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Sports being included in curriculum: Education minister

Dhaka, June 4 -- Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today (Thursday) said sports are being incorporated in the curriculum to develop sportsmanship in children... Read More


Masud Khan appointed new BSEC chairman

Dhaka, June 4 -- The government has appointed Masud Khan, Group CEO of Crown Cement PLC, as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). According to an official noti... Read More


Ramisa murder case verdict on Sunday

Dhaka, June 4 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday fixed June 7 for the verdict in the rape and murder case of child Ramisa Akter after hearing final arguments from both sides. Judge Masrur Saleqin of the Dh... Read More


Unilever initiative converts polluting plastic wastes to baselines of circular economy

Dhaka, June 4 -- Plastic waste has emerged as one of Bangladesh's most pressing environmental challenges, particularly in rapidly urbanising cities such as Chattogram and Dhaka. The growing use of sin... Read More


Japan's Kajima backs out citing time lag, global volatility

Dhaka, June 4 -- A Japanese company has withdrawn from the bidding for one of the most controversial contract packages (CP) on MRT Line-1 despite being the lowest bidder, citing prolonged delays in im... Read More


World Environment Day: call for a habitable world

Dhaka, June 4 -- Today, our beloved blue planet is plagued by various crises and is becoming uninhabitable for humans. Since the industrial revolution, the uncontrolled combustion of fossil fuels in d... Read More


Man dies in mob beating after alleged attempt to sexually assault child in Jhenaidah

Dhaka, June 4 -- A man accused of attempting to sexually assault a seven-year-old girl died at a hospital after being thrashed by an angry mob in Jhenaidah's Char Khajura area on Thursday. The deceas... Read More


Labour rights: legal obligation & moral test

Dhaka, June 4 -- Every year on Labour Day, Bangladesh witnesses rallies, speeches, and renewed promises. Yet one fundamental question remains unresolved: what does the nation owe to the workers who ke... Read More


Teenagers among six killed in Chapainawabganj lightning strikes

Dhaka, June 4 -- Six people, including a girl and two women, have been killed in separate lightning strikes in Chapainawabganj, sending shockwaves among locals. The deaths were reported in Sadar, Shi... Read More


Lightning strikes leave 9 dead in four northern districts

Dhaka, June 4 -- At least nine people were killed in separate lightning strikes in Chapainawabganj, Dinajpur, Lalmonirhat and Chudanga districts on Thursday. Of them, five people were killed in Chapa... Read More