National Monitoring and Law and Order Committee has decided to impose Section 144 around SSC exam centers across the country during coming Secondary and School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Committee in the Ministry of Education with education advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul (CR) Abrar in the chair. The ministry published a circular ...

The Sajida Foundation, an NGO has terminated one of its employees, Rakibul Hasan, following his misogynistic comment on a recent Facebook post of actress Shabnam Faria, according to a social media update shared by the actress on Sunday. On March 18, Rakibul Hasan posted an inappropriate remark on Faria’s Facebook post, which drew widespread criticism. Faria later shared a screenshot ...

Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident in Sunamganj’s Chhatak upazila on Sunday afternoon. The accident took place around 4:30 PM on Chhatak-Gobindaganj road at Goalchattar area in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Humayun Rashid, a resident of Korochkhali village in the upazila, and Shahin Miah, of Noyalombahati village in the same upazila. According to locals, a ...

The government has appointed an administrator to the Bangladesh China Chambers of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI). Nargis Murshida, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, took charge of the BCCCI on March 23, according to an order by the Commerce Ministry issued on March 16. The order instructed the newly appointed administrator to conduct a fair and neutral election for the BCCCI ...

After Hasnat Abdullah explosive Facebook post, the NCP chief organiser (North) Sarjis Alam downplayed the issue, saying he felt no pressure regarding the ‘Refined Awami League’. Sarjis Alam said he does not see the Army chief’s statement as a direct ‘proposal’ but rather as a ‘direct expression of opinion.’ There is a difference between ‘expressing an opinion’ and ‘making a ...

The Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC on Sunday announced a 10 per cent reduction in the prices of all types of internet services. This decision was made at the company’s board meeting on Saturday. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Post, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, said the government is actively working to reduce internet prices. “Several initiatives ...

Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib ordered to seize a flat and to freeze five bank accounts belonging to former State Minister for Women and Children Affairs and former MP of Gazipur-5, Meher Afroz Chumki. The order was issued on Sunday (March 23) in response to a petition filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assistant Director Minhaj Bin Islam. ...

If you listen to some self-proclaimed exercise experts on social media, they swear that working out on an empty stomach burns more fat. But it’s a common misconception that exercising in a fasted state improves performance or burns more calories, said Abby Langer, a dietitian in Toronto. “The research shows that in terms of gains, it doesn’t really make much ...

The BNP on Sunday submitted its proposals to the National Consensus Commission on key recommendations from five reform commissions. The party submitted its written proposals on reforms related to the constitution, public administration, judiciary, electoral process and the Anti-Corruption Commission. A three-member BNP delegation, led by its Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, handed over the party’s proposals to commission’s vice-chairman ...

Police arrested a convenor of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Sunday in connection with a clash during an Iftar Mahfil organised by the National Citizen’s Party (NCP) in Sylhet city. Akhter Hossain, son of Abdul Munir, was arrested from the Ausha area under Sylhet’s Jalalabad area, said Shahporan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Monir Hossain. According to the OC, Mahbubur ...