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Advisor CR Abrar wants just, technology-based education system

Dhaka, March 19 -- Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has called for a "just, scientific and technology-based" education system. Speaking at the International Mother Language Institute on Wedn... Read More


SSC maths exam deferred by a day for Easter

Dhaka, March 19 -- Education authorities have postponed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) mathematics test by a day due to Easter Sunday. The exam, originally scheduled for Apr 20, will now be h... Read More


Army chief Gen Waker meets Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, March 19 -- Chief of Army Staff Gen Waker-uz-Zaman has met with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to discuss the overall security situation in the country. The meeting took place at the State Guest... Read More


Tutor sentenced to death for raping child in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 19 -- A tribunal has sentenced a tutor to death for raping a 7-year-old girl in Dhaka's Banasree in 2021. Judge Rukshana Begum of Dhaka's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribuna... Read More


Saudi Arabia hasn't suspended Umrah visas for Bangladeshis, says religion advisor

Dhaka, March 19 -- Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has dismissed media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia has suspended Umrah visas for Bangladeshis. Speaking at a press conference on Tu... Read More


HC scraps Lutfozzaman Babar's 17-year jail sentence in arms case

Dhaka, March 19 -- The High Court has acquitted former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar in an arms case, overturning a 17-year prison sentence handed down by a trial court. The bench... Read More


DBA urges Yunus to bring state-owned, multinational companies to capital market

Dhaka, March 18 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange Brokers Association (DBA) has urged Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to take the initiative to bring state-owned and multinational companies operating in Bangla... Read More


Government nods to Grameen University in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 18 -- The education ministry has approved the establishment and operation of Grameen University, a new private institution in Bangladesh. The campus will be located in the Diabari South ... Read More


DCCI seeks single-digit VAT rate to ease business costs

Dhaka, March 18 -- The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has said while the general VAT rate stands at 15 percent, reducing it to 10 percent, 7.5 percent, and 5 percent in different sector... Read More


Consensus Commission to meet LDP to kick off reform discussions

Dhaka, March 18 -- The Consensus Commission will sit with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on the first day of discussions for reforms on Thursday. The commission will meet with the LDP at 3pm that... Read More