HSC, equivalent exam results tomorrow

The results of HSC and equivalent examinations of 2020 will be published tomorrow.
29 January 2021, 06:49 AM

Closure of all educational institutions extended till February 14

Education ministry has decided to extend the ongoing closure of educational institutions till February 14 due to Covid-19 pandemic.
29 January 2021, 06:26 AM

Transforming the world through complex problem solving

Problem solving is at the core of human evolution.
29 January 2021, 05:52 AM

Tractor Rally in Delhi: police book Shashi Tharoor, 6 journalists on sedition charges

India’s opposition Congress lawmaker and writer Shashi Tharoor and six journalists have been booked by police on charges of sedition, among other charges, over the violence during farmers' tractor rally in Delhi on January 26, officials said.
29 January 2021, 05:33 AM

Police find ‘weapon factory’ in Chattogram city

A weapon-making factory was discovered in Bongshal Para area of Chattogram city early today, police said.
29 January 2021, 05:08 AM

9 districts get new deputy commissioners

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners to nine districts.
28 January 2021, 19:19 PM

Fuel, power companies lose profitability

Most fuel and power stocks registered lower profitability in the first half of the current financial year (FY) due to the pandemic-induced economic slowdown.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Kashmir hotel lures tourists with igloo cafe

Tourists in Kashmir’s Gulmarg ski resort have a new place to chill out - an igloo cafe that serves hot food and drink on tables made of ice and snow.
28 January 2021, 17:26 PM

2 touchstone statues recovered by BGB in Naogaon

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have recovered two statues of Hindu deities Vishnu and Jagaddhatri made of touchstone in Naogaon’s Mahadevpur upazila.
28 January 2021, 17:18 PM

JU suspends 11 students over ragging incident

Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have suspended 10 students from all academic activities for a year and another for two years after they were found guilty of ragging a first-year student and beating him till he lost consciousness.
28 January 2021, 17:00 PM

WHO executive board meeting: Bangladesh wants quick supply of vaccine to developing countries

Bangladesh has urged the WHO, Vaccine Alliance, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations and UNICEF to play a visible and effective role to urgently ensure supply of coronavirus vaccines under the COVAX facility to developing countries, particularly the low- and the middle-income countries.
28 January 2021, 16:53 PM

Selection committee formed to fill two ACC commissioner posts

A five-member selection committee has been formed to fill up the posts of two commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
28 January 2021, 16:44 PM

Foreign secretary thanks India for cooperation during pandemic, handover of vaccines

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen today thanked the Indian government for their excellent cooperation that both countries enjoyed during the trying times of the coronavirus pandemic. He also thanked them for the recent handover of Covid-19 vaccines.
28 January 2021, 15:52 PM

DGDA issues NOC for importing Russia’s Sputnik vaccine for ROSATOM workers at Rooppur plant

The Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) has issued a conditional No Objection Certificate (NOC) on importing Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccine for Covid-19 to inoculate the citizens of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine who are working at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
28 January 2021, 15:51 PM

Appellate Division extends stay order on HC verdict over including village police in national time scale

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today extended till July 13 its chamber judge's order that stayed the High Court verdict for including Mohalladars and Dofadars of the village police to grades concerned of the national time scale and for paying their due salaries.
28 January 2021, 15:49 PM

Tense situation prevails in Pabna centring upcoming municipality election

A tense situation is prevailing in Pabna town tonight centring the upcoming Pabna municipality election slated for January 30.
28 January 2021, 15:44 PM

Germany recommends AstraZeneca Covid-19 shot only for under 65s

AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine should only be given to people aged between 18 and 64, Germany’s vaccine committee said in a draft recommendation, a day ahead of a decision by European regulators on whether to approve the drugmaker’s shot.
28 January 2021, 15:04 PM

Govt served legal notice not to reopen educational institutions until pandemic ends

A Supreme Court lawyer has served a legal notice to the government, requesting it not to reopen educational institutions until the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is completely over.
28 January 2021, 14:45 PM

EVM vandalism in CCC polls: BNP backed councillor candidate placed on one-day remand

A Chattogram court today placed BNP-backed councilor candidate Ismail Hossain Bali in the Chattogram City Corporation polls on a one-day remand in connection with a case filed over vandalising two EVM machines at a polling centre during yesterday’s election.
28 January 2021, 14:37 PM

Iran says US, not Tehran, should act first to resolve nuclear deal row

The United States should act first by returning to world powers’ 2015 nuclear deal with Iran that it ditched in 2018, the Iranian foreign minister tweeted after Washington demanded Tehran reverse its breaches of the pact first.
28 January 2021, 14:37 PM