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PM to hand over 'Ekushey Padak-2024' today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over the "Ekushey Padak-2024" to 21 eminent individuals today on the occasion of the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day.

From teachers to con artists

Two school teachers from Gaibandha and Rangpur stand accused of embezzling Tk 4 crore over the past five years. Their scheme? Impersonating high-ranking officials from the Madrasa Education Board to prey on unsuspecting job seekers. They also exploited the authorities of non-MPO madrasas with the pr

Scholastic student wins global coding competition

Adib Ahnaf Chowdhury, a 14-year-old student from Scholastica School in Mirpur, Bangladesh, has achieved a remarkable feat by securing the top position in the World Game Coding Competition 2024 organized by the International Kids Coding Competition (IKCC) recently.

SC to hear NOAB’s arguments over journo’s income tax, gratuity

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) will hear arguments from the Newspapers Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) while holding hearing on two separate leave to appeal petitions filed against High Court judgment that declared the recommendation made by cabinet committee in 9th Wage Bo

Allegations of sexual harassment: DU students return to class after issuing 10-day ultimatum

Students of Dhaka University's mass communications and journalism department returned to class today after issuing a 10-day ultimatum for the university administration to form a committee and start the judicial process to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Professor Naadir Junaid of t

PM urges world leaders to stop genocide in Gaza

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the global leaders to stop genocide in Gaza.

Quader suggests BNP make preparations for next election instead of next movement

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday advised BNP to prepare for the next general election instead of thinking about the next movement.

7 killed in Mymensingh road accident

Seven people were killed when a bus rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mymensingh-Sherpur road in Mymensingh Sadar upazila this morning.

MAG Osmani’s 40th death anniversary today

The 40th death anniversary of General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces during the War of Liberation, will be observed today.

IU forms body to probe ragging 'by BCL men'

A three-member committee has been formed to investigate the ragging of a first year student allegedly by some Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) at Islamic University in Kushtia.

Negligence by school authority put 14 out of 22 examinees out of SSC exam in Mymensingh

Despite paying registration and other fees, a total of 14 out of 22 students of a school could not sit for this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations that began on Thursday in Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh.

'BCL factional clash' at CU

Two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) locked into a clash at the Chittagong University on Thursday afternoon.

Dhaka air world’s worst on Friday morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI of 239 at 8:24 am on Friday.

Govt nationalized 828 educational institutes in last 15 yrs

Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that the government has nationalised 828 educational institutions in the last 15 years

SSC exams start today

The Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations for 2024 begin today.

2,00,245 students to appear in SSC exams in Rajshahi

A total of 2,00,245 students, including 97,187 females, are going to appear in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Rajshahi this year.

S.Africa urges ICJ to pressure Israel to halt Rafah offensive

South Africa urged the UN's top court Tuesday to place more legal pressure on Israel to halt a threatened offensive against the densely crowded Gaza city of Rafah.

Seminar on the genetics of purple potato held at BAU

A seminar on the 'Genetics of Potato Storage Starch Metabolism under Abiotic Stress' has been organized at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) aimed at the development of new varieties and improvement of potato nutritional value by enhancing the gene source, structure, and addressing genetic de

Dhaka’s air ‘very unhealthy’; 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranks second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 288 at 8:58 am this morning.