Bangladesh

The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Thursday morning, with 58.83 per cent of average pass, a significant drop. Last year, the pass rate was 77.78 per cent which decreased by 18.95 per cent this year. Meanwhile, the highest grade of GPA-5 dropped below half. A total of 69,097 students secured GPA-5 this ...

Chief Adviser and head of National Consensus Commission, Professor Muhammad Yunus, will hold a meeting with political parties on Wednesday evening at Foreign Service Academy, ahead of the official signing of the ‘July National Charter 2025’ scheduled for October 17 at South Plaza of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. The meeting, set to begin at 6 PM, will bring together representatives from ...

Twelve additional witnesses testified on Wednesday in three corruption cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul over alleged irregularities in the allocation of plots in the Purbachal New Town Project. Judge Md Abdullah Al Mamun of the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 recorded the testimonies ...

Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said that all the political parties participated sincerely in the discussions on the July Charter and are expected to sign the document in the same spirit. ”I think all political parties have participated in this discussion with dedication. I do not know what they will do. But I believe, as a continuation of this ...

Teachers and employees of MPO-listed private educational institutions have now taking position at Shahbagh, breaking police barricade, halting traffic around the area. At 2PM, the protesting teachers and staff, carrying national flags and placards, went to Shahbagh from Central Shaheed Minar with a big procession. Police tried to stop them when the procession reached near National Musium, but the protesters ...

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) has extended the time of probe report submission against 45 accused, including Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, in crimes against humanity case related to July movement. The tribunal issued this order on Wednesday. Of the 45 accused, 17 were arrested, so far, in this case. Sixteen accused were produced before the tribunal today.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is set to return home on Wednesday morning, wrapping up his two-day official visit to Italy, where he attended a series of high-level meetings and events. According to Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, Prof Yunus departed Rome for Dhaka at 7:20pm (Italian time) on Tuesday, concluding his engagements in the Italian ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has expressed deep concern over Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s proposal to hold a referendum on the July Charter in November, calling it a potential ‘master plan’ to delay the upcoming national election. Speaking at a discussion hosted by Jatiyatabadi Ulema Dal at Jatiya Press Club on Tuesday, Rizvi questioned Jamaat’s motives, warning that the ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) will not be allowed to use ‘Shapla’ symbol, as it is not listed in the election regulations, said Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. Speaking at a press briefing at EC headquarters at Agargaon in Dhaka on Tuesday, he stated that the party has until October 19 to select an election symbol from EC’s official ...

Teachers and employees of MPO-listed private educational institutions have threatened that they will march towards the Secretariat from the Central Shaheed Minar if their demands are not met by Monday afternoon. The protesters said their ongoing sit-in and work abstention programmes would continue until the demands are fulfilled. The protesters have been staging demonstrations to press home a three-point demand, ...