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Primary scholarship exams scheduled for April, kindergartens included

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The primary scholarship examination, postponed last year over legal complications, will be held in the first week of April ahead of Eid ul-Azha. Students from private schools and ki... Read More


20 BNP-leaning lawyers face charges over courtroom 'unrest, boycott' in Barishal

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A case has been filed against 20 BNP-leaning lawyers in Barishal, including the president of the district bar association, over allegations of boycotting courts, creating chaos in th... Read More


Dhaka court sentences man to death for strangling wife in Bhatara

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a man to death for strangling his wife in Bhatara 13 years ago. The sentencing concluded a long-running murder trial that began after the victim was foun... Read More


Written exams for 50th BCS to begin on Apr 9

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The written exams for the 50th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) will begin on Apr 9, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced. In a notice issued on Wednesday, the commission... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul calls for 'impartial' probe into Pilkhana killings

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for an "impartial" investigation into the 2009 Pilkhana killings. He made the call on Wedn... Read More


Bangladesh breaks with precedent, names businessman Mostaqur Rahman as central bank chief

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh has appointed garment industry entrepreneur Md Mostaqur Rahman as governor of Bangladesh Bank, an unusual political and institutional departure for a post historically hel... Read More


Government appoints Mostaqur Rahman new Bangladesh Bank governor

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Garment industry entrepreneur and finance professional Md Mostaqur Rahman has been appointed governor of Bangladesh Bank for a four-year term, replacing Ahsan H Mansur. The finance ... Read More


Eid travel: Advance train tickets go online Mar 3

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Advance train tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr travel will go on sale from Mar 3, with all tickets to be sold online, the railway ministry has announced. Return tickets will be available fro... Read More


Bangladesh keeps minimum Fitra unchanged at Tk 110

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The government has kept the minimum rate of Fitra, a charitable donation by well-off Muslims at the end of Ramadan, at Tk 110 per person in 2026. The maximum amount also remains unc... Read More


Process under way to appoint new Bangladesh Bank governor

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- The government has initiated the process of appointing a new governor of Bangladesh Bank to replace Ahsan H Mansur, who was appointed during the interim adminstration's tenure. Two ... Read More