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Mamun Ahmed to helm UGC
04:41 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayThe government has decided to appoint Mamun Ahmed, associate vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, as chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
Obaidul Islam new DU VC
04:34 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayProfessor ABM Obaidul Islam, the current vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Open University (BOU), has been appointed the new vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka.
10 killed in India hospital fire
04:21 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayAt least 10 people have been killed in a fire that broke out in the trauma care unit of a hospital in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, officials say.
Trump warns of ‘very bad future’ if allies refuse to help secure Hormuz
04:00 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayUS President Donald Trump has warned that the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) could face a “very bad future” if its members refuse to support efforts to secure the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran war enters its third week.
Juba Dal leader gunned down in Khulna
03:54 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayA local leader of Juba Dal was killed in a gun attack by miscreants at Doulatpur in Khulna city on Monday, March 16.
Mr. Noodles brings Ramadan joy to over 8,000 orphan students
03:53 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayIn a remarkable display of social responsibility, Mr. Noodles, one of Bangladesh’s most popular noodles brands, is distributing iftar to more than 8,000 students across 12 orphanages nationwide during the holy month of Ramadan.
Spade in hand, Tarique revives a canal and a memory of Zia in Dinajpur
03:33 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayWith a spade striking the dry bed of a fading canal in Dinajpur on Monday, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman launched a nationwide canal re-excavation drive, reviving a scene many villagers say they had last witnessed nearly five decades ago under his father, late president Ziaur Rahman.
Sammilito Islami Bank Chairman Ayub resigns
03:22 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayMohammad Ayub Mia, chairman of state-owned Sammilito Islami Bank PLC, has resigned.
Objections arise only after fair elections, says CEC
02:47 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayChief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said that in the past, objections were often raised only after elections were held, even when the polls were conducted fairly, and the same has happened this time as well.
Iran warns Trump can send ships into Persian Gulf ‘if he dares’
02:21 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayIran dismissed US claims that its naval capabilities have been destroyed, warning that US President Donald Trump can send ships into the Persian Gulf "if he dares."
Habib named RAB DG, Nurul SB chief, Mosleh to lead CID
01:48 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayThe government on Monday appointed new heads to three major units of the Bangladesh Police, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), the Special Branch (SB), and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
PM inaugurates canal excavation programme in Dinajpur
01:25 PM, 16 Mar 2026 MondayPrime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday inaugurated a nationwide canal excavation and re-excavation programme by cutting soil with a spade at Sahapara canal in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur.