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35 DU researchers among world’s top 2% scientists

Dhaka University has announced that 35 of its faculty members and researchers have been named among the "World's Top 2% Scientists 2025" by Stanford University and Netherlands-based publishing house Elsevier.
22 September 2025

Rajbari shrine violence: Another arrested in murder case

Police arrested one more suspect on Sunday night in connection with a murder during a clash outside Nural Pagla's Darbar Sharif in Rajbari's Goalanda upazila.
22 September 2025

SUST lifts ban on student politics, with restrictions in place

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has lifted its long-standing ban on student politics, though restrictions remain on certain activities within the campus.
22 September 2025

Bus workers of 3 northern districts go on strike

Workers of Dhaka-bound buses from Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi and Natore went on an indefinite strike yesterday, demanding a rise in wages and allowances, causing suffering to passengers.
22 September 2025

Adviser takes project files home: Ctg mayor

Shahadat Hossain expresses frustration over project approval delays at LGRD Ministry
22 September 2025

July uprising case: ‘I found my brother’s body among 5 others’

The sister of a university student killed during last year’s July uprising recounted yesterday the harrowing moment she saw her brother’s bullet-hit body at Suhrawardy hospital, lying among five others soaked in blood.
22 September 2025

2 firefighters suffer 100pc burns in Tongi blaze

Two firefighters suffered burns on 100 percent of their bodies in yesterday’s fire at a chemical warehouse in Tongi, said authorities at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka.
22 September 2025

Higher judiciary has 10% female judges

Systemic barriers discourage young women from pursuing judicial careers, legal experts said.
22 September 2025

BB to provide policy support for importers to ease inflation

Bangladesh Bank has agreed to provide policy support for importers to stabilise the prices of essential commodities in a bid to ease high inflation.
22 September 2025

Loan rescheduling: New BB scheme may hurt recovery

Moody’s Ratings yesterday described the Bangladesh Bank’s new loan rescheduling facility as “credit negative for banks”, warning that it risks concealing the scale of stressed assets and undermining loan recovery.
22 September 2025

Late admission leading cause of dengue deaths

Eighty-one percent of dengue patients who died this year were admitted to hospitals only after running a fever for three or more days, health authorities have reported, highlighting delayed hospitalisation as the leading cause of fatalities so far.
22 September 2025

July uprising: Hasina’s voice matches ‘shoot’ order audio

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday heard an audio conversation, recorded during the July uprising, purportedly between deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and then Dhaka south city mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh.
22 September 2025

Rucsu elections deferred to Oct 16 amid campus unrest

Amid ongoing unrest at Rajshahi University, sparked by student protests and teacher strikes, the Rucsu and hall union elections were deferred once again yesterday.
22 September 2025

‘Election in Feb still uncertain’

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary yesterday said there is still uncertainty about whether the election will be held in February.
22 September 2025

Ratul promises reforms, end to discrimination

Fuad Ratul, a vice president candidate in the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (Rucsu) elections, has pledged to implement a social contract involving all student organisations to curb the culture of dominance on campus.
22 September 2025

Cath Lab at CMCH out of order for 5 days

The only operational Cath Lab at the Cardiology Department of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained out of order for the past five days.
22 September 2025

Idol artisans struggle as material costs soar

With Durga Puja around the corner, nearly a hundred idol artisans in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are struggling to make ends meet due to soaring material costs.
22 September 2025

Finding fortune in resin trade

Md Sohel Rana, an engineer-turned-entrepreneur, has achieved self-reliance through a unique trade -- collecting lac resin from raintrees.
22 September 2025

Apex court proposes specialised courts

The Supreme Court yesterday sent a proposal to the law ministry for establishing specialised commercial courts across the country to ensure faster and more efficient disposal of business-related cases.
22 September 2025

Two cases filed over Khulna eviction clash

Two separate cases have been filed in connection with the clash between police and locals during an eviction drive on Sunday at Bastuhara Colony in Khulna city’s Khalishpur area.
22 September 2025