Pry edu to be reformed using Japanese idea
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Wednesday said the government has taken extensive reform initiatives to make Bangladesh’s primary education system...
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10,000 ‘illegal’ immigrants sent back to Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said that around 10,000 “illegal” immigrants have so far been sent back to Bangladesh from the Indian state...
Govt’s decisions threaten economy
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government’s “wrong and shortsighted” decisions have pushed...
DEMU trains lie abandoned at Kamalapur
The Diesel Electric Multiple Unit trains, introduced with much publicity during the tenure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, are now lying abandoned at Kamalapur...
Australia, UNICEF ink $11.4m deal for Rohingyas
Australia has committed US$11.4 million (AUD16 million) in multi-year funding to UNICEF to sustain life-saving support for Rohingya children and host communities in Bangladesh amid...
No state work key than JS session: Hafiz
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Tuesday criticised the absence of several ministers from parliamentary proceedings, saying no state duty should take priority over a session...
ACC steps up hunt for Hasina, family members
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has applied to the police for the issuance of Interpol Red Notices against 10 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,...
Riverbank panic grips Sirajganj
A section of the right-bank protection embankment at Bahuka in Sirajganj Sadar upazila collapsed into the Jamuna River on last Saturday afternoon after intense scouring...
IUB student killed in Dhaka road crash days before Aus trip
A university student preparing to leave for Australia for higher studies was killed in a road accident in Dhaka’s Fakirapool area early Tuesday, just days...
BIWTA suspends director after video leak
A director of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority has been suspended after video clips involving allegations of misconduct spread on social media. A.K.M. Arif...
31 tea estates at high risk over labour unrest
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday told Parliament that 31 tea estates across the country have been identified as “high-risk” due to labour unrest...
Pedestrians defy traffic rules on busy roads
Pedestrians in Bangladesh continue to show a widespread reluctance to follow basic traffic rules, often crossing busy roads at random points instead of using designated...