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The High Court has ruled that demanding money from one’s wife solely for business purposes, rather than as a condition or consideration of marriage, cannot legally be considered dowry.
A total of 452 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours in the regular anti-crime operations of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in the capital. At that time, 32 cases were filed over various crimes.
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.
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 ”
The start was like a nightmare. Bangladesh were struggling after losing three wickets for just 8 runs. From there, Sobhana Mostary and Nigar Sultana Jyoti lifted the team. With a superb 195-run partnership for the fourth wicket, Bangladesh women's team recovered to post 220 runs for six wickets in the second ODI against Australia. This is Bangladesh's highest team total against Australia.
Hasan Mahmud and Ebadot Hossain tore through Afghanistan’s batting line-up on the third morning of the Abu Dhabi Test, bowling the visitors out for 240 to give Bangladesh a 106-run first-innings lead.
Bangladesh's pace attack changed the complexion of the match at the very start of the third day of the Abu Dhabi Test. Afghanistan, who ended the second day on 211 runs for four wickets, came under pressure after losing wickets quickly on the morning of the third day. Hasan Mahmud dealt a major blow to Afghanistan's batting line-up with a superb hat-trick. With this feat, he became the first Bangladeshi pacer to record a hat-trick in Test cricket.
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.
Pakistan has imposed emergency rule in its northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following anti-government demonstrations by supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan and a surge in militant violence, the president’s office said on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country’s war with Russia and blaming him for high diesel prices in the US.
A 45-year-old man shot and killed eight people in Erie, Pennsylvania, including a pregnant woman and two children, then apparently shot himself to death, authorities said on Saturday at a press conference where they revealed details of the previous evening's shooting.
Police have shown four people arrested in a case filed on charges of anti-state activities over the incident of pouring ink on the graffiti of world poet Rabindranath Tagore on the wall in front of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Segunbagicha of the capital.
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.
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.
