JSTU VC seeks president’s support for university development

The vice-chancellor of Jamalpur Science and Technology University (JSTU), Professor Dr Md Amir Hossain, led a delegation to pay a courtesy call on President and university Chancellor Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban on Monday. The delegation included JSTU Treasurer...

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Jamaat-led 11-party alliance also raises concerns over the Thakurgaon by-election and prepares for its Dhaka-Khulna-Kushtia long march

‘Railway to invite fresh online ticketing tender by Feb’

Bangladesh Railway is preparing to invite a fresh tender for a vendor to manage its online ticketing system before its contract with Shohoz.com expires in February next year.

Political, professional bodies condemn crude bomb attack on Amar Desh press

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Rail Minister denies online ticketing irregularities

Railways Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has said an investigation found no substantiated complaints of irregularities in online train ticket sales.He

Tongi madrasa abuse case: Accused teacher visits child’s home with sweets, caught on CCTV

The accused teacher, Moslem Ahmed (30), visited the home of the 7-year-old child in Tongi, Gazipur, with a packet of sweets the day after he was accused of sexually abusing the child. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras in the building. The visit came in the middle of a...

World Financial SummitAlerted AI Boom

Anthropic opens books on AI growth, high costs

Anthropic opens books on AI's explosive growth and staggering costs

Religious education essential for building moral generations: Milon

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Monday said there is no alternative to religious education in building an enlightened generation with moral and human values and eliminating moral degradation from society.

UAE Crown Prince invites PM to defence expos

UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister and Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has

Standard Islami Bank holds 55th meeting of its Shari’ah Supervisory Committee

The 55th meeting of the Shari’ah Supervisory Committee of Standard Islami Bank PLC was held on Monday at the bank’s head office in Dhaka.

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India clinched an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against New Zealand after cruising to a six-wicket victory in the third match in Wellington on Tuesday, with Abhishek Sharma producing a breathtaking century to headline a record-breaking chase.

Gas shortage halts Jamuna Fertilizer Factory again

Production at the state-owned Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited (JFCL) in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, was suspended again on Sunday due to a gas supply shortage, just two days after operations resumed following repairs to a boiler leak. The shutdown occurred around 5am after Titas...

Pezeshkian calls muslim unity against US-Israeli ‘aggression’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday (October 26) called on Muslim countries to strengthen regional unity and cooperation against what

CRAB gives IGP 24 hours to withdraw remarks

The Bangladesh Crime Reporters Association (CRAB) has demanded that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ali Hossain Fakir withdraw his remarks

Air China’s new route, codeshare to boost China-Iceland connectivity

Dhaka: Air China and Icelandair have signed a codeshare agreement to strengthen air connectivity between China and Iceland.

Invest Bangladesh advances 15 solar projects through PPPs

Invest Bangladesh is advancing 15 industrial-scale solar power projects through public-private partnerships (PPPs), aiming to attract private investment in renewable energy and support the country's growing demand for clean electricity.

Climate change leaves coastal elderly isolated

In a small, dilapidated shelter beside a canal in Haoladar Bari of Pratapnagar union in Satkhira’s Ashashuni upazila, Shahjahan Ali, in his seventies, and his wife Rabeya Begum, in her sixties, spend their days gazing at the water that has destroyed their lives. They...

Litton available for first Test

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