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Corruption in teacher recruitment crippling univs: Wahiduddin
05:32 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayEducation Adviser Prof Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has raised concerns about severe corruption in teacher recruitment at all levels of education, particularly in universities, pushing higher education institutions to the brink of collapse.
WB, ADB, clear $1.1b budget support for Bangladesh
05:12 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayThe World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have approved a total of US$1.1 billion budget support for Bangladesh.
Stopping Rohingya Infiltration turns difficult: Touhid
04:59 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayRohingyas continue to enter Bangladesh through corruption at the borders, making it extremely challenging to stop the infiltration, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain.
Nat’l Revolutionary Council condemns attack on leader
04:39 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayThe National Revolutionary Council has expressed concern over the stabbing of Azizul Haque Partha, a central convening committee member of the council.
Devastating factory fire in Sripur, 7 fire engines battling flames
04:16 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayA massive fire broke out at a button-manufacturing factory in Sripur, Gazipur, prompting seven fire service units to respond in an effort to contain the blaze.
Physicians block Shahbagh seeking stipend hike
03:58 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayPostgraduate private trainee doctors staged a protest at Shahbagh intersection this afternoon, demanding an increase in their monthly stipend from Tk 25,000 to Tk 50,000.
ICT sends docs to Interpol seeking red notice for Hasina
03:30 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayThe International Crimes Tribunal, ICT, has sent all required documents to the Interpol for issuing a red notice against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
ACC starts probe against Hasina, Joy over $300m laundering
02:52 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayThe Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has initiated an investigation former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy over the allegations of laundering $300 million...
Rohingya repatriation crucial for Bay of Bengal's potential: Touhid
01:37 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayForeign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said peace in Myanmar is crucial to unlocking Bay of Bengal's potential, while sustainable Rohingya repatriation to Rakhine state is essential for harmony in the neighboring country amid its ongoing civil war...
JCD leader shot dead in Narsingdi
01:29 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayA local leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, JCD, has been shot dead in Narsingdi's Sadar over political vengeance, establishing supremacy and land dispute...
1 killed, 15 injured in Munshiganj road accidents due to dense fog
12:30 PM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayA man was killed and at least 15 others were injured after several vehicles collided on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj on Sunday, December 22. The deceased, identified as Farhad, was a private car driver. His body was kept at the Srinagar upazila health complex...
India beat Bangladesh to clinch U-19 Women's Asia Cup
11:25 AM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayGongadi Trisha and bowlers starred as India became champions in the inaugural edition of the Under-19 Women’s Asia Cup 2024...
Trump threatens to take back control of Panama Canal
10:13 AM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayIncoming US president Donald Trump on Saturday slammed what he called unfair fees for US ships passing through the Panama Canal and threatened to demand control of the waterway be returned to Washington...
Man City crisis deepens with defeat at Aston Villa
09:40 AM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayManchester City's crisis intensified as they slipped to another damaging defeat at Aston Villa...
38 die in bus accident in Brazil
09:12 AM, 22 Dec 2024 SundayAt least 38 people were killed in a bus crash in southeastern Brazil on Saturday, officials said, in what President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called a "terrible tragedy." The accident in Minas Gerais state, involving a bus that caught fire in the collision, was the worst on Brazil's federal highways since 2007...
Atletico grab late winner at Barcelona to go top of La Liga
08:30 AM, 22 Dec 2024 SundaySubstitute Alexander Sorloth scored an injury-time winner as Atletico Madrid fought back against Barcelona to replace them at the top of La Liga...
Islamic extremism won’t return to Bangladesh, Yunus tells Economist
09:41 PM, 21 Dec 2024 SaturdayDr Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's interim government, has affirmed that Islamic extremism will not gain a foothold in the country. Speaking about the aspirations of the youth, he highlighted their impartial approach to religion and their desire to rebuild Bangladesh.
Body found at Natore crematorium, temple items missing
09:00 PM, 21 Dec 2024 SaturdayThe police have discovered the body of a man at the Central Crematorium in Natore, a historic site in northern Bangladesh, alongside reports of a theft involving valuable temple items. The stolen goods, including old-fashioned brass and copper utensils, had been stored in the century-old temple on the crematorium grounds.
Bureaucrats from 25 cadres to rally against reform proposals
08:25 PM, 21 Dec 2024 SaturdayThe Inter-Cadre Inequality Elimination Council, representing 25 bureaucratic cadres outside the administration, has announced a series of protests against several draft recommendations proposed by the Public Administration Reform Commission.
No more continuous honking, family rides on bikes: DMP chief
07:15 PM, 21 Dec 2024 SaturdayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has announced new measures to curb reckless traffic practices in the capital, including penalties for excessive honking and a ban on family rides on motorcycles.