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Cuet students suspend protests

Say authorities assured them of meeting their major demands

Pak PM lauds Bangladesh’s economic progress

Says ‘we feel ashamed when we look towards them’

IMF suggests raising power, gas and fertiliser prices

The International Monetary Fund yesterday recommended reducing government subsidies by hiking prices of power, gas and fertiliser, and spending the saved money on society safety net programmes.

Dhaka denounces US 2023 human rights report

Criticising the recently released US State Department's 2023 Human Rights Report, the foreign ministry today said it is apparent that the report mostly relies on assumptions and unsubstantiated allegations

865,000 illegal gas connections snapped in last 2 yrs: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said in the last two years, a total of 865,000 illegal gas connections have been snapped

Certificate forgery: Computer operator arrested

Detectives have arrested a computer operator on charges of forging marksheets and certificates of Bangladesh Technical Education Board in the capital's Khilgaon

Secondary schools, colleges to open from Sunday amid heatwave

The government today decided to reopen secondary schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical education institutions and asked the authorities concerned to resume regular classes and activities in those institutes from Sunday amid the ongoing heatwave

India votes in second phase of mammoth polls

After a high-octane campaign, India today goes into the second phase of voting in the marathon seven-phase general election as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term on the back of issues such as growth, welfare and Hindu nationalism.

Spinners help Bengaluru defeat Hyderabad

Hyderabad could only score 171-8 as RCB registered only their second win in nine games and are still languishing at the bottom of the 10-team table.

Clinical New Zealand outlast Pakistan to win 4th T20I

Opener Tim Robinson hit a maiden half century to lift New Zealand to 178-7 in 20 overs before pacer William O'Rourke claimed 3-27 to keep Pakistan down to 174-8

7 Summer Essentials you must have in your bag

7 things you should have in your bag to make summer days a bit more bearable.

Bangladesh won’t benefit from global LNG oversupply

High Temperature Days: Barring miracle, record of 76yrs breaks today

Cargo vessel capsizes in Bay with 12 crew, one missing

Courtois can return next week: Ancelotti

'US Indo-Pacific Strategy not a military alliance against any country'

Students' death: Cuet shut indefinitely amid protest

The Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) authorities today announced the closure of the institution after failing to pacify the ongoing student protest over the death of two students in a road accident

Bangladeshi killed in South Africa

An expatriate was killed in a "robbers' attack" in South Africa on Wednesday afternoon, said his family

Comilla University / Teachers padlock VC, treasurer, proctor offices

The agitating leaders of Comilla University Teachers’ Association today padlocked the offices of the university’s vice-chancellor, treasurer and proctor to press home their seven-point demands

Red Sea Crisis: US downs Houthi anti-ship missile, four drones

Mahathir facing anti-graft probe

Admin, police wary of MPs meddling in upazila polls

Israel pounds Rafah before ‘offensive’

Bagha Sharif 115th champion of Jabbar er Boli Khela

11.3m Bangladeshis faced acute food insecurity in 2023

As many as 11.9 million people, including more than 6,00,000 Rohingya refugees, were projected to have faced “high levels of acute food insecurity” in Bangladesh in 2023, according to the latest global report on food crises by the Food Security Information Network (FSIN).

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