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UK universities limit intake from Bangladesh, Pakistan

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- UK universities have cut back enrolments from Bangladesh and Pakistan following a rise in visa refusals and tighter Home Office regulations. The Financial Times reported that at leas... Read More


Leave to appeal rejected, Bangladesh's top court reaffirms interim government's validity

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Bangladesh's top court has dismissed an appeal to challenge the High Court's decision dismissing a challenge to the formation of the interim government and reaffirming its legal valid... Read More


Government calls for prayers for Khaleda Zia on Friday

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The government has called for prayers wishing for the speedy recovery of ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in all mosques across Bangladesh after the Jummah prayers on Friday. The C... Read More


DU departments allowed to hold pending final exams during winter break

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Dhaka University departments will be allowed to conduct pending final examinations for the undergraduate fourth year and postgraduate final phase during the winter vacation. The deci... Read More


Bangladesh Liberation War referred to as 'resistance war' in 47th BCS exam

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The 47th BCS written examination has come under scrutiny after a question in the "Bangladesh Affairs" paper described the 1971 Liberation War as a "resistance war", and referred to Pa... Read More


Bangladesh's export receipts decline in November

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Bangladesh's export earnings have fallen for four consecutive months, though the cumulative total for the first five months of the fiscal year remains marginally above last year. The... Read More


More than half of HIV-positive individuals in Barishal are students, official reports

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Over half of the HIV-positive individuals identified in Barishal are students, according to Councillor Jasim Uddin of the ART centre at Barishal Sher e Bangla Medical College Hospital... Read More


Tea worker killed in BSF firing in Moulvibazar

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The Indian Border Security Force has reportedly killed a Bangladeshi tea worker in Moulvibazar's Kulaura Upazila. Kulaura Police Station chief Omar Faruq Mondol confirmed the inciden... Read More


Classmates among three to be grilled in Ashulia university student 'rape'

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- A court has granted police permission to question three suspects, including a classmate, in custody over allegations of gangraping and videotaping of a Gono Bishwabidyalay student. A... Read More


Early morning earthquake jolts Bangladesh on Thursday

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- An earthquake has jolted Bangladesh early on Thursday morning. Rubaiyat Kabir, an official at the Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), said th... Read More