FOC: Dhaka, Seoul agree to explore strategic partnership
NN ONLINE: Bangladesh and South Korea held the 4th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) in Seoul on Tuesday and agreed to deepen ties...
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China makes AI education mandatory for all 6-year-olds from this Sep
NN ONLINE: Starting September 1, 2025, China will implement a major education reform requiring all students, beginning at age six, to take artificial intelligence...
Prisons to be renamed as ‘Correction Services Bangladesh’
NN OLINE: The Directorate of Prisons has taken an initiative to rename prisons as ‘Correction Services Bangladesh’, said Inspector General of Prisons (IGP) Brigadier...
Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant shut for 2.5 months
NN ONLINE: Power generation at the 1,105-megawatt (MW) Ghorashal Thermal Power Plant in Narsingdi has remained suspended for around two and a half months due...
Campus for BUHS: Students protest for permanent facility
NN ONLINE: A group of students from Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS) blocked the Gabtoli and Technical intersection roads on Tuesday (26 August), demanding...
8 Army Personnel Injured When Truck Crashes into Patrol Van
NN ONLINE: Eight army personnel were injured early Tuesday when a truck crashed into an army patrol van in Rajshahi. The incident took place around...
Bangladesh Bank invites applications for country’s first-ever digital banks
NN ONLINE: Banking in Bangladesh is set for a digital leap, as Bangladesh Bank has called for applications to establish the country’s first-ever digital...
Govt to continue legal aid services without depending on grant: Asif Nazrul
NN ONLINE: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Dr. Asif Nazrul today said the government will continue legal aid services as part of...
Youth voices can bring societal progress: Adilur
NN ONLINE: Adviser to the ministries of industries and public works Adilur Rahman Khan has said that the ideas and writings of young people hold...
Chattogram’s crucial canal project stuck in revisions, cost cut by Tk 19.40cr
NN ONLINE: After years of delays and repeated revisions, a much-sought project to excavate the Bahaddarhat Baroipara canal to the Karnaphuli River, which was...
Overtourism: Civil Society Mobilising
Andrew Firmin : It’s peak holiday season across Europe and North America, and people are hitting the beaches and crowding into city centres in ever-increasing...
Regional Campaign on Local Economic Development Held in Bogura
Bogura Municipality organized a regional campaign and seminar on Local Economic Development and the Role of Municipalities. The event was held on Monday (25 August...