Bangladesh

Bangladesh seeks New Zealand support for RCEP membership, LDC extension and bilateral FTA. Photo: Courtesy Bangladesh has sought New Zealand’s active support for its membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a three-year extension of its LDC graduation preparatory period and the signing of a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA). The proposals were discussed at a high-level policy ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi is holding a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting began at 11:00am on Monday (10 August) at the prime minister’s office in Bangladesh Secretariat. Ahead of the meeting, the Indian High Commissioner called on Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Sunday and discussed various issues concerning bilateral relations and mutual interests. ...

The pass rate in this year’s Dakhil examination under the Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board has plunged by 12.60%age points to 55.49%, from 68.09% last year. The results of the SSC and equivalent examinations, published on Monday (10 August), showed a sharp deterioration in the performance of madrasa students compared to the previous year. A total of 296,412 students appeared in ...

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have been published, with 1,138,877 students passing and 690,608 failing. The average pass rate across the 11 education boards stood at 62.25%, down from 68.45% last year, marking a decline of 6.2 percentage points. A total of 1,829,485 students appeared for the SSC and equivalent examinations this year. ...

No student has passed this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations at 312 educational institutions across Bangladesh, according to the results published on Monday. Of the institutions recording a zero pass rate, 57 are under the country’s nine general education boards, 226 are under the Madrasah Education Board and 29 are under the Technical Education Board. In addition, one examination centre ...

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have been published, with the overall pass rate falling to 62.25%. A total of 116,676 students secured a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5 in this year’s examinations. In comparison, the overall pass rate was 68.45% in the 2025 SSC and equivalent examinations, when 139,032 students achieved GPA-5. ...

The total number of voters in the country stood at 12,86,32,555 as of 31 July, said Election Commission (EC) Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. He said the number of voters increased by 309,315 between 14 May and 31 July. The EC secretary made the disclosure at a briefing at the EC Building in Agargaon in the capital on Sunday. He ...

The results of the SSC and equivalent examinations will be published simultaneously at 10:00am on 10 August through education board websites, respective educational institutions and SMS, the Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee has said. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon will inaugurate the publication of the results in the conference room of the education ministry. According to education board data, ...

Australian High Commission in Dhaka welcomed Commodore Simon Howard from Commodore Flotillas to Bangladesh to further strengthen defence relationship between the two countries. During his visit, Howard met with senior Bangladesh Navy leaders to discuss shared maritime security interests, opportunities for professional cooperation, and the importance of maintaining a secure, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, the High Commission said in ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has said that many bilateral issues could be resolved if Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi sit down for talks. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists at the inauguration of a children’s play area at the Indian Visa Application Centre on Sunday. Dinesh Trivedi said, “Prime Minister ...