Bangladesh

The admission test for medical colleges under 2023-24 academic sessions was held across the country on Friday (February 9). A total of 1,0,4374 candidates fought against 11,675 seats of 104 medical colleges in the hour-long test held from 10am to 11am. Of the 11,675 seats, 5,380 under 37 government medical colleges and 6,295 under 67 private medical colleges.

The second phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema began through Aam Bayan on the bank of the Turag River in Gazipur’s Tongi on Friday (February 9) after Fazr prayers. For this, after four days, the bank of the Turag River is full of Ijtema devotees. The grounds have been filled up with devotees from around the world since Thursday. After ...

Dhaka is giving utmost priority to safe and speedy return of Myanmar border guards to their country, said foreign ministry’s spokesperson in the capital on Thursday (February 8). “Now our priority is to ensure safe and quick return of Myanmar border guards, but it is not the priority whether they will be sent back by air or sea,” spokesperson Seheli ...

The government has decided to keep all primary schools open for the first 10 days of Ramadan. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education today announced this, correcting the academic calendar for 2024. Classes and other academic activities will proceed as usual, said a notification issued by the ministry.

As many as 1,549 women have purchased Awami League nomination forms against 48 reserved seats for women in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad. More than 32 candidates are vying for each seat. The party has earned Tk 7,74,50,000 by selling the nomination forms. Awami League has received 48, out of 50 reserved seats of women this time. Awami League general secretary ...

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed tonight (Thursday) with religious fervour. Every year, on the night of Rajab 26, Muslims observe Shab-e-Meraj when Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) embarked on a special journey to meet the Almighty. In the journey, the Prophet travelled on the “Buraq” to Heaven where Allah gave him some instructions to take back to ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia goes to Evercare Hospital on Thursday afternoon for a routine health check-up as per her medical board’s decision. She will be taken to the hospital at 4pm from her Gulshan residence, the party media cell member Shamsuddin Dider confirmed this. He said, “Madam’s personal physician and party vice-chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said that Madam will ...

Awami League female aspirants are busy to collect the nomination forms for the reserved seats for women as today (Thursday) is the last of sale. They are collecting the forms at 10am from the party’s Bangabandhu Avenue office. It will go on till 4pm. On Wednesday, a total of 522 forms were sold. Awami League’s office secretary Biplab Barua said ...

Padma Bridge has fetched a total of Tk 1,270.81 crore as tolls inr the last 19 months. So, the bridge has fetched an earning of Tk 2.18 crore daily on an average. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stated it while replying to a question of Nurunnabi Chowdhury MP in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad session on Wednesday (February 7). Speaker Dr Shirin ...

Awami League has sold 522 party forms on the second day of selling forms for reserved seats of women in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad. It has earned Tk 2.61 crore by selling forms. Awami League office secretary Biplab Barua stated it at a press conference held at the Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Wednesday. ...