DPE warns against posts damaging govt image
The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) has moved to strengthen oversight of government primary school teachers’ online conduct, directing education officials nationwide to take immediate...
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Dhaka 7th in global air pollution
Dhaka ranked seventh among the world’s most polluted cities on Friday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 117. According to AQI standards,...
Sports to be added to school curriculum: PM
The government is planning to include sports including football, cricket, chess, karate and swimming into the curriculum from Grade four to higher secondary level (HSC),...
‘Healthy social culture vital for civilised society’
The importance of vibrant social institutions and healthy human interaction are fundamental to building a civilised and progressive society, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin...
No specific threat over AL anniv: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has stepped up vigilance ahead of the June 23 founding anniversary of the Awami League, saying that although no specific security...
5 specialised children’s hospitals to open
The government is set to open five 200-bed specialised children’s hospitals in Khulna, Barishal, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Cumilla within the next six months, aiming to...
Strategic diplomacy in focus as PM visits China
China is set to accord Prime Minister Tarique Rahman a high-level welcome during his upcoming four-day state visit, in what is being seen as a...
Bangladesh Swiss holdings hit the second-highest
Funds held by Bangladeshi nationals and banks in Swiss financial institutions rose by 41 per cent in 2025 to CHF 834.2 million (approximately Tk 12,763...
Dhaka pushes women in peace processes
Bangladesh has called for increased humanitarian assistance, stronger protection of civilians and greater participation of women in peacebuilding efforts amid escalating global conflicts and humanitarian...
Anti-drug bill lacks focus on kingpins
The draft amendment to the Narcotics Control Act 2018, prepared by the Home Ministry with the stated aim of dismantling drug syndicates affecting the country’s...
Growing up behind bars
Many of Bangladesh’s prisons are home to an overlooked and vulnerable group of children who have committed no offence but spend their earliest years behind...
Parliament told of missing martyr records
More than five decades after Bangladesh’s independence, the government has yet to collect complete information on the families of 448 martyrs who were killed in...