Admission tests at 20 GST cluster universities begin 19 March
The dates of the admission tests for the universities under the General, Science and Technology (GST) cluster for the 2026-27 academic year have been announced. This time, admission tests will be held at 20 universities in the cluster. However, two to…
Retired DU zoology professor Dr Noorjahan Sarker passes away
Dr Noorjahan Sarker, a retired professor of the Department of Zoology at Dhaka University, is no more. She passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital at 10:30am on Thursday (Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raji’un). She was 78…
145 drives in 24 hours in Rajshahi Range, 175 arrested
A total of 175 people have been arrested in police drives in Rajshahi Range. Police of different districts in the range arrested them for various offences in the last 24 hours. This information was given in a press release sent from the media cell of the…
Body of unidentified elderly man found on footpath beside Ramna Park
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified vagrant man, 65, from the footpath beside Ramna Park in the capital. Ramna Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Tanvir Hasan said that, on receiving information, the man’s body was recovered at around…
BGB drive on Kushtia border recovers Indian drugs worth Tk 12 lakh
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has recovered a huge quantity of Indian drugs in a drive in the border area of Kushtia. As part of the ongoing drives and surveillance to stop drug smuggling on the border, Kushtia Battalion (47 BGB) conducted a special…
Attacks on two women in five days spread panic in Madaripur’s Kalikapur
Panic has spread in Madaripur following violent incidents involving two women in the same area within a span of five days. First, a young woman named Ivy Akter, 18, was hacked to death with a sharp weapon by assailants who entered her home. Five days…
Dua and practice for blessings in sustenance
اللَّهُ لَطِيفٌ بِعِبَادِهِ يَرْزُقُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَهُوَ الْقَوِيُّ الْعَزِيزُ Pronunciation: Allahu latifum bi-ibadihi yarzuqu maiyashau, wa huwal qawiyyul aziz. Meaning: Allah the Almighty is extremely kind to His servants. He grants sustenance to…
How much gold is selling for today: know the local market rates
After falling three times in a row, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) most recently raised the price of gold in the local market on Saturday. This time, the price of good-quality gold has been set at Tk 2,32,930 after an increase of Tk 1,050.…
Prayer timings: Friday, 18 September 2026
Today is Friday, 18 September 2026 AD, 3 Ashwin 1433 Bangla year, 6 Rabius Sani 1447 Hijri. Today’s prayer timings are given below. Fajr: 4:31 Jumma: 11:56 Asr: 4:17 Maghrib: 6:01 Isha: 7:16 Sunset today: 6:02 Sunrise tomorrow (Saturday): 5:46 Fajr…
Bangla QR payments to be credited to merchants’ accounts instantly from 1 October
To make digital transactions more popular and customer-friendly, Bangladesh Bank has directed that money from Bangla QR code-based payments be credited instantly to the account of the merchant concerned from 1 October. The Payment Systems Department-1 of…