Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A police pickup truck has been set on fire during clashes between protesting garment workers and police in Dhaka's Mirpur. The incident took place in front of Purobi Cinema Hall arou... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Pakistan is driving the rise in extreme poverty across West Asia, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), with nearly half of the region's poorest people now living there, Wo... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The numbers told a story that few in Bangladesh's education system wanted to see. After years of disruption, the Higher Secondary Certificate examination has delivered its worst resul... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting in Dhaka's Mirpur-10 area to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000. Police used batons, water cannons, tear gas and sound grenades to... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- ‎A total of 40,084 students have secured the highest grade point average (GPA-5) in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, down from 69,097... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Police have shown Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dwip, a "friend-like younger brother" of former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri, as arrested in the murder case over his death. He wi... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has fallen to 52.12 percent, the lowest in 22 years. A total of 40,084 students have secu... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have been published, with the overall pass rate sliding to 52.12 percent. That is 6.71 perc... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- A German and a Slovak national have died after a suspected electric shock in the swimming pool of a luxury hotel in India's Bengaluru. Indian police said the incident took place on ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The father of former Air Force officer Tahsif Sawri has finally lodged a murder case following the recovery of his son's body, which was found floating in the Turag River. Despite e... Read More