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Indictment hearing in Khaleda's coal mine graft case December 3

A court here today set December 3 for holding hearing on charge framing in the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and nine others.

AIUB and Adamas University, India sign MoU

A Memorandum of Understanding was officially inked between American International University-Bangladesh and Adamas University in Kolkata, India recently.

Students urged to be determined, confident like Meena

Primary and Mass Education Secretary Farid Ahmed today emphasised the development of human qualities in children and students to make them confident and competent for future leadership.

School van carrying children running with risky

A school van carrying innocent children is running in the center of the city road with taking risk. A serious accident can take place anytime. The photograph was taken from Norda area of Baridhara in the capital on Wednesday (September 20).

New restrictions on privately run KG schools

The government is going to turn all the kindergartens into non-government primary schools and no more kindergartens can be further established without the permission of the directorate of primary education and children cannot be compelled to bear huge bags of books. Charging tuition fee as per the s

Govt gives permission to 4 companies for importing 4cr eggs

The government has given permission for importing four crore eggs to four companies in order to keep the price of such item under control. Talking to BSS today, Commerce Ministry Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said each of the four companies have been initially given permission for importing o

BNP to hold 12-day new programmes

BNP on Monday (18 September) announced a 15-day programme, including a series of rallies and road marches, in Dhaka and other cities starting tomorrow to press home its demand for polls under a non-partisan caretaker government.

Judicial Service Association rejects European Parliament resolution

The Bangladesh Judicial Service Association (BJSA) has expressed deep concern over the adoption of a resolution by the European Parliament on 14 September on “Human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar”.

AL activists ‘set microbus on fire’ in Natore

A group of Awami League activists allegedly set a microbus on fire on Bogura-Natore highway in front of Dighapatia Textile Mill in Natore Sadar upazila on Sunday. Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Natore district unit acting convener Shahidul Islam told New Age that the ruling Awami League activists s

Three foreigners to testify in Niko graft case against BNP chief Khaleda

The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-on Saturday allowed a prosecution plea to produce three foreigners, including a former FBI agent, to testify in Niko graft case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others. The three foreigners are- former supervisory special agent D

Best teacher or an ideal teacher?

We have still struggled to establish a leak-proof method or strategy to identify the hidden talents of our rising generation. Strategies of different types are undergoing trial and error policy. However, in the midst of this unsettled issue, we have started another game to tag a teacher as ‘ `the be

Cluster admission test in all public universities!

All the public universities are going to conduct cluster admission test from the academic year 2023-24 and UGC has been asked to take necessary steps to make it happen. This order has been issued by the Chancellor of the universities on 15 April 2023 with the signature of a joint secretary of the mi

BNP-Jamaat still trying to harass people: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said BNP-Jamaat terrorists are still trying to harass the people in different ways by holding them hostage. She, “Terrorists of BNP and Jamaat understand nothing except bomb attack, grenade attack and shooting. They killed people burning them and unleashing

India's top court suspends Rahul Gandhi's defamation conviction

India's top court on Friday suspended the defamation conviction of Rahul Gandhi, a decision that could pave the way for the senior opposition politician to return to parliament after his disqualification.

Bangladesh's trade deficit shrinks 48pc in FY23

Bangladesh's trade deficit in the fiscal 2022-23 (FY23) narrowed amid a raft of measures, including import controls.

Govt. feels no pressure with foreigners' election concerns: Quader

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the foreign governments apparent concerns about the upcoming elections exposed the government to no pressure as it was committed to stage a credible election in a peaceful manner.

Tarique gets 9 years, Zubaida 3 years’ jail

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment and his wife Zubaida Rahman was handed a three-year jail sentence in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission in 2007.

Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated

Torrential rain in areas around China's capital, Beijing, killed at least 20 people and left 27 missing, the government reported Tuesday, as flooding destroyed roads, uprooted trees and knocked out power.

Low-lying coastal areas could be inundated due to monsoon land depression: BMD

Low-lying areas of Bangladesh's coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by the wind-driven surge, at the height of 2-3 feet above normal astronomical tide, under the influence of a full moon and steep pressure gradient.