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'We've taken risk of hybrid postal balloting with courage', says CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the Election Commission has courageously taken the risk of introducing an IT-supported hybrid postal balloting syste... Read More


New device lets scientists watch plants breathe live

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Scientists have, for the first time, developed a technology that allows humans to watch plants "breathe" in real time, a breakthrough that could help create stronger and more drought... Read More


Economy suffering from 'overregulation', says Amir Khosru

, Jan. 20 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said Bangladesh's economy, including its capital market, is currently being stifled by 'overregulation' and it must m... Read More


Visit July Uprising Museum at Gonobhaban to witness brutal history: CA

, Jan. 20 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged all to visit the July Uprising Memorial Museum at Gonobhaban to understand and realise the brutalities of the previous regime. "Every c... Read More


BAF Chief briefs contingent for UN Peacekeeping mission in Congo

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is on the verge of replacing its BANATU-14, MONUSCO, DR Congo contingent. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan addressed the contingent... Read More


Jhenaidah reels from 301 suicides in one year, women bear the brunt

Jhenaidah, Jan. 20 -- Jhenaidah has been rocked by a disturbing surge in suicides, with 301 people taking their own lives in 2025, laying bare deep-rooted mental health challenges, intense social pres... Read More


4 get life imprisonment for killing youth in N'ganj

Narayanganj, Jan. 20 -- A Narayanganj court on Tuesday convicted four people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for abducting and killing a 23-year-old man in 2017. Narayanganj Senior District a... Read More


Finance Division issues new order on delegation of financial powers

, Jan. 20 -- The Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday issued a new consolidated order on the delegation and re-delegation of financial powers to ministries, divisions, attached depar... Read More


Paws and play take over TSC as DU holds first pet carnival

, Jan. 20 -- Wagging tails, curious whiskers and smiling faces filled the Dhaka University Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on Tuesday afternoon as the campus hosted its first-ever Pet Carnival, turning t... Read More


Worker killed in furnace explosion at steel factory in Narayanganj

Narayanganj, Jan. 20 -- A worker was killed and another seriously injured in a furnace explosion at a steel factory in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj early Monday. The accident occurred around 2am at... Read More