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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


Ex-Awami League MP Golap in ACC's crosshairs over 'illicit assets' worth Tk 680mn at home and abroad

Dhaka, March 19 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has accused former Awami League lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Golap of amassing "illicit assets" worth over Tk 680 million at home and abroad, including... 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


Chief Advisor Yunus instructs police to prepare for 'peaceful elections'

Dhaka, March 19 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has asked police to prepare in every way to hold the next general elections peacefully. The instruction came in a statement from the Chief Advisor's Of... 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


Sylhet's Ataur calls for removal of his father's name from World War II memorial

Dhaka, March 19 -- Sylhet resident Ataur Rahman has made a "request" to remove his father's name from Tower Hill Memorial, a World War II memorial in London. He applied for a UK visa in December last... Read More


Trains delayed at Kamalapur Railway Station as freight train derails

Dhaka, March 19 -- Two carriages of a freight train have derailed as they were entering Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station, suspending rail service. As a result, train service towards Dhaka was suspend... 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


Forensic exam of Khilkhet child finds 'signs of rape', suspect in critical condition after mob attack

Dhaka, March 19 -- Doctors have found "evidence of rape" during an examination of a six-year-old child who was allegedly sexually assaulted in the capital's Khilkhet area. On Wednesday, Sabina Yasmin... Read More