Bangladesh

The minister-level meeting of Bangladesh-India water resources ministry is likely to be held after India’s Lok Sabha election, hoped Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Monday. “The secretary-level meeting of the water resources ministries of the two countries will be held soon, and the minister-level meeting after the ongoing India’s Lok Sabha polls, he said. Verma disclosed this ...

As many as one hundred and thirty candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from the third phase Upazila Parishad election scheduled to be held on May 29, said the Election Commission (EC) on Monday. Md. Shariful Alam, Director (Public Relations) of the EC, due to the withdrawal of candidacy six will be elected unopposed. Of those who have withdrawn candidacy, 73 ...

Saudi Ambassador Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan on Monday assured that he will take steps to clear all pending visa applications from Bangladeshi aspirants to perform Hajj this year. The ambassador made the assurance during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban, according to PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam, reports UNB. This year more than 83,000 Bangladeshis ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh welcomes Artificial Intelligence (AI), but it would take some protective measures to prevent its misuse. “We welcome AI, but we have to take some protective measures by enacting laws for preventing its misuses,” she said. The premier said this while Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to Bangladesh, called ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a leave to appeal petition challenging the HC order that earlier cleared the way for JaPa Chairman GM Quader to perform the responsibilities of his post. Earlier, the petition has been filed by JaPa leader Ziaul Haque Mridha challenging the High Court order. There is no legal bar now for ...

A total of 1,82,129 students got the highest Grade Point Average (GPA-5) in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2024 under 11 education boards across the country this year, which was 1,83,578 in 2023 and 2,69,602 in 2022. Among the GPA-5 holders, 83,353 are male and 98,776 are female students, according to the results published on Sunday. According to ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to find out the reasons as to why boys are declining in number and lagging behind girls in their academic results. “We’ve to find out the reasons as to why the boys are fewer in numbers,” she said while publishing the results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations- ...

The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2024 were published across the country on Sunday (May 12). Around 10am, Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury Nowfel handed over the summary and statistics of the results to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban in the capital. This year’s average pass rate is 83.04 per cent, which was This year’s ...

The statistics of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinaon Sunday morning. She released the results virtually pressing a button at a function at her official residence Ganabhaban. Earlier, Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury handed over the combined result statistics of the SSC and equivalent examinations to the premier. The chairmen of ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her desire for inclusive housing development in Bangladesh, emphasizing that not only the wealthy should live in flats but also rickshaw pullers, daily labourers, and ordinary working people, reports UNB. She shared these views on Saturday (11 May, 2024) while speaking at the 61st convention of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) held at ...