Bangladesh

As hundreds of thousands of leaders and activists from the three associate bodies of Awami league from across the country joined the ongoing peace rally, Baitul Mukarram’s South Gate and adjacent areas turned into a human sea. Starting with recorded rendition of patriotic songs, the rally witnessed a massive surge of people taking pledge to “not let the country be ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has announced fresh programmes from their party’s grand rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Friday (July 28) afternoon. According to the fresh programmes, the party will observe sit-in at all strategic entry points to the Dhaka city on Saturday (July 29). The sit-in programme will be observed from 11:00am to 4:00pm. BNP ...

A total of 1,83,578 students achieved GPA-5 in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. Education Minister Dipu Moni revealed the information when she was formally disclosing the results of SSC and other equivalent exams. She also said in the nine general education boards, 1,59,220 students scored GPA-5. Among them, 70,975 are male students and 88,245 are female ...

A total of 80.39 per cent candidates have passed this year’s SSC and equivalent examinations-2023. The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations-2023 were published across the country on Friday morning. Last year, 87.44 per cent students passed the SSC and equivalent exams. A total of 1,83,578 students achieved GPA-5 in this year. The pass rates in ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday inaugurated “Smriti Chironjib” memorial monument on the Bangladesh Supreme Court (SC) premises in Dhaka. She opened the memorial monument that was built aimed at preserving the place from where Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivered a speech after inaugurating the journey of the country’s apex court on December 18 in 1972. ...

The results for this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent tests were handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday morning. Education Minister Dipu Moni handed over the result to the PM. Education Minister Dipu Moni handed over the results to the PM at the latter’s official residence Ganabhaban around 9am. Later, the chairmen of 11 education boards—nine ...

Death row convicts Dr Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin and Md Jahangir Alam were executed at Rajshahi jail on Thursday night over the killing of Rajshahi University Professor S Taher Ahmed. The two convicts were hanged simultaneously at 10:01pm in Rajshahi jail, senior superintendent of Rajshahi Central Jail Abdul Jalil said. Earlier on Tuesday, a total of 35 family members of both ...

The front organizations of ruling Awami League– Chhatra League, Juba League and Swechchhasebak League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) got permission to hold their much hyped rallies in the city on Friday on 23 conditions. AL associate bodies get permission to hold their rally in front of north gate of Baitual Mukarram Mosque while BNP in front of Nayapaltan central ...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruk on Thursday said they would give permission to BNP and three AL associate bodies to hold their rallies if there are enough law enforcers for ensuring law and order situation. He said a large number of forces will be on duty to ensure security for the ‘Tajia’ procession on Holy Ashura and two ...

A Dhaka court has set August 2 for pronouncing judgment in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman set the date after placing of legal arguments concluded in the case on Thursday. A total 43 witnesses out of 56 testified in the case. Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) ...