Beximco continues paying arrears to workers
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the arrears of laid-off workers in 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park are being paid...
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No coaching, private classes, other activities in govt pry schools
The Directorate of Primary Education in a directive has barred conducting private tuition, coaching classes and other activities on the premises of government primary schools after school hours and during holidays...
National minorities demand 5-day public holiday
Twelve student organisations representing national minority communities at a press conference on Monday demanded a five-day government holidays in all educational institutions from April 12 to16 for their major festival, including Changkran, Sangrai, Sangkrai, Baisu, Bisu, Bihu, Sangraing, Thangren, and Bizhu...
Taskin to get highest salary, Mahmudullah opts out
Mahmudullah opted out as Taskin Ahmed was placed in the highest-paid grade of the national players鈥� contracts for 2025, which was announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.
Agri product exports grow 10.25pc
The export of the agricultural products witnessed a positive growth of 10.25 per cent to $742.47 million year-on-year in the July-February period of the current financial year...
Workers of nine closed Beximco units get arrears
According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, arrears of laid-off workers of 9 out of 14 closed factories of the Beximco Industrial Park have been cleared as of Monday...
Delay of LDC graduation sought
The country鈥檚 private sector businesses have urged for deferring Bangladesh鈥檚 LDC graduation for at least 2 to 3 years, considering the prevailing global and local economic challenges, including a shortage of energy, high inflation, high interest rates and complexities in obtaining credit from banks...
Bangladesh鈥檚 climate exodus
One of the most pressing challenges humanity faces today is climate change, a force that impacts almost every aspect of life. Bangladesh, sitting at the frontline of this crisis, is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. The growing frequency and severity of extreme weather events 鈥� ranging...
Professor Aminul resigns from his post of special assistant to CA
M Aminul Islam, chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant who was assigned to the education ministry, on Monday resigned from his post following a request from the Chief Adviser鈥檚 Office.
Jamaat to introduce Islamic education system if comes to power
The amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Shafiqur Rahman, at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday said that Jamaat would introduce Islamic education system in the country if they came to power...
DU teachers, students protest at violence, harassment against women
Teachers and students of different departments of Dhaka University protested against on-going violence and harassment against women across the country staging demonstrations on the university premises on Sunday.
Hindu man arrested for hurting religious sentiment
Police on Friday arrested a Hindu man at Shekhertek under the Adabar police station in the capital on charges of hurting religious sentiments.
Multipurpose Jute Product Fair begins
A five-day 鈥楳ultipurpose Jute Product Fair-2025鈥� kicked off on Thursday marking the National Jute Day. The jute fair, organized by the Department of Jute at Jute Diversification Promotion Centre (JDPC) at Monipuri Para in the city, will continue till March 10, said a press release of the Jute Ministry...
LAID-OFF BEXIMCO WORKERS: Govt hands over Tk 525cr to pay dues
The government on Thursday handed over a cheque for Tk 525.46 crore to pay all arrears of laid-off workers and staff of 14 closed factories of Beximco Industrial Park...
USAID FUNDING FREEZE: Not a setback, but a wake-up call
IN BANGLADESH, the recent USAID funding freeze and the UK鈥檚 aid cuts have alarmed concerned stakeholders. Foreign assistance has long played a crucial role in healthcare, education, humanitarian aid, and climate adaptation. The fear is that without foreign aid from the giants, essential programs could collapse, leaving vulnerable communities at risk. But rather than...
BANGLADESHI PARTIES: Populist uprising and institutional decay?
BANGLADESHI parties, still gutsy, encounter a heightened existential fear 鈥� the disquiet of a deep institutional crisis for them and the nation at large. And yet, parties are strategic to the country鈥檚 liberal democratic future. Since prime minister Sheikh Hasina lost power to the unprecedented civil unrest on August 5, 2024 and Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus-led...
Prime Bank launches Sadaqah Jariyah account
Prime Bank PLC has launched 鈥楽adaqah Jariyah鈥� account, a new Islamic banking product that will allow customers to donate to charitable causes continuously, said a press release...
TRUMP鈥橲 鈥楴IXON REVERSAL MOMENT鈥�: Game changer in international politics?
SINCE the Communist Revolution in 1949 till February 1972, the United States has not recognised Mao Zedong鈥檚 China. It has accepted the People鈥檚 Republic of China (Taiwan) as the legitimate Chinese government. In 1953, the Soviet Union and China together fought a war on the Korean peninsula against the US-led coalition. The Soviet Union and China fell apart...
MPO benefits for non-govt teachers to increase from Eid-ul-Azha
The immediate past adviser for education ministry, Professor Wahiduudin Mahmud, on Wednesday said that benefits for the non-government teachers under the Monthly Payment Order system would be increased...
Edn sector reels from learning losses, fear for unskilled generation聽
The students belonging to primary and secondary levels are faced with severe learning losses that started from the Covid-19 pandemic, continuing till now through different challenging circumstances, including the ones leading to the country鈥檚 political changeover.
Budget Proposal: MCCI for scrapping conditions on cash transactions for tax
The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) on Tuesday laid emphasis on scrapping the conditions on cash transactions in corporate tax...
HC cancels Mahmudur鈥檚 3-yr jail term
The High Court on Monday overturned a lower court鈥檚 three-year jail sentence against Amar Desh publisher and editor Mahmudur Rahman in a case filed over failing to submit his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2010.
Chief adviser Yunus opens Anjuman J R Tower
The Bangladesh interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Monday inaugurated Anjuman J R Tower, the headquarters of charity Anjuman Mufidul Islam, at Kakrail in Dhaka.
Withdraw cases filed against Urdu-speaking people: discussion
Politicians and leaders of the Urdu-speaking people on Saturday at a roundtable discussion in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to take steps to withdraw cases filed against Urdu-speaking people living in the Mirpur area.
State of foundational learning
FOUNDATIONAL learning, the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills, is the cornerstone of a child鈥檚 educational journey. It lays the groundwork for lifelong learning, critical thinking and opportunities. In Bangladesh, a country with a young and dynamic population, ensuring that every child achieves foundational learning is not just an educational goal but...
Beximco workers to get arrears from March 9
Labour and employment adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Thursday said that the government would pay the dues of the laid-off workers of 14 industrial units at the Beximco Industrial Park in phases from March 9...
DCCI, Sharjah chamber聽sign trade deal
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed an agreement at Sharjah chamber on Thursday with an aim to expand export of Bangladeshi products to Sharjah and increase bilateral investment...
Adoption of modern technologies emphasised for edn sector
Speakers at a programme have said that the adoption of modern technologies will play a crucial role in the development of education sector in the country.聽..
Cabinet body decision on Beximco Industrial Park today
According to a statement from the labour and employment ministry, the advisory council committee for reviewing the Beximco Industrial Park鈥檚 labour and business situation will give a briefing at noon today at the Bangladesh Secretariat...
BSTI DIRECTIVE: BTRC to stop online sale of substandard products
Industry adviser Adilur Rahman Khan said that the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute had conducted drives against 15 online organisations based on various complaints of selling fake and illegal products...