JU expels 289 students, suspends 9 teachers over July attacks

Jahangirnagar University has expelled 289 students for allegedly attacking fellow students during the July protests and suspended nine teachers for directly supporting police attacks. The suspended teachers were accused of directly assisting the police crackdown, and all the expelled students were leaders and activists of the banned Chhatra League, said JU

IFC, partners for advancing gender equality to boost economy

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), UN Women, United Nations Global Compact, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to Ring the Bell for gender equality to mark International Women's Day. The event highlighted the private sector's key role in boosting the

Excellent Ceramics Group to get insurance services from MetLife

Excellent Ceramics Group recently penned a contract with MetLife to provide insurance facilities to their employees in Bangladesh. The agreement signing was held between Abdul Hakim (Sumon), Managing Director, Excellent Ceramic Group and Mohammad Kamruzzaman, Director & Head of Employee Benefits of MetLife Bangladesh at the MetLife Bangladesh Head Office.

Union Bank holds auditcommittee meeting

The 8th meeting of the newly formed Audit Committee of the Union Bank PLC.was held at the bank’s head office, on 17March, 2025. Chairman of the auditcommittee Sheikh Zahidul Islam presided over the meeting. Member of the committee& Independent DirectorMohammad SaifulAlam andManaging Director& CEO of the bank Mohd.HumayunKabirwere present. Deputy

Yunus orders police to strengthen security for citizens

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the police to strengthen their efforts to maintain law and order so that every citizen of the country, including the minorities, feel safe. Highlighting the situation on the ground, DrYunus warned that defeated forces may “intensify” efforts to provoke unrest as the election

Hamza Chowdhury arrives in Bangladesh

Bangladeshi-origin English Premier League footballer Hamza Dewan Chowdhury, who is included in the 30-member Bangladesh preliminary squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2025 qualifiers, arrived in Bangladesh on Monday. Hamza, along with his family, arrived at SylhetOsmani International Airport at 11:45 am on a Bangladesh Biman flight from Manchester, UK. Bangladesh Football