16+ hour, 59+ min ago   (233+ words) Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has launched the “Innovation-to-Impact (i2i) Award”, a new initiative aimed at helping promising student and faculty projects move beyond the classroom and into practical use. Applications for the inaugural cycle opened on August 15, 2026, and will remain open…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (130+ words) A 15-month-old boy drowned after falling into a pond in Mohanganj upazila of Netrokona this evening. The deceased was Salamun, son of Rasel Ahmed of Islamipur village in the upazila, said police. According to police and family, around 6:30pm, when the…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (219+ words) Democratising the economy by ensuring people from all sections of society can participate in and benefit from economic activities is a core priority of the government, said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury today. “Political democracy alone is not enough....

17+ hour, 23+ min ago   (588+ words) Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said "anything can happen" amid reports La Liga champions Barcelona have bid to sign World Cup winner Rodri. City are understood to have rejected an opening bid of £38.5 million ($52 million) from Barcelona for the midfielder....

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (482+ words) A professor of statistics at Rajshahi University (RU) has been permanently dismissed after allegations of sexual harassment and academic misconduct against him were found to be proven, according to university authorities. The decision to dismiss Professor Provash Kumar Karmokar was…...

10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (546+ words) Referring to remarks by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar today said the government should take effective steps to address the energy crisis instead of reviving old political controversies to obscure the causes of public suffering....

11+ hour, 31+ min ago   (188+ words) Bangladesh is among the top five countries of origin for asylum applicants in the UK, but only a small number of recent applications from Bangladesh have been approved, British High Commissioner Sarah Cook said today. Rejected applicants are being deported…...

11+ hour, 49+ min ago   (251+ words) Bangladesh will take part in the U-15 World Cup Festival in Azerbaijan, a BFF official said on Sunday. The festival, featuring 194 nations, is scheduled to take place from October 22 to 31. The champions of each of the 32 groups will advance to the…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (408+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes If shipbreaking is regulated, why are workers still dying? Business Plus / The middle-class gutted by inflation Sheikh Mujib’s killing: What the newspapers told…...

11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (286+ words) At least three children, aged one, one and a half, and six, drowned in separate incidents in Kalmakanda and Purbadhala upazilas of Netrokona this afternoon. The incidents occurred around noon in Kalaikandi village of Rangchhati union, Shunai village of Pogla…...