Sunday, 20 September 2026, 03:26 am
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Tk 1.5cr looted from Sonali Bank in Bandarban; manager abducted
Online Desk: Members of the militant group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) looted approximately Tk 1.5 crore from Sonali Bank’s branch in Ruma, Bandarban, in a brazen robbery that will surely rampread more
Taiwan hit by strongest quake in 25 years, buildings damaged
Online Desk: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Taiwan on Wednesday, the strongest tremor to hit the island in at least 25 years, shaking buildings from their foundations and sparking a tsunamiread more
PM Hasina wants Russian Rosatom to build another nuclear power plant at Rooppur
Online Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday requested Russia’s state-run atomic agency Rosatom to consider building a second nuclear power plant in Rooppur. She made the request when Rosatom DG Alexey Likhachevread more
President asks BERC to strengthen research, discover new sources of energy
Online Desk: President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday directed the the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to strengthen research and discover the new sources of energy. The president gave these directives when aread more
Foreign Secretary requests Estonia to consider expanding scholarship for Bangladeshi students
Online Desk: Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has requested Estonia to consider expanding scholarship for Bangladeshi students. He reiterated the importance of exchange/linkage programme between universities of Bangladesh and Estonia forread more
Roundtable discussion on ‘Care Economy’ held in Dhaka
Online Desk: AYAT Education, a social enterprise, organized a roundtable discussion on “Building a Strategic Roadmap for Care Economy in Bangladesh” at Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan on Monday. The event broughtread more
HSC exams to start on June 30
Online Desk: The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams are scheduled to start on June 30. The exam schedule was published on the Dhaka Education Board’s website on Thursday,read more
Saima Wazed, Princess Dechen Yangzom Wangchuck launch Bhutanese version of Bangabandhu’s ‘Unfinished Memoirs’
Online Desk: The autobiography of the Father of the Nation, “Unfinished Memoirs”, has been translated into Bhutanese (Dzongkha) language. WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia and granddaughter of the Father ofread more
Amid lower govt spending relative to GDP, Bangladesh plans increased investment to stimulate pvt sector
Online Desk: Bangladesh’s Finance Ministry is tackling what it identifies as one of its most formidable challenges: significantly amplifying public expenditure to catalyse sustained growth within the private sector. An officialread more
