Day: January 25, 2026

Dhaka: A group of students staged a protest, including the burning of an effigy, against what they described as ‘defamatory’ remarks and false allegations made by a Jamaat leader targeting Dhaka University and its female students.

According to United…

Colombo: Showers are predicted to occur intermittently in the Northern, North-central, Eastern, and Uva provinces, as well as in the Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. The North-western province may also experience several spells of showers.

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Dhaka: Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud announced that the government will restrict foreign loans to only those projects deemed critically important, as part of efforts to avoid a ‘debt trap’. Dr Mahmud emphasized the necessity of careful assessm…

Khilgaon: A 45-year-old bank official’s body was found hanging from the ceiling fan in his apartment in Khilgaon area of the capital on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shahanur Rahman, son of Abdur Rahman of Bil Gazaria village in Pangsha upa…

Dhaka: The Democratic Budget Movement (DBM) on Sunday organised a human wall in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Manik Mia Avenue to protest rising economic and social inequality in Bangladesh and globally. The event aimed to draw policymakers’ a…

Sylhet: Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) on Saturday resumed protests demanding the election of the university’s central students’ union (SUCSU), announcing a complete shutdown of all academic and administrative activi…

Dhaka: EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller has emphasised the need for a level playing field for EU operators and consistent policy stability in the coming period to enhance bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the European Union. He also…

Gazipur: Auto-rickshaw drivers in Shreepur of Gazipur withdrew their blockade of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after about one and a half hours on Sunday, following police intervention. The drivers had blocked the highway in the morning, demanding lega…