Dhaka University Fine Arts students boycott 'politically motivated' Pahela Baishakh

Dhaka, March 27 -- Students of the 26th batch of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University have announced their decision to boycott this year's Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Describing the annual ... Read More

DU's Fine Arts students boycott 'politically motivated' Pahela Baishakh celebrations

Dhaka, March 27 -- Students of the 26th batch of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dhaka University have announced their decision to boycott this year's Pahela Baishakh celebrations. Describing the annual ... Read More

Heatwave sweeping across seven districts likely to spread

Dhaka, March 27 -- A mild heatwave is sweeping over seven districts midway into the Bengali month of Chaitra and is likely to spread over the next several days, the Bangladesh Meteorological Departmen... Read More

Dhaka North City Corporation to host two-day Eid festivities

Dhaka, March 27 -- The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is set to organise an elaborate celebration for Eid-ul-Fitr. The revelry will feature a "grand" congregation, a traditional Eid procession, ... Read More

Controversial contractor GK Shamim jailed for 5.5 years over Tk 2.97bn in illicit wealth

Dhaka, March 27 -- A Dhaka court has jailed controversial government contractor SM Golam Kibria Shamim for five and a half years in a case over possession of wealth beyond known sources of income. Ju... Read More

Bangladesh marking Independence Day with renewed resolve for unity, equality

Dhaka, March 26 -- As the nation celebrates its 54th year of independence, voices from every corner of society echoed a shared dream: building a Bangladesh free from discrimination and division. On W... Read More

Equating July movement with 'second independence' undermines Independence Day: Mirza Abbas

Dhaka, March 26 -- BNP leader Mirza Abbas believes that anyone who refers to the July movement as Bangladesh's "second independence" does so with the intention of "diminishing" the significance of Ind... Read More

Sanjida Khatun's body taken from Shaheed Minar to hospital morgue

Dhaka, March 26 -- Before the tribute ceremony for Sanjida Khatun at the Central Shaheed Minar came to an end, Laisa Ahmed Lisa, general secretary of Chhayanaut, was called upon to deliver a speech. ... Read More

We can't expect lasting peace without reducing inequality: mass education advisor

Dhaka, March 26 -- Primary and Mass Education Advisor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has said there can be no hope for "long-term peace" in the country if "discrimination cannot be reduced". Speaking at an... Read More

Chief Justice Refaat Ahmed becomes honorary fellow at Oxford's Wadham College

Dhaka, March 26 -- Bangladesh's Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has been awarded an honorary fellowship by the University of Oxford's Wadham College. Justice Refaat previously earned his postgraduate... Read More

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