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AC blast burns 10 at Gulistan barbershop, three 'critically injured'

Bangladesh, July 15 -- An "air conditioner explosion" at a barbershop in Dhaka's Gulistan has left 10 people burnt, with nine admitted to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. The blast... Read More


Bangladesh raises signal No. 3 at four seaports as low-pressure system forms

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Four sea ports in Bangladesh have been asked to maintain Cautionary Signal No. 3 due to a developing low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal. The Bangladesh Meteorol... Read More


'Retake' for students who missed HSC paper, 'full marks' for flawed question

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Students who missed Monday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams due to heavy rain and waterlogging will get another chance to take the paper. They will be ... Read More


Government refuses to defer HSC exams, Wednesday's tests to go ahead

Bangladesh, July 15 -- The government has decided to press ahead with Wednesday's HSC and equivalent exams outside the flood-hit Chattogram region despite daylong student protests demanding a postpone... Read More


Four teachers served show-cause notices over 'errors' in HSC physics first paper questions

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Sylhet Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has issued show-cause notices to four teachers over what it described as "serious errors and inconsistencies" in the Higher ... Read More


463 killed in road crashes across Bangladesh in June

Bangladesh, July 14 -- A total of 463 people have been killed and 1,323 injured in 532 road crashes across Bangladesh in June, according to the monthly report of the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. M... Read More


Chattogram students demand nationwide same-day HSC exams

Bangladesh, July 14 -- A group of students have staged a protest in Chattogram on Tuesday, demanding, among other things, that Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations be conducted simultaneous... Read More


Hasina welcome to bring 'best lawyer in world' for ICT trial, says Advisor Zahed

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said Sheikh Hasina is free to bring the "best lawyer in the world" to defend her at the International Crimes Tribunal (I... Read More


Students block roads demanding education minister's resignation

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Students have blocked key roads in Dhaka, demanding the resignation of Education and Primary Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon. The protesters alleged that authorities... Read More


N'ganj admin holds Rath Yatra coordination meeting

Bangladesh, July 14 -- To ensure the upcoming Rath Yatra festival is celebrated in a peaceful, orderly, and secure environment, Professor Mamun Mahmud, Administrator of the Narayanganj Zila Parishad a... Read More