Bangladesh

The results of the re-evaluation for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams are scheduled to be released on August 10. According to Professor SM Kamal Uddin Hayder, Convener of the Inter-Education Board Examination Controller Committee and Controller of Examinations of the Dhaka Board, the results will be published on the official websites of the education boards. Students whose ...

Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Sunday called on academicians to conduct a thorough study to preserve the real history of July uprising. “We must retrieve July uprising documents including photos, videos and have to conduct studies. It is our national responsibility to safeguard the evidences of the historical truths of the uprising and include those in ...

Transport owners and workers have threatened to enforce a 72-hour nationwide strike from August 12 if their eight-point demand is not met by August 11. They came up with this warning at a press conference held at the Jatiya Press Club at 11AM on Sunday. Saiful Alam, general secretary of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners’ Association, said that if the ...

Vice Chair of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has said that the draft of the national charter will be sent to all political parties by Monday. ”Our aim is to sign the national charter. The commission has prepared the initial draft of the charter which will be sent to the political parties by Monday. We think that if ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has submitted its income and expenditure report for the year 2024 to the Election Commission (EC).Wheat import In the last year, the party’s income was Tk 15,65,94,842, which was Tk 1,10,80,151 in 2023. And the expenditure was 4,0,80,4,823, which was Tk 3,65,23,970 in 2023. In 2024, the party’s surplus was Tk 10,85,90,019. A delegation of BNP, ...

Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Md Abdur Rahman Khan, on Saturday emphasized the critical role of political will in ensuring good governance in the country’s tax management system. Speaking at a shadow parliament debate on tax reform, organized by Debate for Democracy at FDC in Dhaka, he stated, “It is difficult to ensure good governance in tax administration ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday that all illegal arms across the country will be recovered before the upcoming national election. He made the statement while addressing journalists after visiting Narayanganj Police Lines. “Although not all weapons have been recovered yet, efforts are ongoing and we are confident that this task will be ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) could pose a major challenge in the upcoming national, said Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday. “It is a modern threat, more dangerous than weapons.” CEC Nasir Uddin said this while speaking at a views-exchange meeting on the 13th general election held at the office of the Khulna regional election officer. He emphasised the need ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed grave concern over the current state of governance in Bangladesh, stating that law and order, particularly within the police force, remains unchanged and extortion is on the rise. He made these remarks at the launch and discussion of Dr. Hossain Zillur Rahman’s book titled “Arthoneeti, Shashon O Khomota: Japito Jiboner Alekhya” ...

The death toll from the jet crash on Milestone School and College premises in the capital’s Uttara area rose to 35 with the death of an office assistant of the school whose 90 per cent body parts were burnt in the crash incident. Masuma, 38, an ayah (support staff) of the school, breathed her last at the ICU of National ...