KU admission test results published
Khulna University (KU) has published the results of the admission tests for the four units of the first-year undergraduate (honors) programs for the 2025–2026 academic session. The results were released on Monday noon on the university’s official admission website. Candidates can check their results by logging into their individual profiles at http://apply.ku.ac.bd/Students included in the merit list must complete their online discipline preference selection from January 1 to January 3. The final discipline-wise results will be published on January 8, while admission from the merit list will be conducted on January 12 and 13, from 9:30am to 5:00pm. Earlier, a meeting was held on Monday morning to approve the results, chaired by Vice-Chancellor and President of the Central Admission Committee Professor Dr Md Rezaul Karim.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
December 29, 2025 20:51 UTC
Echoes of unity: EWCSA's enduring call for collective bargaining among informal women workers
The event was held under the Empowering Women Through Civil Society Actors (EWCSA) project, co-funded by the European Union and implemented by Oxfam, along with 33 civil society organisations. Roksana Sultana, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, shared insights from the ground: "Empowerment of women workers is impossible unless we understand their real, lived challenges. “Tea garden workers, fisherfolk, domestic workers, and home-based RMG workers are marginalized. Our Minimum Wage Board is ensuring fair pay for women tea workers. - Laila Jesmin Banu, Programme Manager at the EU Delegation “Empowerment of women workers is impossible unless we understand their real, lived challenges.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
December 29, 2025 20:51 UTC
Fire destroys 25 homes in Teknaf Rohingya camp
A fire broke out at a Rohingya camp in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, late Sunday night, destroying more than 25 homes. According to sources, at least 25 houses were gutted in the blaze, which started around 10:30pm at Rohingya camps 24 and 25 in the Leda and Alikhali areas of Hnila Union. Mohammad Alam, president of the Leda Development Management Committee in Teknaf, told Dhaka Tribune that preliminary reports suggest the fire originated in the house of a camp resident, Fatema Akter, possibly due to a mobile phone charger explosion. Syed Alam, a resident of the Leda Rohingya camp, said the fire spread rapidly to several houses. Another resident, Nur Akm Md Alam, said the blaze began in a hut inside the camp.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
December 29, 2025 20:51 UTC
Khaleda Zia’s condition turns extremely critical, say physicians
“Khaleda Zia’s condition is extremely critical. She is being kept on life support and is now receiving regular dialysis,” said her medical board member Dr Ziaul Haque. Tarique went straight to Evercare Hospital after spending more than three hours at the BNP central office in Nayapaltan. Khaleda Zia has been receiving treatment in the CCU of Evercare Hospital for more than a month. Following a medical board meeting on Saturday night, Khaleda Zia’s personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain said her condition remains complex and critical.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
December 29, 2025 20:51 UTC
How an Inner Harbor development brought me to Walter Cronkite’s door | GUEST COMMENTARY
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor was the model, but communications were garbled. I briefly visited Genoa and then, back in Baltimore, at City Hall, Walter Sondheim, adviser to his friend, Mayor William Donald Schaefer. The remarkably likable Sondheim was an educational civil rights pioneer, one of the lead organizers of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and downtown renewal and our overall civic guru. Its completion or construction would help springboard activity eastward into the vacant parking lots of Inner Harbor East. “Walter Cronkite.
Source:Daily Sun
December 29, 2025 20:37 UTC
Stocks witnesses lackluster trading activity
DHAKA, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS) – Stocks today witnessed lackluster trading activity as investors mostly stayed on the sidelines and remained watchful of the market’s momentum amid unfolding signals on the political front surrounding the upcoming national elections. Meanwhile, DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), remained subdued for the second consecutive session, shedding 7.4 points to settle at 4,862 points as against 4,869 points in the previous trading session. Apparently, market turnover declined further by 19.5% to Taka 3.1 billion from Taka 3.9 billion in the previous session, reflecting the prevailing risk-averse stance among market participants. On the sectoral front, Textile (17.6%) issues exerted the highest turnover, followed by Bank (14.1%) and Food (11.2%) sectors. The Selective Categories' Index (CSCX) and All Share Price Index (CASPI) declined by 20.4 points and 35.4 points, respectively.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 19:55 UTC
ACC submits CS against PK Halder, 18 others
File PhotoDHAKA, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS)- Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) today submitted charge sheet against PK Halder and 18 others for embezzling Taka 4.4 billion in the name of a fictitious company. Mohammad Tanjir Ahmed, Assistant Director of the ACC told this to journalists at the commission headquarters here. According to the ACC, a loan of Taka 4.4 billion was taken in 2014 from the FAS Finance and Investment Limited for a six-year term showing a fictitious company named Diya Shipping Limited. The loan was approved at the 163rd meeting of the board of directors of the FAS Finance on December 22 in 2014. The ACC stated that the evidence has been found showing the involvement of members of the PK Halder syndicate in the embezzlement and money laundering.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 18:35 UTC
Hadi killing prime accused Foysal sued under arms act
File PhotoDHAKA, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS) – Police today filed a case under arms act against Foysal Karim Masud, prime accused in the case filed over the murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Monirul Islam confirmed the matter BSS today, adding the case was filed on December 23. Sharif Osman Hadi, also an independent parliamentary candidate for Dhaka-8, was shot on December 12 in the capital’s Bijoynagar Box Culvert area. Inqilab Mancho member secretary Abdullah Al Zaber filed an attempt to murder case with Paltan Model Police Station on December 14. The court, however, on December 20, ordered the inclusion of Section 302 (murder) of the Penal Code in the case, converting it into a murder case following Hadi’s death on December 18.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 18:10 UTC
Institutions working for nature, people are what country needs most: Rizwana
Institutions working for nature, people are what country needs most: RizwanaAdviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaking in a function held at Chetana Chattar of Channel i in the capital. Photo: PIDDHAKA, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said courageous and responsible institutions working for the welfare of nature and people are what the country needs most. She noted that the government alone cannot reach every corner of society, and such institutions are the government's strongest partners. The programme was presided over by Muqeet Majumdar Babu, Chairman of Prokriti O Jibon Foundation. As part of the award, she received a cheque of Tk 100,000 and a certificate for lifelong free medical treatment.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 18:01 UTC
3-day Digital Device and Innovation Expo-2026 begins today
File PhotoDHAKA, Dec 29, 2025 (BSS0 - A three-day "Digital Device and Innovation Expo 2026" has begun from January 29-31, 2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division Secretary Shish Haider Chowdhury disclosed this at a press conference at the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) auditorium in Agargaon here today. The Expo is a major platform for displaying state-of-the-art technologies and innovative ideas from various industries and universities, said a release. The ICT secretary said like the developed world, the people of our country are also interested in using digital devices at present. Digital transformation or transformation of any country is an ongoing process," headded.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 17:50 UTC
Jatiya Party’s Anwar Hossain Manju withdraws from election
Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has withdrawn from the parliamentary elections, choosing not to submit his nomination papers. He had collected nomination papers for the Pirojpur-2 constituency but ultimately decided against contesting. Speaking on Monday, the last day of submission, the former minister said: “I had picked up nomination papers to contest the Pirojpur-2 seat, which includes Kawkhali, Bhandaria and Nesarabad Upazilas. But due to health issues, I will not be running. Manju has previously represented this constituency six times in parliament between 1988 and 2018.
Source:bd News24
December 29, 2025 16:23 UTC
Scarcity of drinking water poses diseases for Noakhali char people
Despite being surrounded by river water, the char’s inhabitants struggle daily to access potable water as the river water is highly saline. River water entered the ponds, causing heavy siltation, and eventually the ponds became flat and unusable. As a result, residents are forced to depend on saline river water or water collected by digging shallow holes in the ground near their homes. “We are working on various issues of the landless people living in Char Ataur. There is a shortage of drinking water, and we are planning to excavate a new pond.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 16:20 UTC
Bangladesh’s police chief: Maintain law and order at any cost
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Monday instructed field-level police officers to maintain law and order at any cost, giving the highest priority to the upcoming national election. Addressing the monthly crime review meeting at the Police Headquarters, the IGP emphasised that any election-related disorder must be met with immediate and strict legal action. “Pre-election law and order is of paramount importance. All metropolitan police commissioners, range DIGs, and district superintendents of police (SPs) joined the meeting virtually. At the headquarters, Additional IGP (Administration) AKM Awlad Hossain, Additional IGP (Crime and Operations) Khondaker Rafiqul Islam, DIG (Operations) Md Rezaul Karim, and DIG (Confidential) Md Kamrul Ahsan attended.
Source:Dhaka Tribune
December 29, 2025 16:06 UTC
Bone-chilling cold wave almost paralyses normal life in north
The weather worsened as the gap between the maximum and minimum temperatures dropped to just two to three degrees Celsius, further exacerbating the suffering of the common people everywhere. The district and upazila administrations, NGOs, dozens of voluntary, socio-cultural and charitable organisations have further intensified distribution of warm clothes among the distressed cold-hit people. Meanwhile, each of the district administrations have received an allocation of Taka 41.80 lakh anew for purchasing warm clothes locally and distributing the same among the cold-stricken people. “We have got an allocation of more Taka 41.80 lakh for purchasing warm clothes locally for distribution among the cold-hot people,” he added. “We are continuing the process of purchasing more warm clothes with the newly allocated money by the government for distributing among cold-stricken people of the district,” he added.
Source:Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
December 29, 2025 16:00 UTC