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Govt revokes 5 per cent school admission quota for July martyrs' family members

Dhaka, March 4 -- The Ministry of Education has cancelled the 5 per cent quota allocated in government secondary schools for the children of those injured and martyred in the July uprising, following ... Read More


Central bank decides to relax daily cash reserve ratio for banks

Dhaka, March 4 -- The central bank has decided to relax the daily cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement for commercial banks, giving them some breathing space amid persisting liquidity tightness, offic... Read More


Prof CR Abrar to take oath as adviser

Dhaka, March 4 -- Prof Chowdhury R Abrar is set to be sworn in as a new Adviser, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Tuesday. He is expected to take charge as the Education Adviser,... Read More


Eid Handicrafts Fair begins at Autism Welfare Foundation

Dhaka, March 4 -- Around 150 autistic children and adolescents took part in the 2-week long Eid Handicrafts Fair that began in the city on 4th March 2025, Tuesday, at Autism Welfare Foundation (AWF). ... Read More


SC adjourns hearing on freedom fighters' minimum age till Mar 12

Dhaka, March 4 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned till March 12 its hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court judgment that declared illegal the government circula... Read More


Dr M Aminul Islam to take oath as adviser

Dhaka, March 4 -- Professor Dr M Aminul Islam, Special Assistant (with the rank of State Minister) to the Ministry of Education, is being appointed as an adviser to the interim government. According ... Read More


Two units of Barapukuria power plant resume generation

Dhaka, March 4 -- Two units of Dinajpur's Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant have resumed electricity generation, supplying 240-250 megawatts daily to the national grid. The plant, which has a total cap... Read More


Ambassador Mohiuddin Ahmed passes away

Dhaka, March 4 -- Former ambassador and freedom fighter Mohiuddin Ahmed has passed away at the age of 88. He breathed his last at a city hospital on Sunday due to multiple age-related complications, ... Read More


Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway

Dhaka, March 4 -- Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Tuesday blocked the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur for three hours protesting the killing of one of their fellows allegedly by bus work... Read More


1,752 complaints filed with enforced disappearance commission

Dhaka, March 4 -- A total of 1,752 complaints have been filed with the commission on enforced disappearance, according to the Commission's President, Justice (retired) Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury. He als... Read More