National,Politics
The anti-discrimination student movement demanding reinstatement of the 2018 circular scraping the quota system in government jobs got momentum on July 3, spreading to educational institutions across the country. After the vacation of Eid-ul-Azha, the university campuses and other educational i...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday urged the United Nations (UN) to develop an effective mechanism to fight disinformation and support media maintaining ethical standards.The Chief Adviser made the call when Susan Vize, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, and Meh...
During his official visit to Morocco, Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain held a high-level meeting with Director-General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Dr Salim M. AlMalik at the organisation’s headquarters in Rabat on Tuesday.I...
Air Vice Marshal Mostafa Mahmud Siddiq has been appointed as the new chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB).The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.He replaces Air Vice Marshal Manjur Kabir Bhuiyan, who was transferred from the p...
National,Entertainment & Glomour,Budget
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced a total grant of Taka 9 crore for the production of 32 films in the fiscal year 2024-25.The grants will support 12 full-length feature films and 20 short films, according to two official notifications signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Sha...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Wednesday convicted and sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to six months in jail in a contempt of court case.The first tribunal also convicted and sentenced banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand Bulbul to two months' im...
National
The first group of Bangladeshi nationals seeking repatriation from conflict-hit Iran arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday, as part of ongoing efforts by the government to ensure the safe return of its citizens. A total of 28 Bangladeshis, those reached in Pakistan by road earlier, arrived in Bangladesh ...
National,Front Page
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged the country's people to the July Uprising every year to resist reemergence of autocracy."We will observe this (July Uprising) every year so that we do not have to wait 16 years for another uprising again. We will do this every year so ...
National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said they will not allow the emergence of any new culture of fear in the country."Our fear was shattered back in 2024. We will not allow a new culture of fear in the country," he said, urging the people to raise their local probl...
City
The National University (NU) has decided to offer 'July Shaheed Smrity Scholarship' every year to its students in recognition of their significant role during the July uprising.Under the scholarship, the graduate, post graduate students with special needs, marginal and deprived meritorious s...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday emphasised the urgent need for accountability, coordination, and youth involvement in climate adaptation efforts across Bangladesh. Stressing the importance of engaging youth in national development, she proposed that...
Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) on Tuesday launched its observance of "July Mass Uprising Month" 2025 with a vibrant rally and tree plantation campaign.The rally began at 9:00am from B-Block of BMU administrative building, winding its way through campus and concluding on the premises o...
Administrator of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Md. Firoz Sarkar on Tuesday said that KCC has been making all-out efforts to prevent urban flooding during the rainy season. He made the remarks while visiting the Alutala Dashgate area, in the southern part of the city to see himself the ongoing s...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has said it overnight reinforced a ban on rallies around Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’s official residence Jamuna, peacefully dispersing a group of people gathered overnight.According to a DMP statement, some people tried to create a law and order situ...
The Election Commission (EC) has issued a polls guidelines titled “Polling Centre Establishment and Management Guidelines 2025” for the upcoming national election empowering its own officials with sole authority in setting up polling centres.The guideline, which appeared as a gazette not...
National,Business & Commerce,Chattogram
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is going to run the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) as the government has already taken final decision to take over the terminal from private operator Saif Powertec Ltd. According to the sources in CPA, the current contract with Saif Powertec Ltd is set ...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Foreign currency reserves have crossed US$31 billion mark at the end of June 2025 due to a record inflow of remittancesthis fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25).The country's gross reserves have risen to $31.68 billion, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) today. The surge came afte...
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday gave confessional statement in a case lodged for manipulating the national election.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahman recorded Huda's statement under section 164 as the police produced him before the cou...
Country, Districts
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has announced a proposed budget worth around Tk 806.61 crore for 2025-2026 fiscal year. RCC Administrator and Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Khondoker Azim Ahmed formally announced the annual budget at its budget meeting in Nagar Bhaban here this afternoon sayi...
A Rangpur court has ordered five individuals, including four Awami League (AL) leaders and activists, to be shown as arrested in the murder case of Manik Mia, an auto-rickshaw driver who was killed during 2024 July uprising.Judge R Q M Julkarnain of the Rangpur Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Cogniza...
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