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How much is to be gained by bringing SSC exams forward?

Dhaka, May 16 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has announced that next year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be brought forward to January, the first month o... Read More


Students feel like 'guinea pigs' after curriculum shift and early SSC exam plan

Dhaka, May 16 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has announced that next year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams will be brought forward to January, the first month o... Read More


18-hour gas suspension scheduled for Savar, Ashulia industrial zones

Dhaka, May 16 -- Gas supply has been scheduled to remain suspended for 18 hours across Savar, Ashulia, Hemayetpur, the tannery industrial estate and nearby areas for pipeline replacement work. On Sat... Read More


Woman cuts husband into pieces, caught hiding flesh in fridge: police

Dhaka, May 16 -- A woman in Shariatpur has been detained after allegedly killing her husband during a domestic row and dismembering his body before attempting to conceal the remains in a neighbour's r... Read More


JU announces 14-point security plan after attempt to rape, kill student

Dhaka, May 16 -- The Jahangirnagar University (JU) administration has adopted a 14-point plan to bolster campus security following an attempt to rape and murder a female student. Proctor Prof AKM Ras... Read More


UK Law Society reminds Bangladesh PM of UN rules amid bar election 'interference'

Dhaka, May 16 -- The Law Society of England and Wales has expressed "deep concern" over reported interference, harassment, and the obstruction of candidates in Bangladesh's district and Supreme Court ... Read More


Bangladeshi expatriate dies after car hit by train in southern Portugal

Dhaka, May 15 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed after a passenger train hit a car in the southern Portuguese city of Algarve. The victim was identified as Ram Prasad Sarkar, 36, from Mirzap... Read More


All five of the family burned in Fatullah gas blast die

Dhaka, May 15 -- A tragic gas leak explosion in Narayanganj's Fatullah has now claimed the lives of all five members of the family burned. After losing her husband and three children, Saima, the moth... Read More


CPJ bashes Rupa, Babu's arrests over Shapla Chattar crackdown coverage

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has protested the arrests of journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu in a crimes against humanity case over the crackdown on a Hifazat-e-... Read More


Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain allows visa renewal for expats now stranded at home

Dhaka, May 15 -- The Bangladesh Embassy in Bahrain has announced a special window for expatriates who were unable to renew their visas on time because of the recent war situation in the West Asia. Th... Read More