Bangladesh

Prime Minister’s wife Dr Zubaida Rahman on Thursday inaugurated the “Shishu Swarga Model” programme as part of healthcare and rehabilitation activities for people with disabilities. The event was organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at Korail slum in the capital on Thursday afternoon. Before inaugurating the programme, she visited different stalls displaying educational materials and essential items ...

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Thursday that the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2027 will begin on 7 January, while the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will start on 6 June. He made the announcement at a press conference held at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. The minister said the ...

European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman at his office at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban. First Secretary for political affairs of the EU Delegation Sebastian Rieger-Brown also attended the meeting. The meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere, where the two sides discussed various issues of mutual interests ...

Senior journalist Anis Alamgir on Thursday granted permanent bail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The order was issued by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sabbir Fayez.

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered that former minister Dr Dipu Moni and journalists Mozammel Babu and Farzana Rupa be shown arrested in a case filed over the 2013 Shapla Chattar killing during a rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh. The ICT-1, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, issued the order, sending the accused to jail in connection with ...

The government has approved the implementation of the Padma Barrage project involving an estimated cost of Tk34,494 crore, aiming to bring major changes to agriculture and water management in the country’s south-western region. Speaking about the project, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee said nearly seven crore people in 24 districts are expected to benefit from the initiative. He said ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday exempted former Minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui from personal appearance in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act with Shahbagh Police Station. However, Siddiqui told the court that he had no objection to appearing in court. The case was scheduled on Wednesday for submission of the probe report and appearance of the accused. However, the investigation ...

Students across Bangladesh are set to enjoy extended holidays of up to 23 consecutive days as educational institutions prepare for closures marking Eid-ul-Azha and the summer vacation. According to the academic calendar, the holidays for government and private primary schools, secondary schools, technical institutions and madrasas will officially begin on May 24. However, students will effectively start their break after ...

Former Housing and Public Works Minister and former Chattogram-1 (Mirsharai) lawmaker Engineer Mosharraf Hossain has passed away. He died at Square Hospital in the capital at around 10:15am on Wednesday (13 May) at the age of 83. Family sources said he had been suffering from various age-related complications and had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past few ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday sought support of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to resolve the Rohingya crisis. The prime minister sought help when ambassadors and high commissioners of OIC member states stationed in Dhaka paid a courtesy call on him at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy ...