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UIU closes indefinitely following VC's resignation along with 11 department heads

Dhaka, April 28 -- The United International University (UIU) has been declared closed indefinitely after its vice chancellor and 11 department heads resigned amid ongoing student protests. The announ... Read More


Most dengue patient visiting hospitals come from outside Dhaka, says DSCC administrator

Dhaka, April 25 -- Dhaka is not experiencing a dengue outbreak but, instead, many of the patients being treated for the mosquito-borne illness in hospitals across the capital are coming from outside t... Read More


BCS logjam, cadre selection, other issues will be resolved, PSC chairman says

Dhaka, April 25 -- Public Service Commission (PSC) Mobasser Monem has highlighted a host of changes planned to resolve issues, including the existing logjam in government job recruitment through the B... Read More


Court remands Meheraz, prime suspect in Parvez murder case, for five days

Dhaka, April 25 -- Lawyer MA Malek Talukder filed a petition to scrap the remand and receive bail on behalf of Meheraz. He said at the hearing, "Several other suspects have already been arrested and ... Read More


Yunus flies to Vatican to attend Pope Francis's funeral

Dhaka, April 25 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has flown to the Vatican from Qatar to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. A flight carrying the chief advisor took off from the Hamad International Ai... Read More


Motorcycle crashes caused 41% of road deaths in March, says PWAB

Dhaka, April 25 -- A total of 612 people have died in 593 road accidents across Bangladesh in March, with nearly 41 percent of the fatalities caused by motorcycle crashes, according to the Passenger W... Read More


People are prepared to vote for a democratic government, says Amir Khosru

Dhaka, April 24 -- With the call for elections growing louder, BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says the public is ready to vote and reclaim their democratic rights. As the BNP holds a fresh r... Read More


Bangladesh mourns death of Pope Francis

Dhaka, April 24 -- Bangladesh is observing three days of mourning to commemorate the death of Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and head of state of Vatican City. The national flag will b... Read More


PSC chairman mulls slashing BCS viva marks again

Dhaka, April 24 -- Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mobasser Monem has said they are considering additional cuts to the marks allocated for the viva voce segment of the Bangladesh Civil Servic... Read More


Another suspect Mahathir 'confesses' to Primeasia student Parvez murder

Dhaka, April 24 -- Another suspect arrested in the case over the fatal stabbing of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez has given a "confessional" statement in court. On Thursday, Md Mah... Read More