Serious allegations of bribery and illicit financial transactions involving promotions, transfers, and postings have surfaced at the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), targeting the department’s top administration.According to internal sources and a section of affected staffs, a total of Tk 9.55 crore was allegedly collected during a promotion perios in March. Under this process, some ...more

The draft of a new pay structure for government employees may be placed before the Cabinet for approval on Monday, according to sources at the Ministry of Finance.If approved, the government will begin the process of issuing a gazette notification, which could take one to two weeks.A 10-member committee headed by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani ...more

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) and former member of the Bangladesh Law Commission Dr M Enamul Haque died at a private hospital in Dhaka early Sunday. He was 88.He breathed his last around 5:00am while undergoing treatment, family sources said.Dr Enamul Haque had been suffering from kidney complications and age-related ailments, according to family ...more

The Rajshahi Deputy Commissioner’s Gold Cup Football Tournament has reached its business end, with four teams securing places in the semifinals after a series of fiercely contested matches.Defending champions Mohanpur have emerged as one of the strongest contenders for the title, while Paba, Puthia and Charghat have also made it to the last four.Mohanpur will ...more

A Union Parishad (UP) member in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat has alleged that he was publicly assaulted and humiliated by the wife of a recently expelled leader of the Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal.UP member Abdul Karim, representing Ward No. 7 of Chalbala Union, made the allegation at a press conference held at Duhuli Bazar on Saturday ...more

Dhaka Club Limited and MedPark Hospital Thailand have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening healthcare cooperation and facilitating access to specialised medical services for Dhaka Club members.The MoU was signed on Saturday, August 29, at a ceremony held at Dhaka Club, with representatives from both organisations in attendance.Prior to the signing ceremony, ...more

Bangladesh repaid more than twice the amount of foreign loans it received in July, the first month of the 2026–27 fiscal year, as loan disbursements declined year-on-year.According to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on August 30, foreign loan disbursements stood at $180.18 million in July, down 13.39% from $208.04 million recorded in ...more

Bidia Productions has officially announced its upcoming full-length film ‘Jhamela’, which is scheduled to hit cinemas across Bangladesh during the 2027 Eid-ul-Fitr holiday.The announcement was made at a press conference held on August 24, attended by the film’s cast and crew as well as members of the media.According to the filmmakers, shooting and dubbing of ...more

The University of Dhaka has awarded the Khondkar Lutfi Rabbani-Nazmun Nessa Memorial Scholarship to meritorious students of the Department of Biomedical Physics and Technology.DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam handed over scholarship cheques to the recipients as the chief guest at a ceremony held at the meeting room adjacent to the Vice-Chancellor’s ...more

The certificate distribution ceremony of the 3rd batch of the Professional Masters in Information and Cyber Security (PMICS) programme, organised by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Dhaka, was held on Saturday evening, August 29, 2026, at the Mokarram Hossain Khondkar Science Building.University of Dhaka Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education) Professor ...more