Dhaka Medical College (DMC) has been declared closed for an indefinite period, with authorities directing all MBBS students to vacate their dormitories by 12:00 PM on Sunday. The decision, confirmed by DMC Principal Professor Dr. Md. Kamrul Alam, follows growing tensions on campus over poor infrastructure in both academic buildings and student halls. An emergency meeting of the Academic Council ...

Protesting United International University (UIU) students have threatened to observe ‘Dhaka blockade’ on Sunday if their demands are not met by Saturday. Commuters have suffered a lot as the students blocked Natun Bazar in the capital from 8:30AM on Saturday to press home their five-point demands. The demands include unconditionally withdrawing the expulsion order of those who were expelled due ...

Gaza is facing a man-made drought as its water systems collapse, the United Nations’ children agency said on Friday. “Children will begin to die of thirst … Just 40 percent of drinking water production facilities remain functional,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder told reporters in Geneva. “We are way below emergency standards in terms of drinking water for people in Gaza,” ...

The internet shutdown in Iran continues amid its ongoing conflict with Israel, and it has largely been 60 hours now, a graph shared by cybersecurity watchdog NetBlocks.org showed on Saturday morning. The shutdown, announced by Iranian authorities on Wednesday, is affecting the Iranian public’s ability to express political viewpoints, and follow safety alerts amid Israeli airstrikes. According to NBC, access ...

Fu Cong, China’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, strongly condemned Israel’s recent strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, describing them as a “dangerous precedent” with the potential to cause severe consequences. Addressing an emergency session of the UN Security Council, Fu urged Israel to immediately halt its military actions to avoid further worsening the already tense situation in the Middle ...

China successfully launched a new satellite, Chinasat-9C, into space on Friday night from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center located in Sichuan Province in the southwest of the country. The satellite was lifted off at 8:37 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and successfully reached its designated orbit. This mission marks the 582nd flight of the Long March ...

The amount of money deposited in Swiss banks under Bangladesh’s name has surged dramatically, according to the latest data released by the Swiss National Bank (SNB). The central bank of Switzerland published its annual report on liabilities and assets held by Swiss banks for countries worldwide for the year 2024. The report reveals that by the end of 2024, Swiss ...

Bayern Munich booked their place in the knockout stages of the Club World Cup with Harry Kane and Michael Olise on target in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Argentina’s Boca Juniors on Friday. After defeats for Paris Saint-Germain against Botofogo and Chelsea against Flamengo, Bayern bucked the trend of European teams falling to South American opponents with an accomplished victory ...

A man has been arrested and sentenced to prison for impersonating a candidate in a recruitment examination at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Habiganj district on Friday morning. The arrested is identified as Pranab Chandra Deb, a resident of Baniachong upazila in the district. According to police, Pranab was caught red-handed at the BIAM Laboratory School centre on Friday morning. ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said no matter how independent the EC is said to be, it is not possible to hold an election without the government’s cooperation. “We have to conduct the polls with the cooperation from the government.” He made this remark while brifing reporters after inaugurating a training programme in the capital.