudhary reaffirmed the BSF’s commitment to enhancing precautionary measures, including intensified night patrols in vulnerable areas and continued efforts to minimise fatalities.
EC unveils polls roadmap; schedule in December
03:33 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Election Commission (EC) has announced the roadmap for the 13th parliamentary elections EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed made the announcement at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka’s Agargaon...
Latif Siddiqui, AL leaders taken to DB office for questioning
02:52 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayFormer minister Latif Siddiqui and several Awami League leaders were taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office for questioning on Thursday following their detention at an event organised by the freedom fighters’ platform, ‘Mancha 71.’
New political parties may get EC registration in Sept
02:35 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Election Commission (EC) has finalised a roadmap for the 16th national parliamentary election, under which new political parties may receive registration in September.
Latif Siddiqui among others detained at DRU
12:47 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayFormer minister Latif Siddiqui and several others were detained by police following widespread tensions at an event organised by the freedom fighters’ platform, ‘Mancha 71,’ on Thursday.
Warrant of precedence review hearing deferred again
12:26 PM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has once again deferred the hearing of a review petition seeking reconsideration of its verdict on the state’s warrant of precedence for important officials.
BUET postpones all undergraduate exams amid protests
11:19 AM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayAll undergraduate-level and term examinations at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have been postponed. The university announced the decision in a notice published on its website on Wednesday.
Messi powers Miami to Leagues Cup final with 3-1 win
11:06 AM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayLionel Messi scored twice late on as Inter Miami fought back to beat Orlando City 3-1 and reach the final of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.
White House fires CDC chief after refusal to resign
10:16 AM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Trump administration confirmed Wednesday it was firing the head of the top US public health agency after she refused to step down during a stand-off with vaccine skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Putin, Kim among 26 leaders to attend China’s military parade
09:22 AM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among more than two dozen foreign leaders to attend China’s massive military parade next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Thursday.
Israel intensifies Gaza City offensive as Trump hosts post-war talks
09:06 AM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory.
Engineering students announce boycott of classes, exams
08:35 AM, 28 Aug 2025 ThursdayThe Engineers’ Rights Movement has announced a programme to boycott classes and examinations at all engineering universities and the engineering faculties of other universities across the country on Thursday.
2 killed, 20 injured in US school shooting
10:06 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayA shooting at a school in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has killed two people and injured about 20, a United States Department of Justice official said. The shooter is also dead, the official stated...
Engineering on the streets: The fierce battle between Bangladesh’s BSc and diploma engineers
09:58 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayBUET students and BSc engineering graduates demand more assistant engineer posts in the 9th grade and eligibility for 10th-grade posts. Diploma engineers, meanwhile, rally under the banner of the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB), with seven demands, including quotas for promotion to assistant engineer and recognition of their contributions.
20 days, 127% gain: The ‘Aladin’s lamp’ story at Dhaka bourse
09:45 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayIn a stunning twist that has baffled analysts and alarmed regulators, Information Services Network Limited (ISN), a company mired in losses and paying negligible dividends, has become the stock market’s most improbable fairy tale.
Pakistan blows up embankment as it braces for flood surge
09:42 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayPakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites...
Govt fixes minimum price of potato
08:55 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe government has fixed the minimum price of potato at Tk 22 per kg at the cold storage gate...
CJ questions if caretaker govt revives, from when it will take effect
07:51 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayChief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed has raised a pivotal constitutional question before the Supreme Court: If the non-partisan caretaker government system is revived, from when will it take effect?
Shafiqul Islam made DB chief
07:19 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayAdditional Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has been made chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...