National,Politics
Chargée d’Affaires of the Embassy of Switzerland Corinne Henchoz Pignani has reaffirmed that Switzerland will continue to support Bangladesh in addressing the Rohingya crisis, in line with international law and guided by humanitarian principles.Henchoz made the remark while attending th...
National,Country
At least 10 people, including eight army personnel, were injured as a truck rammed into a patrolling military vehicle in Mohonpur upazila of Rajshahi district early Tuesday.Officer-in-charge of Mohonpur Police Station Ataur Rahman said one of the injured army members was admitted to Combined Militar...
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Life in Bangladesh has become rather dull and monotonous across villages, towns, and cities due to vanishing traditional festivals, underscoring a sharp decline in cultural diversity and tolerance.Once regarded as a land of festivals, with a major festival every season, Bangladesh, home to one of th...
National,Politics,Education & Culture
The campaign for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Hall Union elections will officially begin from tomorrow. In this regard, the Election Commission has set rules and regulations. Campaigning can continue until 10:00 pm on September 7. Voting will take place on September...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday categorically said it is high time to take pragmatic steps and transform their legal and moral commitments into concrete actions to stop the Israeli military aggression and genocide against the people of Palestine.Regarding the recent indication of...
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Monday night strongly condemned the attempted harassment of Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam during his official visit to the Bangladesh Consulate in New York on Sunday evening.Freedom of speech, assembly and peaceful protest are cornerstones of ...
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Speakers at a discussion expressed disappointment over the government's shifting focus, saying that despite high expectations, sectors like education and public health appear to have fallen off the priority list.They said this at a dialogue session hosted by the Centre for Governance Studies (CG...
Business
Cognite, a global leader in industrial artificial intelligence, has announced the incorporation of a new entity in Abu Dhabi as part of its expansion strategy to support the region’s growing demand for digitalization in energy and manufacturing.The move aims to accelerate the adoption of indus...
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The four-day 56th Director General-level Border Conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India’s Border Security Force (BSF) will begin on Tuesday at the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka.The conference will cover a wide range of border-related issues, including prevention of bor...
Bangladesh Bank has increased the minimum capital requirement for establishing a digital bank to Tk 300 crore.The change was made by a circular issued by the central bank on Sunday (August 24).The new requirement marks a significant jump from the Tk 125 crore set in the Digital Bank Guideline on Jun...
Umama Fatema, VP candidate for an independent panel in the DUCSU elections, has apologised for violating the election code of conduct. She submitted a written apology to the Provost of Begum Rokeya Hall on Monday, acknowledging the breach.In a post from her verified Facebook profile on Monday (Augus...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Khalilur Rahman has stressed the need for collective action among neighbouring countries to curb trans-boundary organised crimes originating from conflict-hit Myanmar.Briefing reporters after the concluding session of ‘Stakeholders' Dialogue’ in the...
Senior Supreme Court lawyer and BNP Chairperson’s advisory council member Advocate Fazlur Rahman on Monday alleged that a quarter, both from within Bangladesh and abroad, is threatening to ‘slaughter’ him. “The mobsters are threatening to kill me. They have gathered outs...
A total of 21 candidates have withdrawn their nominations from the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election. Monday (August 25) was the last day for nomination withdrawal.Professor Dr Mohammad Jasim Uddin, chief returning officer of the DUCSU election, shared the update a...
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Women in Bangladesh shoulder almost four times more unpaid domestic work than men, underscoring a stark gender imbalance in household responsibilities, according to a new study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).Sajeda Amin, Senior Research Adviser at Sajeda Foundation, presen...
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said that Bangladesh and China have made significant progress together over the past five decades—enhancing trade, connectivity, and most importantly, people-to-people relations.Cultural diplomacy has played a central role in shaping this enduring pa...
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The taka lost nearly a third of its value in the time Nasima Akter spent waiting for a loan to expand her tailoring shop in Kalihati of Tangail.Nasima waited for about two long years. At the end of 2023, she finally received a loan of Tk 2 lakh, less than half of what she had sought for buying five ...
Diplomatic Missions in Dhaka on Monday stressed the importance of ensuring meaningful engagement and inclusive representation of Rohingyas to make empowered decisions and enable them to live safe, purposeful and dignified lives when they are in Bangladesh."After eight years, the international c...
National,Health,Country
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 118 this year.During the period, 412 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, raising the number of confirmed cases to 29, 044 this year, ...
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Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in Asia Pacific (APAC) have fundamentally shifted their approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to new research from Salesforce, moving from cautious spenders to strategic investors who are betting on AI not just for cost-cutting, but as a crucial engine f...
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