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Adviser skips commenting on President's 2nd home
06:03 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayTouhid Hossain, the foreign affairs adviser of the interim government, avoided commenting on the sensitive topic of President Mohammed Sahabuddin’s alleged 'second home' in Malaysia.
What the univ teachers want in education reform
05:51 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe 'Dhaka University Teachers Society,' a non-partisan group that emerged from the July uprising, has presented several proposals aimed at reforming the university’s education system.
Polythene bags banned in super shops from Oct 1
05:36 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said super shops can't use polythene shopping bags and polypropylene bags and provide to the customers from October 1 next.
Jamaat wants exemplary punishment of those involved in burning bodies
05:09 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Professor Miah Golam Parwar on Monday said that those responsible for shooting and killing students and burning their bodies must be prosecuted.
Vatican wants interfaith talks with Bangladeshi ulema
05:08 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe Vatican envoy in Dhaka has proposed an interfaith dialogue between Bangladeshi Islamic scholars and a delegation of Catholic scholars from the Holy See's Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
Fostering a research culture at universities in new Bangladesh
04:40 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayAs students lead the charge for a revamped Bangladesh, calls for sweeping reforms extend to educational institutions. Distinguished research professor Saidur Rahman of Sunway University, Malaysia, weighs in on the future of university research in this transformative era.
Production halts in 90 Ashulia factories amid workers' protest
04:09 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe Ashulia industrial area is once again facing unrest as at least 90 factories shut down on Monday due to demonstrations protests by garment workers.
Addl SP Kafi suspended over killing, burning bodies
03:54 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayAdditional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Operations) of Dhaka District Md Abdullahil Kafi has been suspended in connection with the killing of students and other individuals and the subsequent burning of their bodies in Ashulia, Dhaka, on August 5.
Plane skids off runway in Indonesia, injuring several passengers
03:40 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayA plane with 48 people aboard skidded off the runway in Indonesia's remote eastern region of Papua on Monday, police said, injuring several passengers.
Will the speaker's resignation trigger a constitutional crisis?
03:01 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayShirin Sharmin Chaudhury served as Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad from April 30, 2013, to September 2, 2024. After Sheikh Hasina's government fell on August 5 in the face of student-led uprising, President Mohammed Shaabuddin dissolved parliament the next day.
Ronaldo strikes late to seal Portugal win over Scotland
02:49 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayCristiano Ronaldo's late strike sealed Portugal's 2-1 win over Scotland as the 901st goal of the striker's extraordinary career completed a stirring fightback in Sunday's Nations League clash.
25 districts get new DCs
01:43 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe government has appointed new deputy commissioners to 25 districts. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday.
Ctg shipyard blast: Death toll rises to 2 as another victim dies
01:33 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe death toll from a fire following an explosion at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda upazila, Chattogram, has risen to two, as another victim died early Monday.
Govt appoints administrator for Chittagong Chamber
01:28 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe government has appointed Muhammad Anowar Pasha, the additional divisional commissioner (general) of Chattogram, as the administrator for the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).
ICT collecting data on casualties during uprising
01:12 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is actively gathering data on casualties from the recent anti-discrimination student movement.
Signal 3 for maritime ports, Signal 1 for river ports as depression looms
12:51 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayMaritime ports in Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal 3 as a deep depression over the Northwest Bay and the adjacent West-central Bay of Bengal moves slightly north-northwest.
48 killed in Nigeria after fuel tanker collides with truck
12:36 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayA fuel tanker collided head-on with another truck in Nigeria on Sunday causing an explosion that killed at least 48 people, the country’s emergency response agency said.
After Swarna, BSF kills another Bangladeshi teen on Thakurgaon border
12:12 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayA Bangladeshi teenager was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at the Kantibhita border area of Dhantala Union in Baliadangi of Thakurgaon.
RU academic activities to resume on Wednesday
12:09 PM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThe academic activities of Rajshahi University (RU) will resume on Wednesday (September 11) following an unscheduled closure of around two months.
Thousands in Pakistan protest, demand Imran Khan’s release
11:57 AM, 09 Sep 2024 MondayThousands of people have taken to the streets in the Pakistani capital, demanding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been behind bars for more than a year on what his party calls are politically motivated charges.