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Mother language lessons of ethnic children falter on systemic flaws

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Children of different ethnic minorities in the hill communities received the rights to learn the mother tongue eight years ago, but made no headway due to the lack of proper governme... Read More


Demonstrating students lock KUET vice chancellor's residence

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Protesting students have locked the residence of Vice Chancellor of the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, or KUET, Professor Muhammad Masud. Around 8pm on Friday, the... Read More


4 arrested as trader dies of scythe wound from Jashore robbery

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- After a two-day fight for his life, a businessman injured with a scythe during a robbery in Jashore's Sharsha has succumbed to his wounds. Police have arrested four robbers in connec... Read More


Korail slum fire brought under control

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A fire that broke out at Dhaka's Korail slum has been brought under control after nearly an hour of efforts by 10 fire service units. Md Shahjahan Sikder, a spokesperson for the Dep... Read More


No need to tell us reform stories, says Amir Khosru

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said there is no need to tell the party "stories" about state reforms. Speaking at a discussion meeting of the Chattog... Read More


Soyabean oil shortage returns as vegetable prices begin to climb

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Bottled soyabean oil has once again vanished from markets, just two and a half months after a price hike temporarily improved its availability. Consumers have complained that they c... Read More


Why was Rebuilding the Nation concert postponed?

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Organisers have postponed the Rebuilding the Nation concert, which was announced under the banner of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement. The concert was scheduled for Saturday... Read More


Jamaat to stage mass sit-in demanding release of ATM Azharul

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a "mass" sit-in demanding the release of ATM Azharul Islam, who has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War. ... Read More


Website using bdnews24.com's logo spreads fake news on finance advisor

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A fraudulent website mimicking bdnews24.com has surfaced, spreading fake news about Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed. The website, which illegally uses bdnews24.com's logo, has been... Read More


No deaths, 10 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- As many as 10 new patients have been hospitalised with dengue fever while no fatalities were reported from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. ... Read More