Bangladesh

Major (retd) Abdul Mannan, former member of parliament and former chairman of Bangladesh Industrial Financial Company, granted bail in a graft case. His lawyer on Sunday (March 31) filed the bail petition before the court of Judge Ash-Shams Jaglul Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge. Then the court granted him the bail. General Registrar branch of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) confirmed ...

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2024 will start from June 30. An the written exams will end on August 11. The exams routine, signed by Dhaka Education Board controller Prof Abul Basher, was published on Tuesday (April 2). The practical exams will begin on August 12. According to the routine, the exam will begin with Bangla first ...

Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain on Sunday said that the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation will be three days beginning from April 10. He said this at a press conference after the cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister’s Office with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Hossain said offices will remain open on April 8 and April 9. But, anyone can take ...

BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said student politics on the university campuses is not the problem, the concern is over the control of a single student organision on the campuses. “BUET authorities will take decision whether they will allow student politics on the campus or not. Because of that (Abrar Fahad killing) the BUET authorities had banned ...

A fire that gutted 14 Volvo buses of London Express Paribahan parked in a garage at Dhaka’s Demra on Monday evening, has been brought under control. The fire broke out at 8:50 pm on Monday, said Warehouse Inspector Anwarul Islam of Fire Service Control Department Headquarters. On information, five firefighting units from Demra Fire Station and Siddique Bazar Fire Station ...

On the occasion of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the concerned authorities have been instructed to take steps to ease traffic congestion and maintain law and order strictly all over the country. Besides, the factory owners were urged to pay the salaries and allowances of the workers of ready-made garment factories on time at the meeting. These decisions were taken at ...

In the second phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad election, the election will be held in 161 Upazilas on May 21. Secretary of election commission secretariat Md. Zahangir Alam announced the schedule after a meeting at election commission bhaban on Monday. He said, according to the election schedule, the last date for submission of nominations is April 21 and scrutiny ...

The health condition of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is still stable. But she is under close observation of physicians at the Evercare Hospital in the capital. “Madam’s treatment is undergoing at the coronary care unit of the hospital. The physicians of her medical board are keeping her under their close observation. We talked to the BNP chief’s personal physician ...

The second phase of 161 upazila election will be held on May 21, the Election Commission said on Monday. The EC announced the schedule around 1pm today, following a meeting of the election commissioners. EC secretary Md Jahangir Alam said that April 21 is the last date for nomination paper submission. The nomination papers will be scrutinised on April 23 and the ...

BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia is now under close observation of physicians at the coronary care unit of the Evercare Hospital in the capital. It was stated BNP vice-chairman and the chairperson’s personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. Dr Zahid Hossain said on Sunday that Begum Khaleda Zia is now being given treatment keeping at close ...