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Graduates urged to take responsibility at EWU's 25th convocation

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- East West University (EWU) has held its 25th convocation at the Aftabnagar Playground in Dhaka, awarding degrees to 1,857 students from undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Nin... Read More


Foundation laid by interim government for state reforms 'fragile': TIB's Iftekharuzzaman

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has described the foundation laid by the interim government since the fall of the previous "authoritaria... Read More


Bangladesh rules out artificial hilsa farming without policy approval

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The interim government has not granted approval for hilsa cultivation through artificial or controlled means, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. The ministry issue... Read More


Bangladesh to restore examinations for Class 1 and Class 2

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Students in the primary grades of Class 1 and Class 2 will once again face regular examinations. The two classes had previously discontinued exams in 2023 following the implementatio... Read More


BNP chief Tarique Rahman takes the stage at Jashore election rally

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has taken the stage at an election rally in Jashore. The rally got under way at the Jashore Upashahar playground on Monday afternoon. BNP's Khulna Division'... Read More


Tougher economic challenges lie ahead for next government, says finance advisor

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The interim government has managed to keep the economy relatively stable and faced many challenges, but the challenges ahead are even bigger, according to Finance Advisor Salehuddin A... Read More


Court cancels Purbachal plot allotments to Hasina's niece Ruponti, nephew Bobby

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the cancellation of plot allotments in the Purbachal New Town project awarded to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's nephew Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby and... Read More


Bangla Academy president 'disappointed' by missed Feb 1 opening of Ekushey Book Fair

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Bangla Academy President Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq has voiced regret over the Ekushey Book Fair not starting on the first day of the month of the Language Movement this year. He inaugur... Read More


Tarique Rahman urges women to decide how to respond to parties that 'insult' them

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has urged women to decide how to respond to political parties that "disrespect" them, warning that a country cannot be "safe" in the hands of those who lack r... Read More


Father seeks justice during testimony in Alif murder case

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Jamal Uddin, the father of slain lawyer Saiful Islam Alif and the plaintiff in the murder case, has testified before a Chattogram court, seeking justice and the swift completion of th... Read More