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Government amends age guidelines for school admissions

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The government has revised age-related rules for student admission from first to ninth grade in public schools. While the minimum age for first-grade admission remains five to seven ... Read More


Unsold handsets worth billions linger as NEIR launch nears

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- With 12 days to go before the National Equipment Identification Registrar (NEIR) comes into force, major players in Dhaka's grey market remain without an agreement with the interim go... Read More


Padma's lawless enclaves where armed gangs rule, voices of farmers and fishermen disappear into fear

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- If you want to reach the Padma River sandbank from Gouripur or Lakshmipur ghat at Lalpur in Natore, most people discourage you. Some panic at the idea. "Why go there? It isn't a good... Read More


Bureaucrats, not businessmen have 'laundered the most money abroad', says Apex Group's Nasim Manzur

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Bureaucrats, not businessmen have "laundered the most money abroad", says Apex Group Managing Director Syed Nasim Manzur. He also highlighted that the entire business community does ... Read More


BNP to hold nationwide prayers for Khaleda Zia's recovery on Friday

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will organise nationwide prayers in mosques and services in other places of worship on Friday for the speedy recovery of party chief and former ... Read More


National Citizen Party's student wing announces 122-member central committee

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The National Citizen Party's student wing, Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, has announced a 122-member full central committee. The organisation released the list signed by its president and ge... Read More


Child's body recovered in Brahmanbaria after alleged rape, murder

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Police have recovered the bloodied body of an eight-year-old child from Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar Upazila. The girl's family alleges that she was raped and murdered. A case has been ... Read More


Rajshahi University sacks three teachers, penalises five students

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The Rajshahi University Syndicate has taken disciplinary action against three teachers and five students based on different allegations. Of these, three teachers have been dismissed,... Read More


Over 50 Bangladeshi fishermen jailed in India, families anxious

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The families of more than 50 Bangladeshi fishermen claim that the Indian Coast Guard has arrested and sent them to jail for crossing into the country's territorial waters while fishin... Read More


Chinese specialists meet Evercare medical board on Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- A four-member team of Chinese medical consultants has sat with the medical board overseeing the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. The second Chinese team arrived at ... Read More