SSC 2023 exams begin today
UNB, Dhaka : The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams for 2023 began today across the country. SSC exams began at 10 am with Bangla 1st Paper. According to the Ministry of Education,...
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With complaints, Chandpur fishermen gear up to catch hilsa
UNB, Chandpur : The two-month ban on hilsa fishing — in the 70 km Padma-Meghna sanctuary area in Chandpur — imposed by the government to protect “jatka” (hilsa fry), will end at 12am tonight....
Commentary: Halting surgeries at NICVD for AC system failure is preposterous
Editorial Desk : Cardiac surgeries have been halted for at least 10 days at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) for failure of the air-conditioning system at the intensive care units. As a...
PM leaves Tokyo for Washington DC
Staff Reporter : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has wrapped up her four-day visit to Japan and is now en route to the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC for important meetings with the bank’s...
29 injured as passenger bus overturns in Joypurhat
UNB, Joypurhat : At least 29 people, including women and children, were injured as a passenger bus overturned in Sadar upazila of Joypurhat district on Friday, police said. Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge of Joypurhat Sadar...
9 still missing after boat sinks in west Indonesia, 11 dead
AP, PEKANBARU : A speedboat carrying at least 78 people sank in western Indonesia, and rescuers were searching for nine people still missing in the rough seas early Friday. Rescuers have retrieved 11 bodies,...
Private power producers getting additional Tk 6000 cr due to “excessive delay” in receiving bills
UNB, Dhaka : State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is paying about Tk 6000 crore as “extra payment” to the HFO-based independent power producers (IPPs) because of “excessive delay” in their due payments. According...
Japan’s leading architecture firm to build children’s library in Bangladesh
UNB, Tokyo : Tadao Ando Architect and Associates established by world renowned architect Tadao Ando will build a children’s library in Dhaka. This was disclosed when a delegation led by Tadao called on visiting...