Anu Muhammad, a former professor of Economics at Jahangirnagar University, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after his toes were severed in a train accident at the Khilgaon railway gate in the capital on Sunday morning.
The authorities of Dhaka University today decided to hold classes virtually due to the ongoing heatwave.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated newly constructed 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex' at Halishahar cantonment in Chittagong.
The government has decided to keep all public and private schools -- both primary and secondary -- closed from April 21 to 27 due to the heatwave sweeping over the country.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to "the dangerous cycle of retaliation" in the Middle East following reports of Israeli strikes against Iran.
The primary and mass education ministry on Saturday gave directive to keep close assembly at all government primary schools across the country until further notice due to the ongoing heatwave.
Book festival in photographs
In a tragic accident in Sunamganj's Chhatak, a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including popular musician Pagol Hasan.
The education system in Bangladesh is reeling under privatisation as the numbers of public educational institutions and the students there did not grow as expected.
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has attended the "9th Our Ocean Conference Greece 2024" held in Athens on April 16-17.
At least 14 people were killed and several others injured when a speedy truck hit several vehicles in Gabkhan Bridge area of Jhalakathi's Sadar upazila this afternoon.
Dhaka's air quality has been identified as ‘unhealthy’ this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 159 at 08:56am, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality.
The historic Mujibnagar Day is being observed on Wednesday marking the formation of Bangladesh's first government that led the War of Liberation in 1971.
Jagannath University (JnU) will celebrate the Bangla Nababarsha 1431 on Thursday. On this occasion, colorful cultural programs, including Mangal Shobhajatra and Jatrapala, will be organized. All classes and examinations at the university will remain closed from 9:30am to 1pm on the day.
A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet and it may continue, according to BMD’s weather bulletin on Tuesday.
Traders have proposed increasing the prices of edible oil by Tk 10 per litre as the tax exemption deadline on it expired on April 15.
At least 13 people were killed and two others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up van on Khulna-Dhaka highway at Dignagar Tentultala point of Kanaipur area under Sadar upazila in Faridpur district Tuesday morning.
Israel’s military chief said Monday that the country will respond after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate.
Dhaka’s air continues to be ‘unhealthy’ as it ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 157 at 9:00 am this morning (April 16, 2024).