Bangladesh

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court order the closure of primary and secondary schools across the country during Ramadan. Now, primary schools across the country remain open for 10-day in the month of Ramadan, while secondary for 15-day. A five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order ...

As Ramadan began, all government and private offices started in new timing from 9am-3:30pm. Meanwhile, banks will remain open from 9:30am to 4pm and courts from 9am-3pm. However, customers will be able to make bank transactions from 9.30am to 2.30pm. There will be a 15-minute break for Zuhr prayers from 1:15pm to 1:30pm.  

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the  doctors in the country to devote more time to  research in medical science burying the mentality of doing private practice to just earn money. “We are lagging behind in one sector and that is the research in the medical science. Doctors are engaged in practicing and earning money, and they don’t bother ...

The first namaj-e-janaza for Prime Minister’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim Helal was held at Jatiya Press Club in the capital at 11am on Monday. After the janaza, military secretary Maj Gen Kabir paid tribute placing wreath on behalf of the Prime Minister. Later, Awami League, Jatiya Press Club, Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister Press Wing,  Dhaka South City Corporation mayor ...

In a tradition supposedly upheld since 1928, Muslims across 40 villages in Chandpur district initiated their Ramadan fasting on Monday, aligning with the commencement of the holy month in Saudi Arabia. The local mosques witnessed Taraweeh prayers on Sunday evening, and villagers had sehri before dawn, marking the beginning of the fasting period. This practice, rooted in the rituals of ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government will transform the Bangladesh Coast Guard into a three-dimensional force by inducting new technology and modern equipment. “We have already given in-principle approval for the formation of an Aviation Wing with the purchase of 2 helicopters which will make the Coast Guard a three-dimensional force,” she said, reports UNB. The prime ...

BNP’s demand for a mid-term election has been rejected outright by Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader. “Why do they (BNP) demand the mid-term election? They demand whatever they like,” he said while addressing a press conference held at AL President Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office in the capital on Sunday (March 10). Criticising BNP, he said the party has ...

Nobel Laureate economist Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has filed an appeal to the Labour Appeal Tribunal seeking permission to go abroad. The appeal was filed at the Labour Appeal Tribunal on behalf of him on Sunday (March 10). The appeal states that Dr Muhammad Yunus wants to attend several international conferences abroad. The appeal was filed as the tribunal has ...

A meeting of the Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at the party’s central office of Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Monday morning. A press release signed by AL office secretary Barrister Biplab Barua said AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will preside over the meeting scheduled to begin at 11am. Quader has ...

The High Court (HC) on Monday said primary and secondary schools across the country will remain shut throughout the month of Ramadan. A HC bench of Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat Lizu stayed for two months a government decision to keep schools open for certain period during Ramadan. Advocate Mahmuda Khanam stood for the writ petitioner while ...