Ex-BSL leader beaten to death on JU campus
Staff Correspondent: Shamim Ahmed alias Shamim Molla, a former leader of the Jahangirnagar University Chhatra League, has died from injuries he had suferred after being lynched by a student mob on the campus. He died on…
Read More »World Bank to support Bangladesh move to reform banking sector: Finance Adviser
Staff Correspondent: The World Bank will provide support in reforming banking and other sectors in Bangladesh, Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said on Thursday. He said this after a meeting with Martin Raiser, vice…
Read More »Chennai Test: Tigers roar early as Hasan takes three quick wickets
Sports Desk: Bangladesh right-arm pacer Hasan Mahmud scalped three wickets in the first hour of the Chennai Test against India and riding on his bowling, Bangladesh secured an early advantage in the match. Bangladesh won the…
Read More »Anisul, Salman put on 5-day remand
Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Thursday placed former law minister Anisul Huq and former prime minister’s adviser Salman F Rahman on a 5-day remand each in a case filed with Kotwali police station. Metropolitan Magistrate…
Read More »Man beaten to death at DU hall
Staff Correspondent: Authorities at Dhaka University on Thursday formed a seven-member committee to investigate the death of a man in mob lynching inside the university’s Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall. The victim, Tofazzal, was beaten to death…
Read More »Reforms will turn Ansar and VDP into a skilled, professional force: Home Affairs Adviser
Staff Correspondent: The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party (VDP) will undergo significant reforms to become a skilled, well-organized, and professional force, according to Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. Speaking at…
Read More »UN considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories
International Desk: The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year and calling for sanctions and an arms…
Read More »Metro rail on Agargaon-Motijheel route suspended due to technical glitch
Staff Correspondent: Metro rail service from Dhaka’s Agargaon to Motijheel has been suspended since 9:45 am today due to technical faults. Expressing regret for this inconvenience, the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) said they will…
Read More »Khaleda to return home this evening from hospital
Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is set to return to her Gulshan residence this evening after receiving treatment for six days at Evercare Hospital in the capital. “She will be discharged from the hospital today…
Read More »World Bank Vice President for South Asia Region to meet CA, Finance Adviser
Staff Correspondent: The World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Martin Raiser arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday. During his two-day visit, Raiser will meet with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, Finance Adviser Dr SalehuddinAhmed,…
Read More »IUT VC protests Daily Industry’s online report
Industry Desk: We acknowledge receipt of the legal notice dated August 29, 2024, from Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Vice Chancellor of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), concerning our article titled “Rampant Corruption at IUT…
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