Bangladesh

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) ...

Two death row convicts Dr Mia Mohammad Mohiuddin and Md Jahangir Alam in Rajshahi University Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case will be executed on Thursday (July 27) night. They will be hanged around 10:01pm, Rajshahi jail authorities confirmed this. Earlier on Tuesday, a total of 35 family members of both the convicts met with them for the last time ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from Italy early Thursday after attending the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment. A regular flight of Qatar Airways, carrying the premier and her entourage members, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) at 01:50 am after making over one hour stopover at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, reports BSS. Earlier, the flight ...

A veteran journalist and trade union leader and former Chief News Editor of National News Agency- Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) M Shahjahan Miah died of old-age complications at his Rampura residence in the capital on Wednesday night. He was 82. He left behind wife, a daughter, two sons and a large number of relatives and well-wishers to mourn his death. ...

Education Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday urged the agitating non-government secondary school teachers to go back to their classrooms from in front of the National Press Club. Dipu Moni made the call while talking to newsmen after attending a programme at Eden Mohila College in the capital. “You know that an anarchic situation is being created wherever the opposition parties ...

Bangladesh has conveyed its dismay to 13 envoys in Dhaka over their “undiplomatic behavior” by issuing a joint statement recently, “violating diplomatic norms.” “We expressed our dissatisfaction. I hope that after our discussion today, they will realize that their joint statement has been presented prematurely, out of step with the flow of events, and they will refrain from such undiplomatic ...