- ‘Organised’ attacks on fast-food chains only harm Pakistanis, don’t help Gaza: Punjab’s minister
- Al Qaeda affiliate kills 70 soldiers in Benin
- Chinese satellite company rejects US accusation of supporting Houthis
- People can now apply for withdrawal of politically motivated cases
- Ecnec approves Tk 13,525cr Bay Terminal Marine Infrastructure Project
- Govt to strengthen climate adaptation measures: Rizwana
- EC extends deadline for new parties’ registration
- Bangladesh receives $1.78 billion in remittances in April's first 19 days
- Local Govt Reform Commission submits report to CA
- Jamaat opposes foreign takeover of Chattogram’s New Mooring Container Terminal
- Pope wishes worshippers Happy Easter
- Bangladesh all out at 191 against Zimbabwe amid poor batting display
- Supreme Court resumes regular judicial proceedings
- BNP shares opinion on not being PM for more than two terms
- CA urges UN to hire more Bangladeshi women peacekeepers
- Polytechnic students start grand rally
- It’s essential to keep attention of global community over Rohingya crisis: Japan
- ‘Miracle girl’ in China survives 25th-floor fall with only bone fractures
- NCP holds first meeting with CEC
- Bond automation still out of reach despite NBR’s persistent efforts
Three-year project delayed by 10 years!
A government project aimed at establishing 10 secondary schools near Dhaka city, initially scheduled for completion in three years, has now been delayed by a decade, with not a single school finished. The project, approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in...
Massive school feeding programme set to boost education, nutrition
Thousands of young children across Bangladesh are set to benefit from a major government initiative aimed at tackling malnutrition and improving school attendance. Under the School Feeding Programme in Government Primary Schools, students in 19,419 primary schools across 150 upazilas in 62...
BB issues guidelines to engage more students in school banking
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued new guidelines to increase student participation in school banking activities. From now on, every bank branch at the district, upazila, or union level must select at least one educational institution in the area to offer school banking facilities to students....
Headmasters of govt primary schools will get 2nd-class officer's benefits
At least 30,000 headmasters of different primary schools across the country will get the status, salaries and other benefits enjoyed by a 10th-grade or second-class government offices, the Supreme Court declared on Thursday. The Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed...
27 govt primary schools drop Sheikh family’s name
The names of 27 government primary schools in Bangladesh that previously honored Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina, and their family members have been changed. The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education published an official notification on Sunday confirming the revisions, reports BSS. Deputy...
Japanese man detained in Thailand over suspected online fraud in Myanmar
A 29-year-old Japanese man was detained by Thai police on Thursday for his suspected involvement in online frauds in Myanmar. He was arrested at Bangkoks airport after arriving on a flight from Yangon, Myanmars largest city, according to Thai authorities and other sources. The man, who is also...
South Korean school teacher kills eight-year-old student
A teacher has fatally stabbed an eight-year-old girl at an elementary school in South Korea, in an incident that has shocked the nation, BBC reported. The female teacher, who is in her 40s, confessed to stabbing the student in the central city of Daejeon. According to the police, the girl...
Five people shot in Sweden’s school
At least five people have been shot at a school in central Sweden. The shooting happened in Örebro, 200km (124 miles) west of the capital, Stockholm, on Tuesday afternoon, police said. According to police, the danger is not over and warned the public to stay away. The extent of the injuries...
Teacher-student relation deteriorates
The distance between teacher and students has increased over the years across educational institutions including schools, colleges, madrasahs and universities, deteriorating the teacher-student relation. The governments policy barred teachers to punish students both physically and mentally. Many...