Students of Ideal College and Dhaka College in the capital got involved in clashes at Science Lab in the capital on Tuesday afternoon. Several students, as well as journalists were injured in the clash that ensued around 1:30pm. It was learnt that Ideal College students had allegedly beaten up Pavel, a student of Dhaka College. Centering the issue, students on ...

Major General (retd) Emdad Ul Bari has been appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday. Emdad Ul Bari has been appointed for the next three years from the date of his joining, the notification said.

The United States is set to launch economic talks this week with Bangladesh’s interim government, including its leader, Muhammad Yunus, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The government led by the Nobel Peace laureate was sworn in last month with the aim of holding elections in the South Asian nation after the ouster of prime minister Sheikh Hasina following deadly ...

The only active unit of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has halted operations due to a technical issue. The power plant’s Chief Engineer Abu Bakr Siddique says he is unsure when the issue will be fixed, but suggests it may not be any time soon. “We need two electro-hydraulic oil pumps to run our turbines,” he said. “In ...

US rock band Linkin Park have announced a new singer, Emily Armstrong, will join them for their new album and tour. The group’s former lead singer, Chester Bennington, took his own life in 2017. Armstrong will join returning members Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson, Phoenix and Joe Hahn for the band’s forthcoming projects, BBC reports. Armstrong will share vocals with Shinoda, ...

South Korea’s Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae has said he was “wrong” to confront the home fans following a disappointing draw against Palestine in Seoul in World Cup qualifying. South Korean supporters jeered new coach Hong Myung-bo before, during and after the 0-0 stalemate last Thursday at the 66,000-capacity Seoul World Cup Stadium, reports AFP. At the end, Kim approached ...

Dhaka Bank Chairman Abdul Hai Sarkar was elected as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) during the association’s board meeting in the capital on Monday. Abdul Hai succeeded Nazrul Islam Mazumdar, who held the position for 17 years. His appointment comes following a significant leadership change within the association. Abdul Mannan, chairman of First Security Islami ...

Businesspeople in Sylhet have threatened to go for movement if the power crisis in the district is not resolved in the next 48 hours. Bangladesh Dokan Malik Shamity, Sylhet, Sylhet Metropolitan and District Businessmen Oikkya Kalyan Parishad said this in a joint statement on Monday. According to the statement, the local businesses are facing severe losses due to excessive load ...

The boss of Aldi UK says shoppers are treating themselves to more expensive products as cost of living pressures start to ease. Customers are said to be “trading up” to premium own-label products including Wagyu steak, premium cheese, ready meals, and brioche buns. It is a shift in behaviour from 2021, when soaring food prices saw a boom in cheaper ...

The NHS was “creaking at the seams” when the pandemic hit – and this undermined the care given to both coronavirus patients and those needing treatment for other conditions, the Covid public inquiry has been told. On the opening day of the third stage of the inquiry, which is looking at healthcare, lawyers said the health service entered the pandemic ...