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Teacher arrested over sexual harassment

Police arrested a teacher of Chuadanga government girls’ high school on charge of sexually harassing a student at his residence of Sheikhpara village under sadar upazila in the district Monday night. The arrested, Shakil Arafat, a resident of Forashpur village under Kaliganj upazila in Jhenaidah, i

President reiterates call for prompt global actions on Rohingya issue

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today reiterated his call to the global community to urgently act for solving Rohingya issue as he opened 7th Partnership Meeting-2023 of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) in a city hotel.

WHO praises Bangladesh govt. efforts for overall health development

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said World Health Organization (WHO) Director General (DG) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highly praised the Bangladesh government’s measures for overall development of health sector to ensure health services to all.

What’s controversy surrounding new education bill?

Ever since the promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal, successive governments made enacting a federal education law their top priority. However, it took eight years and several failed attempts for the new education bill to land in Parliament.

India crush Sri Lanka by 10 wickets - dainik shiksha

Asia Cup India crush Sri Lanka by 10 wickets

Pace bowler Mohammed Siraj returned figures of 6-21 to lead India’s rout of Sri Lanka by 10 wickets as they clinched their eighth Asia Cup title Sunday. Siraj got four wickets in one over to help skittle Sri Lanka out for 50, a total the Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill surpassed in 6.1

JS body for investigating frequent tender work awarding to same contractor

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Road Transport and Bridges Ministry on Sunday asked the ministry concerned to probe how the same contractor gets the works of the tenders again and again. The recommendation was made in the 21st meeting of the committee held at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with

Record 3,122 dengue patients hospitalised in a day in Bangladesh

Bangladesh reported hospitalisation of 3,122 new dengue cases in 24 hours till Sunday morning, the highest number of patients hospitalised in a day with the mosquito-borne disease this year. During the 24-hour period, eighteen more deaths were reported from the viral fever, raising the fatalities f

4.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh capital

The earthquake, measuring 4.2 magnitude on the Richter Scale, was felt at 12:49 pm -- lasted only for a few seconds, according to a Bangladesh Meteorological Department update signed by Assistant Meteorologist Farzana Sultana. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Tangali district, 59 km northwest

14 meritorious students get dean’s award in RU

A total of 14 meritorious students in 12 departments under Arts Faculty in Rajshahi University (RU) were given dean’s award as recognition to their significant achievement in their respective academic fields. Each of the award-winners, who obtained first class first in graduation (honours) in 2021,

National polls in first week of Jan, schedule in Nov: EC Anisur

Election Commissioner (EC) Md Anisur Rahman today said the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections will be held in the first week of January, 2024 and the schedule will be announced in November next. "We want a participatory election. The nation's expectation is also the same," he said while talking to

Tamim, Mahmudullah return to Tigers squad for New Zealand series

Opener Tamim Iqbal and all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad have made a comeback as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the squad for the first and second ODIs of the New Zealand series on Saturday. Tamim was out of the team due to concerns regarding his injuries, while Mahmudullah was overlooked

PM leaves for NY tomorrow to attend UNGA session

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave here for New York, USA tomorrow to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the premier and her entourage members will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 9:45

Cost of back-to-school weighs on Gabon parents

Justine Ndoumba and her two daughters wander round the aisles of a school supplies shop carrying a long list of items required to start the new term in the Gabonese capital Libreville. "The prices have increased and it's a bit difficult for us," she admits. Even with the country's new military stro

'The Dhaka University Fund' to be inaugurated on Sept 16

The Dhaka University authorities have established a fund titled 'The Dhaka University Fund' as per decision of DU Syndicate for the development of education and research of the universit

PM seeks world leaders’ sincere work for prosperous future

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday (September 9) called upon the world leaders to come up with utmost sincerity to ensure a dignified life and prosperous future for all. She said, “As equal members of the global family, we must, therefore, resolve to do our utmost for dignified life and prosp

Morocco’s earthquake death toll mounts to 632

The death toll from the 7 magnitude earthquake that struck Moroccan cities on Friday amounted to 632 as of Saturday at 7:28 am. According to the Ministry of Interior, the number of injured victims also jumped from 153 to at least 329. The number includes 51 victims who are in critical conditions.

Bangladesh-Indonesia agree to work together in energy-health sectors

Dhaka and Jakarta on Wednesday (September 6) vowed to work together in energy, agriculture and health sectors as Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin had a bilateral meeting with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit.

Tamim signs lifetime contract with Nagad

Bangladesh National Cricket Team’s star cricketer Tamim Iqbal has signed a lifetime deal with Nagad, the world’s fastest-growing mobile financial company.

President off to Indonesia to attend ASEAN summit

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday (4 September) left Dhaka for Indonesian capital Jakarta to attend the 43rd ‘ASEAN Summit’ and 18th ‘East Asia Summit’ to be held on September 5-7.