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Election date to be announced after court decision: SUCSU Election Commission

, Jan. 20 -- The central student union (SUCSU) and hall union elections of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) were not held on Tuesday, following a decision of the High Court a day ... Read More


About 150,000 police receiving election training ahead of national polls: IGP

, Jan. 20 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Tuesday said that around 150,000 police personnel are being provided with election-related training for the first time ahead of the upcom... Read More


Bicycling could cut emissions in Global South with policy support: Study

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- After collecting feedback from bicyclists and other stakeholders across four cities in Bangladesh, India and Ghana, a new study shows policymakers devising ways to cut emissions in t... Read More


Bangladesh Bank buys $45mn from two banks to bolster reserves

, Jan. 20 -- In its continued effort to stabilize the foreign exchange market and build up national reserves, Bangladesh Bank (BB) purchased an additional $45 million from two commercial banks on Tues... Read More


RAB DG vows to dismantle terrorist den in Jungle Salimpur

, Jan. 20 -- Noting that the Jungle Salimpur area in Chattogram has become a 'safe haven' for armed criminals, Director General of Rapid Action Battalion, AKM Shahidur Rahman, on Tuesday said hideout ... Read More


Tarique pledges housing, basic services for Korail residents

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said his party wants to build multi-storey buildings and hand over registered flats to long-time residents of Korail Slum if it returns to powe... Read More


Akshay Kumar's escort vehicle meets with accident in Mumbai

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A security vehicle escorting Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was involved in a road accident in Mumbai on Monday evening while the actor and his wife Twinkle Khanna were returning home ... Read More


'We've taken risk of hybrid postal balloting with courage', says CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the Election Commission has courageously taken the risk of introducing an IT-supported hybrid postal balloting syste... Read More


New device lets scientists watch plants breathe live

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Scientists have, for the first time, developed a technology that allows humans to watch plants "breathe" in real time, a breakthrough that could help create stronger and more drought... Read More


Economy suffering from 'overregulation', says Amir Khosru

, Jan. 20 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said Bangladesh's economy, including its capital market, is currently being stifled by 'overregulation' and it must m... Read More