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DHAKA : Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted rain or thunder showers with temporary gusty wind over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am. “Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur...

DHAKA : In the ongoing nationwide anti-criminal crackdown, police arrested 1755 more crime suspects in the last 24 hours. According to the Police Headquarters, 1093 of them were netted in previous cases and pending warrants while, 662 others were on...

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh has announced the launching of the ‘HSBC Export Excellence Awards 2025’. The programme recognises and honours exporters from Bangladesh for their contribution to the sustainable growth of Bangladesh, a press...

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC and North South University Startups Next (NSUSN) sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at North South University (NSU). The strategic partnership aims to foster entrepreneurship and provide banking support, essential financial literacy, funding opportunities, and...

Universal College Bangladesh (UCBD) recently hosted a masterclass titled ‘Shaping the Future with Data: Global Trends & Bangladesh’s Path,’ on the relevance of Data Science in today’s world and future career prospects both locally and internationally. During the session,...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged all to come forward to protecting nature aiming to conserve the country's fisheries resources. "Let's learn to show honour to the nature; let's learn to be kind of nature," he told...

DHAKA : The government has suspended 18 police officers including additional police commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and former chief of Detective Branch (DB) Mohammad Harun ur Rashid as they have been absent from duty without permission from the authorities concerned. The...

COX'S BAZAR : Bangladesh will hold a three-day international stakeholders conference in Cox's Bazar on August 25 before organising a high-level conference on the Rohingya crisis on September 30 in New York on the sidelines of the UN General...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today issued arrest warrants against five people, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary, over the killing of seven youths in a staged shootout in Gazipur in 2016. A three-member...

DHAKA : The government has achieved a record-breaking milestone in the domestic Boro procurement programme 2025, which concluded on August 15. The procurement targets were set at 3.50 lakh tonnes of paddy, 14 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice, and 50,000...