High schools in Dhaka, 4 other districts to remain closed Monday
Amid the ongoing heatwave, educational activities of all the educational institutions under secondary level and vocational educational institutions in Dhaka, Chuadanga, Jashore, Khulna and Rajshahi ...
Another academy for admin cadre at the cost of Tk 18.33b
The public administration ministry has undertaken a project with an estimated cost of Tk 18.33 billion to establish a new training centre in Keraniganj amid ...
Part 2 Dhaka University: Admin can’t take hall control from Chhatra League
Over the past five years, the Dhaka University administration at least five times took the decision to take over control of the university’s residential halls. ...
Temperature may rise further in next 24 hours
The temperature may rise slightly across the country in the next 24 hours, while the ongoing discomfort may persist due to rise in moisture incursion, ...
Delay, cost-overrun plague textiles and jute ministry projects
A total of 25 projects related to infrastructure building of educational institutions under the textile and jute ministry are underway. Of the projects, 17 were ...
Part 1 Dhaka University: Leaders stay at halls even after studentship ends
There are a total of 104 rooms at Dhaka University’s Sir AF Rahman Hall. The rooms have four beds each, except for two particular rooms ...
Primary schools to reopen Sunday with reduced class timing
The authorities are all set to reopen primary schools on Sunday, with a new class timing due to the ongoing heat wave. The schools will conduct ...
IMF wants to lift tax rebate facilities for 33 industries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended lifting the tax rebate facilities for 33 industries. These industries have been enjoying tax rebate facilities at various ...
Seven-murder case Families of victims lose hope as trial prolonged
The wait of the families of the victims of the infamous seven-murder case in Narayanganj for justice keeps prolonging as the trial in the case ...
IMF seeks updates on enlisting willful defaulters
The authorities legislated the bank company (amendment) act - 2023 around 10 months ago, with an instruction to prepare a list of willful defaulters. The visiting ...
BNP expels 73 for contesting upazila parishad election
The Bangladesh Nationationalist Party (BNP) has expelled 73 members of the party for contesting the upcoming first phase of upazila parishad elections, going against the ...
Road accidents: Killing on the highways continues unabated
After 15 people were killed on 16 April in Faridpur when a bus and a small truck collided, it was learnt that the bus had ...
EC meeting Concerns over potential influence of MPs, ministers in upzila polls
The ruling Awami League (AL) didn’t field party nominated candidates for the upcoming upazila elections. Still, there are concerns that the incumbent ministers and MPs ...
Violence against women continues unabated
The couple was fighting for some time over dowry and then the husband, Al-Amin, doused his wife (26) with petrol from his motorbike and set ...
Educational institutes to reopen Sunday
Educational institutions under secondary and higher education directorate are going to reopen next Sunday after a week of closure due to heatwave. The authorities, however, ...
CUET VC confined, students against leaving halls
Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) students have locked the main gate of the administrative building after the authorities shut the university sine die ...
CUET shut sine die, bus torched
Authorities of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have shut the university sine die amid demonstrations of students in the wake of death of ...
Ministry prepared to reopen edu institutions on 28 April
The education ministry has taken all preparations to reopen educational institutions from 28 April, the ministry sources said. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has again issued a ...
AL unable to adopt hardline against relatives of MPs, ministers
The ruling Awami League (AL) is not being able to adopt a hardline against the relatives of ministers and MPs. The party could not dissuade ...
PM Hasina urges all to say 'no' to wars
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon all to stand against all forms of aggression and atrocities, and say "no" to wars, as the ...
‘Heat alert’ extended for another three days
The duration of the prevailing “heat alert” or heatwave warning issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has been extended by three more days for the ...