Dhaka, March 17 -- Prof ABM Obaidul Islam has assumed office as the new vice-chancellor (VC) of Dhaka University, pledging to secure a "prestigious" position in international rankings for Bangladesh's... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned the BNP government's appointment of city corporation and district administrators, terming it "unacceptable" and warning that it could be exploited ... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- A total of 1,237 sanitation workers of the Rajshahi City Corporation have received financial assistance from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman before Eid-ul-Fitr. The grants were distr... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- Despite the onset of the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday travel season, bus terminals in the capital have presented a desolate look, with transport operators struggling to find passengers for s... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- Nearly half of the young people who entered Bangladesh's labour market over the past ten years failed to secure employment, with women facing the steepest barriers, according to the... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- Three people have been killed in a head-on collision between a bus and an autorickshaw in Tangail's Dhanbari Upazila. The victims are the autorickshaw driver, Akbar Ali, 55, from S... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- National award-winning small-screen actor Shams Sumon has died after a prolonged battle with liver complications, a colleague has confirmed. Sumon died on Tuesday evening at a Dhak... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- Police have arrested three people, including a madrasa superintendent, after a 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Kushtia's Bheramama Upazila. She is currently being treated a... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- A deadly explosion that ripped through a residential flat in Chattogram's Halishahar, killing six members of a family, has not been caused by a gas leak, according to investigators.... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- The government has decided to provide Farmer Cards to 22,000 farmers in an initial pilot programme. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally launch the scheme in Tangail Sadar o... Read More