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IELTS paper leak in Bangladesh, China, Vietnam gives 80,000 students wrong scores

, Dec. 9 -- Thousands of migrants may have received UK study and work visas despite failing mandatory English tests due to a marking error, The Telegraph reported. Up to 80,000 candidates taking IELT... Read More


Experts urge govt to make birth, death registration more citizen-friendly

, Dec. 9 -- Experts on Tuesday stressed the need for amending the Birth and Death Registration Act, 2004 to shift the responsibility of registering births and deaths from families to healthcare instit... Read More


Some parties may disrupt election after survey frustration: Nazrul Islam

, Dec. 9 -- BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday said he feared some political parties might try to disrupt the upcoming national election after being disappointed by an opinion survey condu... Read More


Chinese firm to invest US$ 10.32 million at BEPZA EZ in Mirsarai

, Dec. 9 -- Wing Tai Garments (Bangladesh) Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, has signed a land lease agreement with Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to set up a garment industry at BEPZ... Read More


Mohammadpur Murders: Chilling details emerge as hunt for domestic help intensifies

, Dec. 9 -- Domestic help Ayesha is believed to have killed the Mohammadpur woman and her teenage daughter before fleeing the flat with valuables, a crime that has stunned the city dwellers. The fami... Read More


E-GP system sees record surge in tenders, registrations: BPPA

, Dec. 9 -- The electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) system operated by the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) has recorded a year of exceptional expansion, posting all-time highs in t... Read More


31 govt officials made ADC

, Dec. 9 -- The government has appointed 31 senior assistant secretary-level officers as Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADCs). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in... Read More


EC bars no party from joining election: EC Masud

, Dec. 9 -- As the Election Commission gears up its preparations for folding the national election, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Tuesday said the Commission is not barring any registe... Read More


US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China amid national security concerns

, Dec. 9 -- The United States will permit exports of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to China, with a 25% fee collected on sales, President Donald Trump announced Monday. The move aims to balance maintaining ... Read More


France faces political crisis as social security budget vote looms

, Dec. 9 -- France's social security budget faces a high-stakes parliamentary vote on Tuesday that could spark a political crisis and leave a €30 billion ($35 billion) shortfall for healthcare, ... Read More