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Rescheduled scholarship exam pile dual syllabuses on students, creating immense pressure

Dhaka, March 30 -- Class VI student Taiyeba of Bangshal Balika High School in Old Dhaka faces a daunting academic challenge: navigating her new Class VI syllabus while revisiting her Class V books to ... Read More


Pressure Cooker: Decadence is delicious, the price, shattering!

Dhaka, March 30 -- Amidst the escapism-based Eid movies aiming to take away the audience into a world of glamour and fantasy, there is one release that boldly goes against the tide -- Pressure Cooker!... Read More


Rajshahi measles outbreak: 47 children dead in three districts

Dhaka, March 30 -- Measles is spreading rapidly in the Rajshahi Division, with at least 47 children dying of the disease over the last few months. Of them, 29 have died at Rajshahi Medical College Ho... Read More


Awami League leader shot near own business in Kushtia

Dhaka, March 30 -- A union level Awami League leader has been shot in Kushtia's Mirpur. He was shot near his own business in Sadarpur Bazar on Sunday evening, said Kushtia Assistant Police Commission... Read More


Afzal arrested in case against ex-DGFI chief, DB seeks to question him in their custody

Dhaka, March 30 -- Md Afzal Naser, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), has been arrested by police detectives in connection with a case against the military intel... Read More


Former DGFI director Md Afzal Naser arrested

Dhaka, March 30 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Md Afzal Naser, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI). He was taken into custody f... Read More


Court grants police 6 days to grill former DGFI director Afzal Naser over 'July killing'

Dhaka, March 30 -- A Dhaka court has granted police six days to interrogate retired former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Md Afzal Naser in connection with a murder ... Read More


NCP names mayoral candidates for five cities, fields Asif Mahmud in Dhaka South

Dhaka, March 30 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has unveiled its mayoral candidates for five city corporations, nominating former interim government student advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain for ... Read More


Bangladesh offers Tk 100,000 reward for info on illegal fuel hoarding, smuggling

Dhaka, March 30 -- The government has announced a maximum of Tk 100,000 as a reward for those helping the local administration with proper information on illegal hoarding and smuggling of fuel oil. T... Read More


Rising imports and falling exports drain $1bn from Bangladesh's reserves

Dhaka, March 29 -- A growing gap between weak export earnings and higher import costs has reduced Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves by nearly $1 billion over the past month, according to central ... Read More