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DHAKA — Students may get another chance to migrate between the 19 cluster universities for the 2024-25 academic year, with a final decision expected on Sunday, the admission committee’s convener said.
JASHORE — Renowned Bengali essayist Pramatha Chaudhuri, born in Jashore on this day in 1868, is being remembered with commemorative events organized by a memorial council.
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s madrasa board will hold a Class 5 merit scholarship exam in December, reviving a test that has been suspended for 16 years.
DHAKA — The Election Commission will rely on postal ballots for Bangladeshi voters abroad, with the postal service contacting 192 countries to handle the process under Universal Postal Union rules.
DHAKA — About 36 million children in Bangladesh suffer harmful lead poisoning, including 20 million under age 5 who have grown up with diminished cognition, a research forum at icddr,b heard.
Chemical pollution now poses a threat to humanity and nature on par with climate change, a new research report says, warning that public awareness and regulatory action remain inadequate.
The chief adviser's office has formally written to the Election Commission asking it to complete all preparations to hold the national election before Ramadan begins in February 2026.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party held a rally and victory procession in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the July uprising.
In Phulbari upazila of Kurigram, the traditional method of fishing with bamboo-tied hooks known as nol borshi is nearly extinct as modern nets, traps and the loss of wetlands have reshaped rural life.
Md. Aminul Islam has joined as the new chairman of the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority, the agency said.
Interim government information adviser Mahfuj Alam said the footsteps of a one-eleven scenario can be heard, referring to the 2007 military-backed caretaker government.
Dates are a nutrient-rich fruit with medicinal value, and Islamic tradition cites their benefits repeatedly, particularly the Ajwa dates of Medina.
A Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami delegation met with Education Adviser Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar and demanded the nationalization of all private educational institutions and the inclusion of non-MPO teachers in the government pay scheme.
The question structure and mark distribution for the fifth-grade primary scholarship examination have been released, with five subjects carrying 400 total marks.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held a public rally in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the July revolution.
A Dhaka court has ordered the arrest of former information minister Hasanul Haq Inu, former minister Rashed Khan Menon and former ICT state minister Junaid Ahmed Palak in a case over the killing of…
At least 68 African migrants and refugees drowned and 74 remain missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Yemen, the United Nations migration agency said.
CHOUGACHHA, Jashore — Dr. Mridul Kanti of Chougachha Upazila Health Complex has been absent for 10 years but remains on the official roster, leaving the facility short-staffed.
In the 54 years since independence, Chougacha upazila in Jashore has never had a member of parliament from among its own people — every winner in the Jashore-2 seat has come from neighbouring Jhikargachha…
DHAKA — Conspiracies are underway to undo the spirit of the July uprising, and those benefiting from it must be identified and removed from power, Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said Sunday.
DHAKA — On the first anniversary of the one-point demand that toppled Sheikh Hasina's government, National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam announced a 24-point manifesto for what he called a Second Republic.
DHAKA — The 1972 constitution belongs to a single party and was brought in from another country, National Citizen Party northern coordinator Sarjis Alam said Sunday, demanding a new constitution.
DHAKA — BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman urged first-time voters Sunday to back the party's paddy-sheaf symbol in the next national election.
CHUADANGA — Two children drowned in the Bhairab River in Muktarpur village of Jibannagar upazila while bathing on Sunday afternoon, police said.
DHAKA — Final admissions for the 2024-25 academic year at 19 public universities in the cluster admission system begin Sunday and will run through Aug. 7.
DHAKA — The Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee released the rescheduled dates Wednesday for the postponed Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent exams.
DHAKA — Milestone School and College in Uttara will reopen Sunday, 12 days after a fighter jet crashed into one of its buildings, killing students and teachers.
Chuadanga Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahirul Islam urged people not to hand money to brokers before going abroad, advising them to use government channels and skills training to secure better-paid jobs overseas.
CHUADANGA — Workers planning to go abroad should never pay brokers and should instead contact government offices, get trained and register as skilled workers, Chuadanga Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Jahirul Islam said Saturday.
DHAKA — The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education on Saturday rejected complaints that its scholarship exam for government primary schools is discriminatory, saying free primary schooling is open to all eligible children.
Treating burn patients often demands large volumes of blood, posing a major challenge for families and hospitals. The reason lies in how severe burns affect the body's fluids, blood cells and recovery.
DHAKA — Bangladesh's Primary and Mass Education Ministry has asked the Public Service Commission to recruit candidates for 2,382 vacant head-teacher posts at government primary schools, officials said.
CHUADANGA — A guardians' rally titled 'Mothers of July' and a film screening were held Saturday at the deputy commissioner's office, organizers said.
DHAKA — Bangladesh's under-19 cricket team bounced back from a defeat to South Africa with a comfortable victory over Zimbabwe in a tri-nation series.
MEHERPUR — Bangladesh Air Force members visited the family of Mahia Tasnim, an eighth grader killed in the Milestone School plane crash, at her grandfather's village in Mujibnagar, relatives said.
DHAKA — A kindergarten alliance threatened nationwide protests if private and kindergarten students are barred from the fifth-grade scholarship examination, leaders said.
BERLIN — Israel is increasingly isolated diplomatically over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and European moves to recognize a Palestinian state, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said.
DHAKA — Nahid Islam, convenor of the National Citizen Party and former information adviser, visited Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman in a Dhaka hospital where he is awaiting bypass surgery, party officials said.
MIAMI — Lionel Messi delivered two assists as Inter Miami beat Mexico's Atlas 2-1 in Rodrigo De Paul's debut for the club.
CHUADANGA — Jamaat-e-Islami gave 220,000 taka to the family of Masud Rana Mukul, killed in last year's July uprising, the party said.
DHAKA — Jamaat-e-Islami will file a compensation suit against the National Consensus Commission and the government if the July Charter is not given a legal basis, the party's deputy chief said.
KOLKATA — Bangladeshi model and actress Shanta Pal was arrested in Kolkata after Indian voter and Aadhaar cards were found in her possession, police said.
CHUADANGA — Soldiers and police detained a 35-year-old man in Damurhuda with a foreign-made pistol, two magazines and 15 rounds of ammunition, officials said.
The interim government has formed a national pay commission led by former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan to recommend a new salary structure for public sector employees within six months.
The National Consensus Commission has proposed giving the president direct authority to appoint the three service chiefs and the directors general of the DGFI and NSI intelligence agencies.
The US embassy in Dhaka has urged qualified international students bound for American institutions to apply for their student visas as soon as possible to allow enough time for processing.
India's Border Security Force formally handed over 15 Bangladeshi nationals to the BGB at the Darshana border in Chuadanga on Wednesday after a flag meeting.
Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Mujibur Rahman has appealed for prayers for the swift recovery of party chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, who is being treated at a Dhaka hospital.
Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus called Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman to ask about his health after the party leader was hospitalized for bypass surgery.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas has resigned amid a corruption investigation and public protests, the country's president said Thursday.
The National Consensus Commission has decided to form a 100-seat upper house whose members will be chosen by proportional representation based on each party's vote share in the lower house.
Sources say that, having failed at other attempts to undermine the interim government, the Awami League is now plotting to seize the capital, with thousands of activists undergoing guerrilla training at home and abroad.
National Citizen Party convener Nahid Islam said a smear campaign was launched against the party out of jealousy over the crowds that turned out for its July march.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said an understanding among political parties is needed; without it, bitterness will set in and politics will be further degraded.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the party is not desperate to come to power and that holding elections by February would solve many problems.
Speakers at a Jashore Cultural Center event marking the first anniversary of the July uprising warned that remnants of fascist forces were attempting to regroup, urging student-public unity to safeguard the gains of the…
Myanmar's junta has lifted the state of emergency in place since the 2021 coup and announced elections in December, a move opposition figures and a U.N. expert have dismissed as an attempt to legitimize…
Demonstrators identifying themselves as July uprising fighters blocked Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection Thursday, demanding the finalization of a July national charter as political parties continue to spar over its draft.
Israeli forces killed at least 71 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported, as the death toll from a U.S.- and Israeli-backed aid distribution system continued to mount.
At least 71 Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire on Wednesday while trying to collect aid in Gaza, medical sources said, as the UN warned that far too little relief is reaching the territory.