A child died after being crushed by an auto-rickshaw on her way to Madrasa in Sunamganj’s Dowarabazar upazila on Sunday. The accident took place at 9 am near Sripur Pandargao Bazaar in the upazila. The dead was Faiza Akter, 6, daughter Abdul Hannan, hailed from Gopeenagar village under Pandargao union. She was a third grader at a madrasa. According to ...

A total of 208 arson attacks have been recorded till 6:00 am on Sunday during the blockades and hartals enforced by BNP and its like-minded parties since October 28. Besides, three arson attacks were recorded in 60 hours from 6:00 pm on November 23 till 6:00 am on Sunday during the ongoing 48-hour road, rail and waterways blockade enforced by ...

Three celebrates have been nominated by the Awami League (AL) for the 12th parliamentary election. AL nominated popular actor Asaduzzaman Noor for Nilphamari -2 constituency, singer Momtaz for Manikganj-2, and actor Ferdous Ahmed for Dhaka-10 Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the names of the party’s nominees for 300 parliamentary seats at the Awami League central office on Bangabandhu ...

Two cricketers Shakib Al Hasan and Mashrafe Bin Mortaza have been given nomination from the Awami League to contest the upcoming 12th parliamentary elections. Shakib has been nominated from Magura-1 constituency while Mashrafe, the incumbent member of parliament, from Narail-2. Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday announced the names of nominated candidates for the polls at the party’s ...

Darren Bravo has decided to take a break from cricket following his non-selection in the West Indies squad for their three-match ODI series against England next month. The 34-year-old, who last played for West Indies in February 2022, continued to be left out despite topping the run charts in the 2023-24 Super 50 Cup, where he scored 416 runs at ...

Awami League has announced the party nominated candidates for the 12th national parliamentary election. AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader announced the names of the nominated candidates of 298, out of 300 seats, at the party’s central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on Sunday afternoon. The names of candidates in two constituencies of Kushtia-2 and Narayanganj-5 were not announced. ...

Both pass rate and GPA-5 in Sylhet board in HSC and equivalent examinations have decreased. This year, Sylhet board pass rate is 71.62 per cent, while 1,699 got GPA-5. Compared to the last year, the pass rate has decreased by 9.81 per cent and GPA-5 by 3,182. In 2022, Sylhet board pass rate was 81.43 per cent.  

The pass rate of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations is 78.64 per cent. Last year, the pass rate was 85.95 per cent. Compared to that, the rate has decreased by 7.31 per cent. A total of 10,67,852 students passed this year’s HSC exams from all boards, 79.44 per cent passed from the Dhaka board. Meanwhile, the ...

The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations were handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning. Chairmen of 11 education boards, including nine general education boards, madrasas and technical boards, handed over the summary of the results to the Prime Minister at Ganabhaban residence at 10am. The results will be available on websites of ...

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through central London in a pro-Palestinian march on Saturday demanding a permanent ceasefire, a day after the exchange of hostages held in Gaza for prisoners held in Israel amid a four-day temporary ceasefire. Protesters old and young chanted for a ceasefire as they marched down Park Lane to Whitehall, some draped with Palestinian flags, ...