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Sanskrit to be taught in Pakistan for the first time since Partition

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Sanskrit is being taught again in Pakistan's classrooms for the first time since Partition. The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has introduced a four-credit course i... Read More


Daulatdia terminal 7 closed amid dredging to ease Padma siltation

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Ferry terminal No. 7 at Daulatdia in Rajbari has been temporarily closed due to a navigability crisis in the Padma River, according to the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporati... Read More


Mirza Abbas recalls facing hostile crowd while visiting Hadi in hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has described how he "maintained calm and silence" when confronted by an aggressive crowd while visiting Sharif Osman bin Hadi in hospital following an ... Read More


BNP candidate fined for leading motorcade in breach of electoral code

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- A mobile court has fined a BNP-backed candidate in Chattogram for violating the electoral code of conduct. Nazmul Mostafa Amin, who secured the BNP nomination to contest the general... Read More


Rights commission ordinance 'held hostage by bureaucratic control', says TIB

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has claimed that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Ordinance is being "held hostage by a bureaucratic takeover". In a media sta... Read More


Fully extinguishing Keraniganj building fire may take yet another day

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Firefighters have contained the blaze in a multi-storey building in Keraniganj after more than 11 and a half hours, though full extinguishment is expected to take at least another da... Read More


Tarique says conspiracies are 'under way' to disrupt parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Tarique Rahman has warned that the conspirators have not stopped and that holding the parliamentary elections will "not be easy". The BNP acting chief made the remarks while attendi... Read More


Arsonists attempt to set fire to Pirojpur EC office

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- An attempt has been made to set the office of the Upazila election officer on fire in Pirojpur's Mathbaria. Mathbaria Police chief Sheikh Helal Uddin said the attempt was made on Sa... Read More


All students nationwide will get new textbooks on Jan 1, says Advisor Bidhan

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- Students across Bangladesh will receive new textbooks on Jan 1, Primary and Mass Education Advisor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has said. He confirmed the development on Saturday after ... Read More


Teachers' Network condemns harassment of Prof Jamal on DU campus by students

Dhaka, Dec. 13 -- The University Teachers' Network has condemned the harassment of Prof AKM Jamal Uddin aligned with the Awami League-backed Blue Panel On Thursday, Prof Jamal was chased off campus b... Read More