The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), the grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), is being observed across the country on Wednesday (July 7) with due religious solemnity. The Wednesday (July 17) is the 10th day of the month of Muharram in Hijri calendar-1446. This day is well-known as the “Holy ...

Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and blocked highways in Dhaka and other districts on Tuesday (July 16). Meanwhile, the students’ demand for reforming the quota system has intensified across the country. Universities, including Dhaka, Chattogram, and Begum Rokeya, have turned into battlegrounds. A student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur was killed in a clash between police and ...

Students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Sust) have blocked the Sylhet-Sunamganj road in Sylhet protesting attacks on protesting students across Bangladesh. After completing the scheduled program inside the campus, they blocked the road. Meanwhile, police, CRT (Crisis Response Team) and DB police have taken an alert position on both sides of the Sylhet-Sunamganj road to avoid any untoward ...

Today’s fast-paced world has somewhat compelled us to lead a sedentary lifestyle and in this modern world, desk jobs have become the norm and the fine line between work and personal life continues to blur. So, for us, maintaining mental and emotional health is not just a personal priority — it’s an essential business strategy. Shazia Omar, a reputed yogini, ...

India is ahead of neighbouring countries in the implementation of food environment policies, but needs stronger policies and infrastructure to enable healthier food choices to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like obesity, diabetes, and heart diseases, according to an expert on Sunday. In a recent study, an international team of researchers, including scientists from The George Institute for Global Health, mapped ...

The SAARCFINANCE Seminar on “Trading in Local Currencies: Problems and Prospects for the SAARC Countries” was held at a hotel in Chattogram under the auspicious of the SAARCFINANCE Wing, Research Department of Bangladesh Bank on Friday last. The inaugural session was graced by Abdur Rouf Talukder, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, as chief guest. Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder, Secretary of the ...

A writ has been filed seeking directive to prepare a list of freedom fighters declaring all citizens of Bangladesh, except Razakars, during the War of Liberation in 1971 as freedom fighters. Supreme Court lawyer Yunus Ali Akanda filed the writ on Tuesday (July 16). The writ was filed making the Secretary to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, Jatiya Muktijoddha ...

Two people were killed in a clash between Chhatra League and protesters demanding quota reform in Chittagong. The incident happened around 4 pm on Tuesday (July 16). Both bodies are in the emergency department of Chittagong Medical College Hospital. Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Saiful Islam confirmed the information. One of the dead was a student of Chittagong College and ...

Dhaka has expressed extreme disappointment over the US State Department’s claim of deaths of at least two persons from the ongoing quota reform movement in Bangladesh, saying that such “baseless claim” can fuel the violence and undermine the government’s efforts. “Use of unverified information to make such baseless claims can fuel violence and undermine Bangladesh government’s efforts to maintain a ...

Dhaka came to a standstill as students from different colleges and private varsities blocked various city streets as part of the ongoing quota reform movement. After 12noon on Tuesday, students from Dhaka College, Ideal College, City College, Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College started gathering in Science Lab intersection, causing huge traffic congestion in and around the area. BM College and ...