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Dhaka College, Ideal College students vow to end campus clashes in police-brokered 'peace pact'

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Students of Dhaka College and Ideal College have verbally agreed to a "peace pact", pledging to put an end to years of campus clashes that often spilled onto city streets. The agreem... Read More


Court bars former MP Kazi Nabil from leaving Bangladesh, orders seizure of assets

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Jashore-3 MP Kazi Nabil Ahmed in a corruption case, ordering the confiscation of assets worth around Tk 320 million. The order, issue... Read More


Education boards instruct colleges not to hold HSC test exams now

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Education boards have directed colleges not to hold the test exams for Higher Secondary Certificate students for now. Colleges have instead been asked to continue with regular classe... Read More


Theft at 100-year old Kali Temple in Chattogram

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Jewellery and cash have been stolen from Kali Temple in Chattogram that is over a century old. The incid1ent occurred at some point in the early hours of Sunday at the Sadarghat Kali... Read More


Primary teachers hold candlelight protest to condemn police crackdown

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Assistant teachers from government primary schools have gathered at Central Shaheed Minar, holding a candlelight vigil to protest a police attack on demonstrators campaigning for 10th... Read More


Dhaka, 14 districts get new deputy commissioners

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The government has assigned new deputy commissioners (DCs) to fifteen districts, including Dhaka. On Saturday night, the Ministry of Public Administration issued orders transferring ... Read More


Salahuddin critiques third-party invitation, says BNP will only respond to interim government

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Senior BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has questioned invitations routed through another political party, saying his party will participate in discussions only if summoned by Chief Adviso... Read More


St Joseph School improvised explosive attacker yet to be identified

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Police have yet to identify the attacker who threw a crude bomb at St Joseph Higher Secondary School & College in Dhaka's Mohammadpur as there was no power in the area when the bomb w... Read More


CID approves 17 chargesheets against Salman Rahman, associates over 'money laundering'

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has approved filing chargesheets in 17 cases against Salman F Rahman, against Salman F Rahman, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's adviso... Read More


Chhayanaut calls on government to reconsider scrapping music, PE teacher posts

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Cultural organisation Chhayanaut has called on the interim government to reconsider its decision to cancel the recruitment of music and physical education teachers in primary schools.... Read More