Bangladesh

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said that the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations for 2027 will be held in December of the current year. He made the statement on Saturday (25 April) while speaking to News24. The minister said the decision has been taken to reduce the session backlog. He also noted that the next Higher ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government is committed to building a merit-based, confident, creative, and responsible workforce. He made the remarks on Saturday morning while attending a ceremony in the capital’s New Eskaton area, where he laid the foundation stone of the third building of the BIAM Foundation. The Prime Minister said that there is no alternative ...

The government is targeting a significant expansion of Bangladesh’s tourism sector, aiming to raise its contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) to around 6-7% from the current 2-3%, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat said on Saturday. He made the remarks while addressing the “Beautiful Bangladesh Run 2026 (Season-2)” at Hatirjheel, where he attended as chief ...

A total of 32,532 Bangladeshi pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia on 81 flights since the start of Hajj operations, according to the latest Hajj bulletin released on Saturday. The Ministry of Religious Affairs released the update through its Hajj management bulletin, which tracks flights and pilgrim movement. Biman Bangladesh Airlines operated 33 flights and transported 13,684 pilgrims. Saudia operated 30 ...

Road, Rail and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has said that bus fares have not been increased, but rather “adjusted,” adding that no complaints have been received regarding the fares. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists in the capital on Saturday (April 25). The minister said that if fuel prices decrease, fares will also be reduced accordingly. “A ...

Masum Mostofa, the member of parliament from Netrokona-5 (Purbadhala), was attacked, his car vandalised, and he was briefly held hostage on Friday evening. The incident occurred around 6:00pm at Giripath Filling Station in the Atkapara area on the Shyamganj–Birishiri road. Police later rescued the MP at approximately 7:30pm. According to local sources, the filling station had stopped supplying fuel after ...

Several political figures and activists, including former Jubo Dal central organising secretary Ishaq Sarker, content creator Nuruzzaman Kafi, social activist Mohiuddin Rony and Fersamin Haque Iqbal, granddaughter of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq, joined the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) on Friday. They formally joined the party at a ceremony held at the Institution of Diploma Engineers in the capital, where NCP ...

Bangladesh has called for urgent global efforts to address the growing financing gap for sustainable development and ensure a fairer international financial system, while also seeking a smooth transition from its Least Developed Country (LDC) status. The appeal was made by Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury during the general debate of the ECOSOC Financing for Development Forum 2026 held at the United ...

A mild to moderate heatwave is currently affecting several regions across the country and is expected to persist, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. In its latest bulletin, the Met office said the heatwave is sweeping over Khulna division and districts including Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Feni, Lakshmipur, Rangamati, Bandarban and Patuakhali. The forecast also indicates the possibility of ...

Thirteen years after the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, near Dhaka, justice in the cases filed over one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history remains elusive. The building, which housed several garment factories, collapsed on April 24, 2013, killing 1,136 people and injuring around 1,500 others. Despite the magnitude of the tragedy, trials in five key cases are still ...