Dhaka University to celebrate centenary next year amid academic, accommodation problems
The Dhaka University is set to celebrate its 100th founding anniversary in July next year while various academic...
Safe food remains a far cry in Bangladesh
The institutionalisation of safe food eludes Bangladesh as the authorities concerned have failed to transform into actions plans laid out in the law book or repeated as rhetoric.
Bangladesh seeks information about 371 Facebook accounts
The government’s requests to Facebook for users’ information along with blocking content rose by 153 per cent year-on-year in the January-June..
Mental health instt registrar, Mind Aid director sent to jail
A Dhaka court sent the National Institute of Mental Health and Hospital registrar Abdullah Al Mamun and Mind Aid Hospital..
Bangladesh loses $703m in taxes a year: report
Bangladesh in a year loses around $703.40 million in taxes, which is about 62 per cent of the country’s public health expenditure..
Pry teachers’ job upgrade in limbo
An upgrade in the pay scale for more than 3.2 lakh government primary teachers has been pending for a year as the Finance Division..
Man who threatened kill Shakib arrested
Police and Rapid Action Battalion on Tuesday arrested Mahsin Talukdar, who threatened national all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan with life for ‘hurting religious sentiment.’
Mandatory Mask Use Mobile courts ordered in capital
The government has ordered operations of mobile courts in Dhaka and other places to ensure the mandatory use of mask in all public places..
44th death anniversary of Bhashani today
The nation observes today the 44th anniversary of the death of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a lifelong fighter..
Ex-dy speaker Shawkat Ali dies
Former Jatiya Sangsad deputy speaker retired colonel Shawkat Ali passed away on Monday morning.
