Hearing on Khaleda’s bail plea begins
The Supreme Court has begun the hearing on the leave-to-appeal petitions challenging Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail that the High Court granted her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, on Tuesday morning
POOR RESULTS IN SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAMS Lack of qualified math, English teachers blamed
The country’s schools are facing an acute shortage of teachers specialising in English and mathematics, two vital subjects, which is having a bad impact on results in Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations.
MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE Three doctors suspended for 3-6 months in 38 years
At least 477 patients died allegedly because of medical negligence in eight years till 2016 while the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council punished only three doctors with suspension of registration on such charges in the past 38 years.
Tagore’s birth anniv today
The 157th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore will be observed today.Different cultural organisations across the country have chalked up special programmes in celebration of the day
Ramadan office timing from 9:00am to 3:30pm
The government has fixed the office timing during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9:00am to 3:30pm on every working day.
SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAM RESULTS Rural-urban gap widens
The rural-urban divide in education has widened due mainly to lack in facilities in the rural areas, which been reflected in the results of Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations published on Sunday.
SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAMS Pass rate falls to 9-year low
The combined pass rate in Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations in 2018 fell to nine-year low, shows the results published on Sunday.
NANNERCHAR MURDERS No case, no arrest yet
Security forces continued operations in the Chittagong Hill Tracts to capture suspects in the killing of five leaders
Noman released after detention in Gazipur
The police released Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman few hours after his detention from Tongi in Gazipur on Sunday
Rangamati upazila chairman shot dead
The chairman of Naniarchar upazila parishad, Shaktiman Chakma, was shot to death by some unidentified miscreants in Naniarchar Bazar area in Rangamati on Thursday morning.
