Girls outshine boys in pass rate
Girls outshined boys in pass rate while boys did better in achieving highest Grade Point Average 5 in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations published on Wednesday.
Ershad buried with state honour in Rangpur
Former military dictator-turned-president General Hussain Muhammad Ershad was buried with the state honour at his Rangpur residence under army supervision on Tuesday as per the demand of people of the district.
Man claiming to be Subrata demands toll from Anu Muhammad
A caller using an Indian telephone number on Tuesday called noted economist Anu Muhammad and demanded toll threatening him that his family members would face enforced disappearance if he failed to pay demanded money.
Six die as flooding worsens
The flood situation in the country’s Kurigram, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and Tangail districts deteriorated on Tuesday as floodwaters submerged new areas in these districts.
Widow Minni arrested after daylong interrogation
Barguna Police on Tuesday arrested Aysha Siddika Minni, widow of Rifat Sharif who was hacked to death in front of her in Barguna district town on June 26, in the case of Rifat’s murder.
HC bans antibiotics for cows without prescription
The High Court Division on Tuesday banned administering antibiotics to cows without prescription from veterinarians.
Sharp rise in public bank bad loans
Bad loan in half a dozen state-owned banks including scam hit Sonali, Janata and BASIC increased by 5,182 crore in January-March period as the recovery efforts were slowed down due to an impending new loan restructuring policy adopted in May, experts said.
Bride, groom among 10 killed as train rams microbus in Sirajganj
At least 10 people of a bridal party died, including the bride and groom, when a train hit a microbus on an unauthorised level crossing at Salap station area under Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Monday.
2b people lack access to healthy food: UN
More than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems — and many of them live in North America or Europe, the United Nations said on Monday, urging governments to ‘look beyond hunger’.
Coaching cripples school students
Nusrat Jahan, a Class V student of a reputed school in the capital, said that she did not get time for leisure as her school set a target to finish all the textbooks by July through regular classes and additional coaching.
