Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced a revised class schedule for selected schools in the Dhaka metropolitan area, introducing a hybrid learning system that combines both online and offline classes. Under the new arrangement, students will attend in-person classes on Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday, while online classes will be held on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday. The Education Minister made ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has sentenced two individuals to death in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July Mass Uprising. Several of the remaining 28 accused were handed life imprisonment, while others received varying prison terms. The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Nazrul Islam Mazumder, announced ...

Detectives have arrested former MP and President of Lalmonirhat district Awami Mohila League Advocate Safura Begum Rumi in the capital. A team of the district Detective Branch (DB) of police, with assistance from the local police station, picked her up from Mohammadpur area in Dhaka on Wednesday night. Lalmonirhat Superintendent of Police Asaduzzaman in a press release issued on Thursday ...

Four astronauts travelling back from the far side of the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission spoke with reporters in their first press conference from space on Wednesday (April 8). The astronauts shared some of the highlights from their journey and their time living aboard the Orion capsule. “We have loved living in Orion,” NASA astronaut Christina Koch told the ...

Amid the concerns over supplies, two more vessels carrying 51,000 tonnes of octane and furnace oil arrived at Chattogram Port on Wednesday (8 April). Of the vessels, Marshall Islands-flagged “MT Central Star” is carrying 26,000 tonnes of octane from Malaysia. Besides, another tanker “MT Eastern Quince” is carrying 25,000 tonnes of furnace oil. Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) Secretary Syed Refayet ...

The United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday warned that deadly Israeli strikes on Lebanon posed a “grave risk” to the fragile US-Iran truce, his spokesperson said in a statement. “The ongoing military activity in Lebanon poses a grave risk to the ceasefire and the efforts toward a lasting and comprehensive peace in the region. The Secretary-General reiterates his call to all ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have been reduced by Tk4,432 per bhori, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk247,977, according to the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS). In a statement issued on Thursday (9 April) morning, BAJUS said the new prices were fixed considering the overall market situation, particularly a decline in the price of pure gold (tejabi gold) ...

The Malaysian Immigration Department (JIM) arrested 79 Bangladeshi nationals during a raid on two rubber glove factories in the Kanthan Industrial Estate, Chemor. The raid was carried out on Wednesday night, starting around 7:00pm. The operation involved personnel from the Manpower Department, Royal Malaysia Police, General Operations Force and the National Registration Department. Perak Immigration Department director Datuk James Lee ...

Voting has begun in two constituencies—Sherpur-3 (general election) and Bogura-6 (by-election). Polling started at 7:30am and will continue until 4:30pm. A festive election atmosphere is prevailing in both constituencies. Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud said on Wednesday that all necessary measures have been taken by the Election Commission. He added that the situation remains completely under control so far. More ...

Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC)-owned Bangladeshi-flagged vessel MV Banglar Joyjatra, which was stranded in the Persian Gulf, has lifted anchor from Ras Al Khair port in Saudi Arabia to proceed toward the Strait of Hormuz. The ship is carrying 37,000 tons of fertilizer and has 31 Bangladeshi sailors on board. Bangladesh Shipping Corporation Managing Director (MD) Commodore Mahmudul Malek shared this ...