British Council honours 141 teachers from 26 partner schools
The British Council Partner Schools Teachers鈥� Recognition Award 2025 was held at Le Meridien in Dhaka on Sunday.
Bangladesh
RAB team attacked during anti-drug operation
A team of the Rapid Action Battalion came under attack on Sunday night while the RAB members had been conducting an operation to nab drug peddlers at Kaliakoir in Gazipur.
Interim govt to continue routine tasks until elected govt takes over
The interim government on Monday said that the council of advisers will continue to perform its routine duties and hold meetings as usual until it hands over the charge to an elected government.
2 killed in turf war gunfire on Padma char
Two people were killed and two others critically injured on Monday as suspected members of the armed 鈥楰akon Bahini鈥� gang opened fire during a turf war over the control of a char land on the Padma River in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi.
MASS BAIL:聽CJ seeks explanation from 3 HC judges
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has issued show-cause notices to three High Court judges, Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, and Justice Md Zakir Hossain, asking them to explain within three days the large number of bail orders...
ACC to need no govt nod to arrest public servants
The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to get power to file graft cases without any preliminary enquiry in some circumstances and arrest public servants without prior government approval.
Govt approval for nicotine pouch factory draws flak
Health rights activists have criticised the government鈥檚 approval of Philip Morris Bangladesh Limited to set up a nicotine pouch manufacturing factory, saying that the decision contradicts public health goals and tobacco control efforts...
Paddy, rice purchase price rates to be raised: food adviser
Food adviser Ali Imam Majumder on Monday said that the government was planning to increase the paddy and rice purchase price rates for the ongoing aman season amid rising production costs...
Ministries, divs asked to submit proposals by Nov 8
The Finance Division on Monday asked all ministries and divisions to send budget revision proposals by November 8...
Eight killed, 39 injured in five districts
At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and 39 others injured in road accidents on Monday in Jamalpur, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Gopalganj and Tangail districts...
Pry school meals likely from Nov
Director general of the directorate of primary education Abu Noor Md Shamsuzzaman said that around 31 lakh children in 165 upazilas would start receiving nutritious food under the national school feeding programme from next November...
DU Zahurul Huq hall bans smoking
The authorities of Dhaka University鈥檚 Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall banned smoking on the hall premises on Monday.
NCC likely to recommend July Charter implementation process today
The National Consensus Commission on Monday decided that it would submit the final recommendations for implementing the July National Charter 2025 to the interim government chief adviser, also the NCC chair, Professor Muhammad Yunus...
July bullet-hit boy on tube feeding, father seeks justice
The father of eight-year-old Musa Khan, who has been on tube feeding since being shot during the July mass uprising in 2024, appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday seeking justice for his son鈥檚 suffering and the killing of his mother.
Milestone victim Navid returns home after 36 surgeries
After 97 days of intensive treatment, 12-year-old Milestone School and College aircraft clash victim Navid Nowaz finally returned to his Uttara residence in Dhaka.
