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Health, education see deep cuts in FY26 RADP

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The allocations for health, education, and social protection - the key pillars of human-capital development - have been sharply reduced, by as much as 63 per cent, in the Revised Ann... Read More


Metro rail services in limbo

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Today's metro-rail operations remain uncertain as the operator on Thursday said services would run as usual, even though the striking staff did not withdraw their work stoppage that ... Read More


Islami Bank holds 42nd AGM

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- The 42nd Annual General Meeting of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held on Thursday (December 11, 2025), at Kurmitola Golf Club of the Capital. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, chai... Read More


Chargesheet filed against British MP Tulip Siddiq for illegal possession of Gulshan flat

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved a chargesheet against British MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq and former RAJUK official Sarder Mosharraf Hossain, accusing them of i... Read More


300,000 students get seats through digital school lottery

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- A total of 305,499 students have been selected for admission to grades 1 to 9 in government and private secondary schools across metropolitan areas and district and Upazila headquart... Read More


Youth essential to building safer migration pathways: speakers

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Youth must be placed at the centre of Bangladesh's migration governance to build safer and more resilient mobility systems, speakers said at a national dialogue in Dhaka on Thursday.... Read More


DMTC staff to begin full work stoppage Friday over delay in service rules

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Regular officers and employees of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTC) have announced a full work stoppage and suspension of all passenger services from 7am on Friday (December ... Read More


Beacon Pharmaceuticals MD Md Ebadul Karim passes away

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Md Ebadul Karim, managing director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC, and director of Kohinoor Chemicals Co. (BD) Ltd, passed away on Thursday. He breathed his last at 9:00 am while und... Read More


Tejgaon College students block Farmgate over Sakib's 'murder'

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Students of Dhaka's Tejgaon College have blocked the road in Farmgate over the alleged murder of Sakib, one of their classmates. The protest began around 10:30 am, bringing traffic ... Read More


DUCSU hosts Victory Day theatre fest Dec 11-13

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Ahead of the Victory Day, the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) is hosting a special theatre festival on December 11-13. Titled "From Victory to Victory, Theatre Fest... Read More