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Cultural activists from several organisations gathered to sing Rabindra Sangeet in unison in protest against an attempt to deface a graffiti portrait of Rabindranath Tagore on a wall outside the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.
Four persons arrested over the incident of putting ink on the portrait of world poet Rabindranath Tagore on the wall in front of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha of the capital are being questioned at the Detective Branch (DB) office of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Among them are member-secretary of Rashtra Songlap Forum A N M Ayas and one woman.
The DNA samples of two arrested accused, Siddhartha Das and Mugdha Das, have been identified in the murder of retired school teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and three members of his family in Rangpur.
Bangladesh’s ambition to establish sovereign AI capabilities within the next 12 months marks a significant policy commitment, with implications for its technological autonomy, national security and international partnerships. However, translating this ambition into measurable outcomes will require more than a political declaration.
The season is changing, but winter appears to be taking its time. The familiar signs of autumn—white clouds drifting across the sky, dew settling on grass at dawn and a coolness in the air—have arrived unevenly across Bangladesh. While early mornings are beginning to carry a hint of winter, the heat of the day has yet to fully retreat.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Bangladesh’s spin duo Nasum Ahmed and Sheikh Mehedi Hasan have entered the top ten of the bowlers’ rankings in T20. Nasum Ahmed has secured a place in the eighth position by advancing three places. Mehedi Hasan has risen to the ninth position by advancing 10 places.
Lionel Messi brought the curtain down on his remarkable 21-year international career in an emotional farewell at Buenos Aires’ iconic Monumental Stadium, where 85,000 fans gathered to celebrate one of Argentina’s greatest footballers.
A day-long Butthan training workshop has been held in Rajshahi. The workshop was held at the Evening Hall in Rajshahi on October 3 on the initiative of the Bangladesh Butthan Association.
Three Bangladesh cricketers—Saif Hassan, Towhid Hridoy and Rishad Hossain—could face fines from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for allegedly breaching team discipline during the Asian Games.
South Africa’s Lhuan-dre Pretorius has shattered Chris Gayle’s long-standing record for the highest individual score in men’s T20 cricket, smashing an unbeaten 188 for the Titans against the Knights in the CSA T20 Challenge.
Yet another special honour is set to be added alongside numerous achievements in Lionel Messi's football career. Ahead of his probable farewell match for the national team, Argentina's University of Buenos Aires has decided to award Messi its highest honorary doctorate degree.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee, former chief minister of West Bengal and a leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), have been released after being detained during a protest in New Delhi. Members of Parliament from Mamata’s party who were also detained have been released.
Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal were detained by Delhi Police on Saturday (October 10) during protests demanding the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
New Delhi Police has launched a massive crackdown centring the pre-announced protest programme of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) demanding the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
Dhaka Metropolitan North BNP, Jubo Dal and Metropolitan West Chatra Dal committees have been declared dissolved. At the same time 14 persons of various levels of BNP, Chatra Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal and Sramik Dal have been expelled.
Salauddin Ammar, general secretary of Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), lost the ‘Sathi’ post of Islami Chhatra Shibir one year ago over allegations of moral degradation including ‘post-trading’.
Bangladesh Youth Union has strongly condemned an "attack" at the central office of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD during a representatives' meeting and the subsequent arrest of 289 leaders, activists and supporters in a police operation.
Mirza Faisal Amin, the BNP-nominated candidate for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election, filed his nomination papers on Sunday (September 27), entering the race for the seat vacated after his elder brother, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, left Parliament to assume the presidency.
The season is changing, but winter appears to be taking its time. The familiar signs of autumn—white clouds drifting across the sky, dew settling on grass at dawn and a coolness in the air—have arrived unevenly across Bangladesh. While early mornings are beginning to carry a hint of winter, the heat of the day has yet to fully retreat.
From the guru to artificial intelligence, education has travelled a remarkable distance. That journey has brought us to an uncomfortable question: what, exactly, is the relationship between a teacher and a student? Is education simply the free circulation of information, a matter of self-learning and acquiring useful knowledge? Or is the ability to memorise and reproduce information still regarded as the ultimate measure of intelligence?
Bangladesh’s ambition to establish sovereign AI capabilities within the next 12 months marks a significant policy commitment, with implications for its technological autonomy, national security and international partnerships. However, translating this ambition into measurable outcomes will require more than a political declaration.
A Bangladeshi national named Md Sajib Hossain has been killed in a drone or missile attack by Houthi rebels on an Aramco facility in the Al Khurais area of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. The information was conveyed in a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday, October 5.
Two organizations of India have demanded the release of Swami Chinmoy Krishna Das and ensuring the security of the Hindu community in Bangladesh from the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata.
Ajay Devgn and Tabu-starrer Drishyam 3: The Conclusion continued its strong box office performance on Friday, October 9, earning Rs 14.50 crore nett in India on its eighth day and taking its domestic nett collection to Rs 260 crore.
International Coffee Day is being observed on October 1, celebrating one of the world’s most popular beverages and recognising the millions of farmers, workers, producers, traders and others whose efforts bring coffee from farms to consumers.
Bangladesh will need to allocate Tk 60,000 crore annually from the national budget over the next five to eight years to rebuild its banking sector following extensive financial irregularities and structural damage, Bangladesh Bank Governor Mostakur Rahman has said.
