France struggles to quell school protests
Riot police clashed with high school students across France on Friday and unions called for teachers to strike as President Emmanuel Macron’s government battled to...
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Private varsities lag on quality
Quality education and good governance remain major challenges for Bangladesh’s higher education sector, especially in the private universities where leadership gaps, inadequate research and weak...
Rooppur nuclear fuel arrives in Dhaka
A Russian aircraft carrying nuclear fuel for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 11:30 PM on Friday....
7 killed in Mymensingh Bus-CNG collision
Seven people were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mymensingh city on Friday afternoon. The accident occurred around...
Malaysia-bound boat intercepted at sea, 76 rescued
The Bangladesh Navy has rescued 76 people, including 11 suspected members of a human trafficking gang, while they were allegedly being taken to Malaysia illegally...
Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi sentenced to 74 lashes for singing without hijab
An appeals court in Iran has upheld a sentence of 74 lashes handed down to a popular female singer for performing without a headscarf. The...
Deadly landslides hit Nepal, Trekkers airlifted
Another wave of landslides and heavy rain has killed about 30 people in Nepal, as the Himalayan nation reels from August’s catastrophic flooding that left...
No plan for ‘Operation Clean Heart’-style drive
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has no plan to launch a special operation like the past “Operation Clean Heart,” although law enforcement...
16.5m older people, eight empty homes
Bangladesh now has around 16.5 million people aged 60 and above, but the country’s institutional support for its rapidly growing elderly population remains strikingly limited....
Shafiqur urges stern punishment for Mishti
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said organisational action alone was not enough over the attack on the RADDA MCH-FP Centre...
Dengue claims 249 lives this year
Dengue claimed four more lives in the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, while 1,978 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country,...
LPG shortage disrupts life in Madhukhali
A shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has caused fresh hardship for vehicle owners, drivers and households in Madhukhali of Faridpur, with several filling stations...