Government bars private lessons in primary schools following Thakurgaon rape allegations

Dhaka, March 11 -- Teachers will no longer be able to give any sort of private lessons to students in classrooms of government primary schools. The Directorate of Primary Education on Tuesday issued ... Read More

Court orders seizure of 38,800 sq feet of Summit Group's land in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 11 -- A court has ordered the seizure of 38,800 square feet of land owned by former Gopalganj-1 MP Farook Khan's brother Aziz Khan, chairman of the Summit Group, and his associates. The ... Read More

Court orders confiscation of Hasina's 'Sudha Sadan', other family-owned properties

Dhaka, March 11 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of "Sudha Sadan", the Dhanmondi residence of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in the face of a mass uprising last year, a... Read More

Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk 110 per person this year, maximum at Tk 2,805

Dhaka, March 11 -- Authorities have fixed the minimum rate of Fitra, a charitable donation by well-off Muslims at the end of Ramadan, at Tk 110 per person in 2025. The maximum amount has been fixed at... Read More

Court orders freeze on 124 bank accounts linked to Hasina, her family

Dhaka, March 11 -- A court has ordered the attachment of 124 bank accounts linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her two children and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana. Dhaka Metropolitan Sen... Read More

Students protest at Shahbagh for speedy trial of rape cases

Dhaka, March 11 -- Amid the alarming rise of reports of rape, students from different educational institutions in Dhaka have blocked the Shahbagh intersection to demand "swift justice" for the perpetr... Read More

Bangladesh is facing war-like circumstances, says Advisor Mahfuj

Dhaka, March 11 -- Information Advisor Md Mahfuj Alam says that Bangladesh is now facing "war-like circumstances" and has called on everyone to "unite and build resistance." In a Facebook post early ... Read More

Election Commission wants room for multiple wives' names in voter registration form

Dhaka, March 11 -- The Election Commission, or EC, wants to include space for multiple wives' names on the voter registration form. ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the commission's National Id... Read More

Government to classify imported goods into four colour-coded lanes for risk control

Dhaka, March 11 -- The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, is closely monitoring imported goods to tackle economic risks such as money laundering and terrorism financing. As part of this initiative, i... Read More

10.8 million textbooks yet to be printed despite Mar 10 deadline

Dhaka, March 11 -- The government expects it will take "another week" to complete the production and distribution of remaining 10.8 textbooks under the national curriculum that have yet to reach stude... Read More

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