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'Good political leadership vital for sustainable dev'

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman has called for good and honest people, particularly talented young men and women, to enter politics, saying sustainable n... Read More


3 held with 74 bhori gold jewellery at airport

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) detained three people with 861.8 grams of gold jewellery, equivalent to around 74 bhori, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhak... Read More


DMP arrests 542 in 24-hour anti-crime drives

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 542 people and filed 51 cases in the past 24 hours on Friday as part of its regular anti-crime drives across the capital. Accordin... Read More


RAB arrests escaped convict after 25 months

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a life-sentenced convict nearly 25 months after he escaped from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail during the August ... Read More


UGC chairman urges universities to promote responsible free thinking

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed has urged university teachers and students to embrace free thinking alongside knowledge and skills, while e... Read More


MPs warned over hacking, voice cloning

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni on Thursday urged lawmakers to use facial-recognition devices when entering and leaving parliament, warning that growing incidents of phone hacking,... Read More


No leniency on mosquito breeding Warns DSCC

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam has warned that people responsible for creating mosquito breeding grounds through negligence around homes, shops o... Read More


5.5pc of Bangladeshi youth use emerging nicotine products

Bangladesh, Sept. 11 -- About 5.5 per cent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nic... Read More


Jute products earn Tk 84,002cr in 10 years

Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Bangladesh has currently suspended exports of raw jute, while its jute products continue to reach 138 countries, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir told Parlia... Read More


Prof Rafiqul Islam new BAU VC

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Internationally renowned academician Professor Dr. Md. Rafiqul Islam Sardar was appointed Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) for a four-year term. The ... Read More