The state-appointed defence counsel for absconding deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the July 2024 atrocities were isolated incidents, not widespread or systemic...
The number of English and mathematics teachers at the secondary-level educational institutions in the country decreased in the past 13 years amid the students鈥� poor show in these two subjects in different public examinations...
Kali Puja or Shyama Puja, a religious festival of the Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country on Monday with due sacred fervour and enthusiasm...
Daffodil International University and the Support to Sustainable Graduation Project under the Economic Relations Division organised a seminar on 鈥楤angladesh鈥檚 LDC graduation and structural transformation: role of youth and academia in economic transformation鈥� at the International Conference Hall of DIU at Birulia of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
Bangladesh Medical University held a seminar on the 鈥榚valuation of Islamic medical education and ethical practice鈥� at the Super Specialised Hospital of BMU in Dhaka on Saturday...
US president Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro had offered major concessions to ease tensions with Washington and confirmed a new strike on a drug-smuggling vessel, which reportedly left survivors.
Police arrested nine leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations, including Md Shahadat Hossain, 61, the younger brother of former minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader.
Assistant teachers of government primary schools have called off their planned hunger strike after a meeting with officials from the primary and mass education ministry, where they discussed their three-point demand.
Wicketkeeper-batter Mahidul Islam Ankon earned his maiden ODI call-up as the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Thursday announced a 16-member squad for the forthcoming three-match series against the West Indies starting on October 18.
Detectives have detained Md Shahadat Hossain, younger brother of former minister Obaidul Quader, and eight others involved with Awami League politics, in Dhaka...
The education ministry issued a circular on Tuesday, making the director general of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, Professor Muhammad Azad Khan, Officer on Special Duty.
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on Sunday branded opposition leader Maria Corina Machado a 鈥榙emonic witch,鈥� two days after she won the Nobel Peace Prize.
THE primary education system is equipped with an impressive competency-based curriculum. Subject- and grade-wise competencies have been identified and corresponding learning outcomes have been developed. Based on the outcomes, textbooks were...
Bangladeshi photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam on Saturday said that he and the other Gaza flotilla participants were subjected to various forms of torture, mainly psychological ones, by the Israeli defence forces after...
The death toll from consuming toxic alcohol during Durga Puja celebrations in Bogura rose to four as two more persons died on Friday.
The 154th anniversary of birth of writer and collector of medieval Bangla literature, Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad, will be observed today.
Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, who was released by Israeli authorities on Friday, was expected to arrive in Dhaka from Istanbul in Turkey early hours today.聽聽
Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam arrived in Istanbul on Friday afternoon after being released from Israeli prison.
A flight carrying renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, among other passengers, departed from Israel for Turkey on Friday afternoon, according to the CA press wing.
Efforts are under way to secure the release of Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, who is reportedly being held in an Israeli prison, with assistance from Turkey, according to a Facebook post shared by the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Press Wing on Friday.
China鈥檚 commerce ministry announced new controls on the export of rare-earth technologies and items on Thursday, adding to regulations on a critical industry that has been a key source of tension between Beijing and Washington...
Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology and Selcuk University in Turkey signed a memorandum of understanding to further expand and strengthen the fields of education, research, innovation and knowledge exchange between the two universities at the DUET in Gazipur on Thursday...
The University of Dhaka, Jahangirnagar University, Daffodil International University, Gazipur Agricultural University and the North South University have jointly ranked first among all universities in Bangladesh in the United Kingdom-based Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026...
Friends and the family of Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam among dozens others, including scholars, writers, and journalists from across the globe, have demanded his immediate release along with other Flotilla activists...
Five members of the police were injured in an attack during a raid to recover a stolen mobile phone about midnight past Tuesday at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj...
The Rivers Dudhkumar and Tista devoured at least 55 houses and other infrastructure in Kurigram sadar and Rajarhat upazilas in the last three days till Wednesday...
A 鈥楤anking Products Campaign,鈥� under the initiative of the Boardbazar branch of Pubali Bank PLC, was held National University campus recently, said a press release...
Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-amir Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday said his party wants the referendum on the July National Charter 2025 to be held in November 2025 before the next Bangladesh national elections.
The Investigation Agency of the International Crimes Tribunals on Wednesday pressed charges of enforced disappearance against 28 individuals, including Bangladesh鈥檚 deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former defence adviser Major General (retd) Tarique Ahmed Siddique...
The Israeli military on Wednesday morning intercepted 鈥楥onscience鈥� along with eight other flotilla vessels carrying mostly professionals and activists, including acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam, as they tried to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza...
