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Dhaka children spend 5 hours on screens daily, health risks soar: ICDDR,B

Dhaka, May 14 -- A vast majority of school-going children in Dhaka are spending over double the recommended time on digital screens, a study by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research... Read More


Government appoints new vice-chancellors to BUET, 10 other public universities

Dhaka, May 14 -- In a major reshuffle in the education sector, the government has appointed new vice-chancellors to the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and 10 other public u... Read More


Court refuses to lift travel ban imposed on Orion Group chief Obaidul Karim, wife

Dhaka, May 14 -- A Dhaka court has denied a petition from Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and his wife Arzuda Karim, seeking permission to travel to India, Singapore, or the UAE for urgent... Read More


International Standard University organises freshers' reception for Spring 2026 students

Dhaka, May 14 -- International Standard University (ISU) has organised a freshers' reception for students enrolled in the Spring 2026 semester. The event took place at its Mohakhali campus auditorium... Read More


ISU organises freshers' reception for Spring 2026 students

Dhaka, May 14 -- International Standard University (ISU) has organised a freshers' reception for students enrolled in the Spring 2026 semester. The event took place at its Mohakhali campus auditorium... Read More


Barishal University teachers suspend strike as new VC named

Dhaka, May 14 -- Prof Md Mamun Or Rashid has been appointed the vice-chancellor (VC) of Barishal University for the next four years amid a strike by a section of teachers demanding "fair promotion". ... Read More


Drug suspect freed after attack on police during raid in Lalmonirhat

Dhaka, May 14 -- A suspected drug dealer has been snatched from police custody after attackers assaulted two police officers during an anti-narcotics raid in Lalmonirhat's Hatibandha Upazila. Hatiban... Read More


Fatullah blast: 3 siblings die one after another, mother only survivor

Dhaka, May 14 -- A tragic gas leak explosion in Narayanganj's Fatullah has now claimed the lives of all three children of a family, with two sisters and a brother dying within a 24-hour span at a Dhak... Read More


Police arrest four for 'gang-raping' schoolgirl, 'molesting' another at Satkania farm

Dhaka, May 14 -- Police have arrested four people on suspicion of their involvement in the gang-rape of a ninth-grade schoolgirl and the sexual harassment of another student in Chattogram's Satkania U... Read More


Bangladesh to go on weeklong Eid-ul-Azha holiday

Dhaka, May 14 -- The government has announced a seven-day holiday from May 25 to 31 to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha, says a notification. The Ministry of Public Administration said in a notification on Thur... Read More