'Decay' in education too deep to fix with a commission, says Advisor Wahiduddin

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Bangladesh's education system has "decayed" so severely that forming commissions alone will not improve it, Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud has said. He told a conference in Dhak... Read More

Gono Odhikar Parishad delegation meets CEC over poll preparations

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- A delegation from Gono Odhikar Parishad has met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin as part of preparations for the 13th general election. The meeting began at around ... Read More

Bangladesh to block illegal mobile phones from Dec 16 via NEIR

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Bangladesh is set to launch the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on Dec 16, bringing every mobile phone under a central registration system. After the launch, mobile phon... Read More

IMF mission in Dhaka to assess progress before releasing sixth loan instalment

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission has begun its visit to Dhaka to assess the use of funds from the fourth and fifth instalments before releasing the next tranche o... Read More

NCP agrees to first proposal of consensus commission on constitutional reform

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The National Citizens Party (NCP) has agreed with the proposal made by the National Consensus Commission that if the constitutional reforms mentioned in the July Charter are not done... Read More

Eight Islamist parties demand July Charter referendum in November

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Eight Islamist parties have called for a referendum in November on implementing the July National Charter, alongside four other demands. Speaking at a joint press conference at the ... Read More

Water cannons, sound grenades used on Ebtedayee teachers' protest

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Police have used force to disperse a march by teachers from Ebtedayee madrasas to demand the nationalisation of their educational institutions. The march from the National Press Clu... Read More

London-bound flight collides with boarding bridge at Sylhet's Osmani International Airport

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- A Bangladesh Biman aircraft has collided with a boarding bridge at Sylhet's Osmani International Airport. The accident occurred around 10:30am on Wednesday, according to Hafiz Uddin... Read More

NCP calls for July Charter implementation order signing at Central Shaheed Minar

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called on Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to sign the July Charter implementation order in public at the Central Shaheed Minar to remove all uncerta... Read More

Travel pass required to visit St Martin's Island, 12 directives must be followed

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- St Martin's Island will open to tourists on a limited scale for four months starting Nov 1 ahead of the tourist season after a nine-month closure. However, visitors to the country's... Read More

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