In a sweeping change to primary and secondary curriculum, the government is going to scrap all public exams before class 10 and all exams till class 3.

Habibullah Farzad, a Ph.D. scholar of the South Asian University, New Delhi and also a human rights activist, was beaten

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has diverted Tk 15 crore, allocated for the procurement of vehicles for her office, to the cause of people’s healthcare services.

In a forward-looking move, the government has set out to form a law for personal data protection fashioned on the EU’s momentous General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as it looks to make Bangladesh fit for the digital age.

School and college compounds across the country sprang into life once again as students stepped inside classrooms after 543 days of closure caused by the pandemic.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the importance of considering the impact on the environment while taking any development project.

The High Court yesterday ordered the health ministry to conduct an inquiry into allegations that 28 emergency medical equipment have been kept in boxes for years.

The Pakistan Ambassador to the Philippines Khurram Panni today defected to the Bangladesh government. Khurram Panni, 49, was the first diplomat of ambassadorial rank to defect to the Bangladesh cause. He came to Manila as ambassador in March, 1970 and his tenure of duty was not scheduled to end until late in October, 1971.

The government has moved to bring arms sales and licencing procedures under an automation system to prevent illegal use of legal arms in the country.

The environment, forest and climate change ministry has moved to implement a JS body’s recommendation on shutting down the tannery complex in Savar.

Pilot error and a failure to follow safety guidelines probably caused the Air India Express crash that killed 21 people last year,

September 12

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Four people were killed and 20 others injured after a bus plunged into a ditch on Magura-Jashore Highway in Magura’s Shalikha upazila today.

In football, jersey numbers are often symbolic.

Bangladesh U-19s stuttered to a three-wicket victory against their Afghan counterparts in the second Youth ODI at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today.

The squad will be led by Dasun Shanaka as the team begin their campaign on 18 October against Namibia in Abu Dhabi in Group A of the First Round, where they have also drawn Ireland and the Netherlands.

Massimiliano Allegri said he will not reprimand his Juventus players for surrendering the lead in their 2-1 defeat at Napoli on Saturday, a result that leaves the Turin club without a victory after three Serie A games.

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has thrown words of extreme caution for Bangladesh batsmen ahead of next month's T20 World Cup during an event in Dhaka yesterday. 

Bangladesh's frozen shrimp processing industry is in a dismal state.