The Mirpur-10 metro rail station, which has been kept shut for almost three months after it was vandalised, reopened on Tuesday (October 15). Mohammad Abdur Rauf, managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL), confirmed the information to media. On 19 July, unidentified individuals vandalised the Mirpur-10 and Kazipara metro stations amid the complete shutdown programme of the Anti-Discrimination ...

The French authorities want to adopt a new immigration law next year, a spokeswoman said, as the new right-wing government seeks to crack down on immigration. “There will be a need for a new law,” government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon told broadcaster BFMTV on Sunday, reports AFP. The government’s plan to tighten immigration policies and border controls is emblematic of the ...

The World Bank (WB) has observed that bold and timely reforms will help Bangladesh create quality jobs and achieve inclusive growth. Bangladesh’s post-COVID recovery continues to be impacted by high inflation, balance of payments deficit, financial sector vulnerabilities, and increasingly limited job opportunities for its youth, especially women and educated youth, said the multilateral lender in its October issue of ...

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has suspended the Sri Lankan coach Chandika Hathurusingha as the head coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team and issued a show-cause notice over . He has been replaced by former cricketer and renowned coach Phil Simmons, as confirmed by BCB chairman Faruque Ahmed at a press conference in Mirpur on Wednesday. “We have served him ...

Girls have once again outshone boys in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, securing a slightly higher pass rate. The pass rate for female students is slightly higher at 79.95 per cent, while male students have a pass rate of 75.61 per cent. Meanwhile, female students have outperformed boys getting the highest GPA-5. A total of 80,933 female ...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Bangladesh’s primary capital market, saw a continued downturn in trading for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. During the first one and a half hours of trading, the majority of companies experienced price declines. Out of 386 companies traded in the early session, shares of 201 companies fell, 93 companies showed gains, and 88 remained ...

Cristiano Ronaldo’s commitment to international football aged 39 is an example to his team-mates, said Portugal boss Roberto Martinez after the superstar’s arrival in Scotland sparked excitement among fans. Instead of training at Hampden Park, where Portugal face Scotland in the Nations League on Tuesday, the visitors used St Mirren’s ground in Paisley for their pre-match preparations. That led to ...

The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of this year were published on Tuesday (October 15). The average pass rate across the eleven boards is 77.78 per cent. A total of 1,45,911 students achieved GPA-5 across the country, whereas the number was 92,595 last year. The Sylhet board saw the highest pass rate with 85.38 per cent, ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members have arrested Mohammad Faruk Khan, former minister of civil aviation and tourism. He was arrested at about 1AM on Tuesday from his cantonment residence. Later, the elite force team handed him over to the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Additional Commissioner Rezaul Karim Mallick confirmed. Faruk Khan, a former lawmaker from Gopalganj-1 ...

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Awami League presidium member and former agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque. He was arrested from the Eskaton area of the capital Monday evening, DB police said. Confirming the arrest, DB police additional commissioner Rezaul Karim said there were several cases against him. It has not yet been decided in which ...