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Engineering on the streets: The fierce battle between Bangladesh’s BSc and diploma engineers
09:58 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayBUET students and BSc engineering graduates demand more assistant engineer posts in the 9th grade and eligibility for 10th-grade posts. Diploma engineers, meanwhile, rally under the banner of the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB), with seven demands, including quotas for promotion to assistant engineer and recognition of their contributions.
20 days, 127% gain: The ‘Aladin’s lamp’ story at Dhaka bourse
09:45 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayIn a stunning twist that has baffled analysts and alarmed regulators, Information Services Network Limited (ISN), a company mired in losses and paying negligible dividends, has become the stock market’s most improbable fairy tale.
Pakistan blows up embankment as it braces for flood surge
09:42 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayPakistan authorities blew up an embankment next to a monsoon-engorged dam on Wednesday as flooding submerged one of the world's holiest Sikh sites...
Govt fixes minimum price of potato
08:55 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe government has fixed the minimum price of potato at Tk 22 per kg at the cold storage gate...
CJ questions if caretaker govt revives, from when it will take effect
07:51 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayChief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed has raised a pivotal constitutional question before the Supreme Court: If the non-partisan caretaker government system is revived, from when will it take effect?
Shafiqul Islam made DB chief
07:19 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayAdditional Police Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam has been made chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)...
Shrinking harvest: Rangpur loses 1,500 hectares arable land in 5 years
06:56 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayOnce hailed as the granary of northern Bangladesh, Rangpur is witnessing a steady erosion of its agricultural backbone, with 1,500 hectares of arable land lost to non-agricultural development over the past five years, according to data from the Rangpur District Agricultural Extension Department.
EC clears polls action plan; announcement Thursday
05:45 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe Election Commission (EC) has approved an action plan for the 13th parliamentary elections and will announce the roadmap on Thursday, August 28...
Nagad set for private sector handover in 3-4 months: BB Governor
05:43 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayBangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced that the mobile financial service (MFS) platform Nagad will be transferred to private ownership within the next three to four months, as part of a broader strategy to strengthen digital financial services and ensure long-term sustainability.
Ashwin retires from IPL to play in overseas leagues
04:58 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayFormer India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and plans to play in other franchise leagues across the world...
RUCSU polls rescheduled for Sept 28
04:26 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayThe election to the Rajshahi University Central Students Union (RUCSU), Hall Union, and Students' Representative to Senate 2025 has been rescheduled...
No agitation needed, Fouzul vows to ensure ‘just resolution’ for engineering students
04:12 PM, 27 Aug 2025 WednesdayAdviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has assured engineering students that their three core demands will be addressed fairly, urging them to halt ongoing protests and return to their academic institutions.