- Consensus Commission resumes talks Saturday
- Miraz gets best sportsperson of the year award
- Cricketer Anderson awarded a knighthood
- ‘Some illegal foreign assets to be frozen within 6 months’
- US welcomes Bangladesh's signing of Artemis Accords
- Announce election roadmap immediately after completing the necessary reforms: Golam Parwar
- Bangladesh, EU to conclude PCA negotiations by 2026
- Accountability key to resolving Rohingya crisis: Dhaka
- ICC considers revising two-ball rule in ODIs
- 648 brick kilns shut down in anti-pollution drive
- New logo for Bangladesh Police finalised
- Earthquake felt in Dhaka, various parts of country
- China now slaps 125% tariffs on US goods
- Dismembered bodies of 2 women, a kid recovered in N'ganj
- Nasrul Hamid is the greatest 'electricity thief' of all time: Siddique Nazmul
- Shamit begins process to represent Bangladesh
- Residential buildings, farms hit in new US strikes in Sana’a
- Metro Rail’s 2 stations to be closed on Bangla New Year
- Protom Alo, Daily Star represent Hindustan: JAGPA Chhatra League
- 167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
US F-1 visa holders in shock over sudden revocation notices
Hundreds of international students in the United States have been shocked to receive emails from the US Department of State (DOS) instructing them to self-deport, following the revocation of their F-1 student visas, reports Hindustan Times. The crackdown, reportedly targeting students for their...
Imagination can make the impossible possible: Prof. Yunus
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday urged students to imagine big things always aiming to change the world. Dr Yunus remark this while addressing a function at Peking University (PKU) in Beijing on Saturday morning, reports BSS. A university or educational institution is not...
Dhaka Central University to be established with 7 colleges
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalized plans to establish Dhaka Central University, set to incorporate seven government colleges from the capital. This decision follows a meeting with a delegation of 32 students at the UGC building in Agargaon on Sunday. In February 2017, these...
Nearly 80,000 Bangladeshi students await German visas
Around 80,000 Bangladeshi students are currently waiting for German visas, according to German Ambassador to Bangladesh Achim Tröster. He stated that these students applied for visas in 2024 and the current months of 2025. The ambassador shared this information on Wednesday through a post on...
Serbian student protesters call for general strike
Student protesters in Serbia called for a one-day general strike on Friday in a bid to up pressure on the government, as demonstrations continued over a fatal train station roof collapse. Fifteen people died in the accident in November, which occurred shortly after the Novi Sad station was...
Private university students cancel all protest plans
Private university students have dropped their plans for holding mass demonstrations against the central committee of a new student organisation, and attacks on the students at Dhaka University on Wednesday. On Thursday, M JH Monju, a key leader of the private university wing of the...
KUET students vacate dorms
Students of Khulna University of Engineering Technology (KUET) started vacating their dormitories at 7 am on Wednesday. Many have already left the campus. According to sources, the KUET authorities suspended all academic activities and announced the indefinite closure of all dormitories for...
DU students stage midnight protest
A group of Dhaka University (DU) students staged a late-night protest on campus, demanding the immediate resignation of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury over the rising wave of crimes across the country, reports UNB. The demonstration began at 1:30 am on Monday, with students from various...
Japanese man detained in Thailand over suspected online fraud in Myanmar
A 29-year-old Japanese man was detained by Thai police on Thursday for his suspected involvement in online frauds in Myanmar. He was arrested at Bangkoks airport after arriving on a flight from Yangon, Myanmars largest city, according to Thai authorities and other sources. The man, who is also...
Consul general engages with Bangladeshi students in Toronto
The Bangladesh Consulate General in Toronto hosted an exchange meeting with Bangladeshi students from the University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University, and York University. Thirty-one students from four campus-based Bangladeshi student unions attended the event. As part of the upcoming...
Nagorik Committee holds protest march against attack on students in Gazipur
Jatiya Nagarik Committee has held a protest march and rally against the attack and torture on students by Awami League leaders and activists at the house of former minister Mozammel Haque in Gazipur. This program was held in front of the deputy commissioners office on Rajbari Road in Gazipur...
Chhatra Shibir honors indomitable meritorious students
On the occasion of the 48th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the honoring ceremony for indomitable meritorious students Durbar 2025 was held. In this, indomitable meritorious (physically disabled) students of Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and Jagannath...
No income tax on foreign doctors’ fees for treating July Uprising injured
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted the income tax on fees, hotel rents, meals and airfares for foreign doctors during their stay in Bangladesh for providing treatment to people injured in anti-discrimination student movement. To this end, the NBR today (February 5) issued a...
Titumir College students suspend movement, withdraw blockade
The students of Government Titumir College have announced that they will suspend their movement demanding the conversion of the government-run Titumir College into a university, for seven days, following the assurance of the Ministry of Education. On Monday night, they announced the suspension...
Titumir College students block Gulshan-1 intersection
Students of Government Titumir College blocked the Gulshan-1 intersection in the capital on Saturday evening, demanding to convert the institution into an independent university. Several hundred demonstrators took to the streets around 6:30 pm, causing immense suffering to people and severe...
Dhaka seeks faster Canadian visa processing for students
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday urged Canadian authorities to expedite visa processing for Bangladesh nationals, with a particular emphasis on student visas. He made the call when newly-appointed High Commissioner of Canada to Bangladesh Ajit Singh paid a courtesy call on him...
Clashes between DU and seven college students undesirable: Asif Nazrul
Law Advisor Professor Asif Nazrul has said that the clashes between Dhaka University (DU) and seven college students are undesirable. He said this in response to questions from journalists after a meeting at the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Secretariat on Monday. Asif Nazrul said, These...
"BNP and student leaders should stay united, without any misunderstanding."
Is the distance between the government, student leaders, and BNP increasing? This question has arisen in the minds of many due to the recent remarks from some BNP leaders and student leaders who led the uprising. Interim governments Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul stated, BNP and student leaders...
Canada cuts international student permits again
Canada will limit the number of international students entering the country in 2025 for the second straight year, aiming to alleviate pressure on housing, healthcare, and other essential services, reports UNB. The immigration ministry announced on Friday that the country would issue 437,000...
'This incident will definitely be investigated': Asif Nazrul
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has assured that the attack on indigenous students protesting in front of the NCTB building will be thoroughly investigated. On Wednesday night (January 15), he shared several pictures of the incident on his verified Facebook account, and wrote, This incident will...
JnU students call off hunger strike after receiving assurance
Jugannath University (JnU) students have called off their hunger strike after receiving assurance that their demands will be met. The protesting students left the roads in front of the secretariat around 7 pm on Monday and returned to the campus. AKM Rakib, a student of the department of Botany...
JnU students block Secretariat entrance
Hundreds of Jangannath University (JnU) students sat down in front of the Secretariat at 5:00 pm Monday to press home their demands for an army-led campus construction project and better accommodation facilities. The students were reportedly continuing their Sundays hunger strike. Earlier, at...