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4 BAU students injured in attack by outsiders amid campus tensions

Mymensingh, Aug. 31 -- At least four students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) were injured in an alleged attack by a group of outsiders on Sunday evening, during a protest in which student... Read More


Lack of experts forces one-year extension for Bangladesh's Carew project

, Aug. 31 -- The interim government has approved a one-year extension of a major project, 'BMR of Carew & Co (BD) Ltd (2nd Revised)', attributing the decision to the unavailability of experts amid shi... Read More


Citizen's Platform for SDGs to launch 'Bangladesh Reform Watch' Monday

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, is set to officially launch its new initiative, Bangladesh Reform Watch (BRW), on Monday, aimed at assessing the progress of reform measu... Read More


Spotlight on urban poet Hashim Mahmud as Coke Studio returns with 'Baaji'

, Aug. 31 -- When the opening chords of 'Baaji' rolled out on Coke Studio Bangla's Season 3, marking the return of the platform after more than a year - listeners expected another reimagined track tha... Read More


Illegal arms factory busted in Ctg's Sitakunda; 4 held

, Aug. 31 -- Army personnel have busted an arms manufacturing factory at Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram and arrested four suspected criminals along with arms. Tipped off, joint force mem... Read More


Tenure of RAB DG, SB chief extended

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The government has extended the tenures of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman and Special Branch (SB) Chief Golam Rasul on a contractual basis. The Mi... Read More


Thinking alternative to election to be deeply dangerous: Prof Yunus

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said there is no alternative to election and it would be very dangerous for the nation if anyone thinks of an alternative to an election a... Read More


Chicago mayor pushes back against Trump's immigration crackdown plan

, Aug. 31 -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday resisted the Trump administration's plan to send federal officers into the city, calling the move "out-of-control" and signing an order limiting ... Read More


EU due diligence laws to mandate fair pricing for buyers, said speakers at a workshop

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Speakers at a workshop highlighted that the buyers of different brands from the European Union (EU) will be required to pay fair prices to source countries under the new Corporate Su... Read More


Israel to halt or reduce aid in northern Gaza amid intensifying offensive

, Aug. 31 -- Israel will soon halt or scale back humanitarian aid deliveries to northern Gaza as its military offensive against Hamas expands, an official said Saturday, a day after Gaza City was decl... Read More