No double shift at edu institutions
The government has decided to shut the double shift at all educational institutions operating under the education ministry from the next year and the decision ...
Gazipur Frequent load shedding disrupts industrial production
Several industries are seeing a rise in production costs and an exponential fall in production due to frequent power outages every day in Gazipur, one ...
Question arise over the necessity of new telecommunication act with little change
The government has prepared a draft of the new telecommunication act. Except for a tad bit change everything from the present act has been included ...
NBR meeting IMF wants 15pc VAT in all sectors
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended imposing a flat 15 per cent of value addition tax (VAT) on companies with an annual turnover of ...
BAPEX starts drilling new gas well in Noakhali
The Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) has officially drilled a new gas field in the Wasekpur village of Sonaimuri upazila in Noakhali. The ...
Chuadanga records hottest day in 10 years
Amid the intense heat in different parts of the country, Chuadanga experienced 43 degrees Celsius temperature on Monday, the highest in 10 years. Jaminur Rahman, in-charge ...
Dhaka: 90pc area of the capital at risk of heatwave
Ninety per cent area of Dhaka North and South City Corporations are in danger of extreme heatwave, according to a report of Bangladesh Red Crescent ...
Edu ministry shuts educational institutions in Dhaka, several other districts
Educational activities in all the high schools, colleges, madrasahs and technical educational institutions in all the districts of two divisions and a few other districts ...
Heatwave: Govt shuts all primary schools until 2 May
All the primary schools across the country, child welfare trust schools and learning centres run under the Bureau of Non-Formal Education have been shut until ...
Part 3 Dhaka University: Blue panel grabs all important posts
Though they may not have been able to take control of the residential halls of the university from the grips of Chhatra League, teachers of ...
People are becoming intolerant, killing on the rise
A teenager named Lamiya was talking to her brother-in-law on the cellphone, standing in the yard of their house. Her uncle Harun Mina called out ...
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 ...