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Protests erupt at RU Over 'dependent quota' resumption

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Tensions have escalated at Rajshahi University following protests by students against the reintroduction of the "dependent quota" in admissions, a policy that grants preferential ad... Read More


Bangladesh ranks 106th, lags behind S Asian peers

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh has been ranked 106th out of 139 economies in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025, published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The position refl... Read More


Keep people by our side: Tarique

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that the most important thing for BNP is the people. "We must stand by the people, and we must keep the ... Read More


'Ducsu, Jucsu results to reflect next nat'l polls'

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday said the results of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) and Jahangirnagar University Central Students' ... Read More


Police politically used, genuine reform needed: TIB

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman yesterday said that Bangladesh's police force, like other state institutions, has long been politicise... Read More


Bank of Japan keeps interest rates at 0.5pc

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- The Bank of Japan said Friday it would keep its main interest rate unchanged at 0.5 percent, as expected, with economists forecasting officials to announce a hike in the coming mont... Read More


Prime Bank Partners with Aamara Active

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Prime Bank PLC. has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Aamara Active, a pioneering corporate boutique gym, through a formal signing ceremony held at the Bank's corpo... Read More


US flags fiscal transparency gaps in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh suffers from a lack of transparency in government revenue and expenditures, the US Department of State said in a report released on September 19. The country marked as o... Read More


People struggle for survival due to the unbridled price hike

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- THE unbridled price increase of daily necessities in the country's kitchen market has now taken a terrifying shape. The prices of basic daily food ingredients such as fish, meat, e... Read More


Alamgir Kabir, son attempt to flee country

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Southeast Bank's former chairman Alamgir Kabir and his son, the bank's former director Raihan Kabir, have made plan to flee abroad at any time, sources said. A Bangladesh Financial... Read More