Four to hang for killing Kushtia sub-registrar
A local court on Tuesday sentenced four men to death and another one to life imprisonment for the 2018 gruesome murder of Kushtia Sadar sub-registrar Noor Mohammad Shah. Kushtia additional…
Malaysia lifts entry restriction on travellers from Bangladesh
The government of Malaysia has lifted the entry restriction for foreign nationals from a number of countries, including Bangladesh, with immediate effect. However, to curb further spread of COVID-19 ,…
BU waives students’ hall, transportation fees incurred during Covid closure
Barishal University has waived the hall and transportation fees of its students for the period of the Covid-19 closure. The decision on the fee waiver was taken at a meeting…
For Moner School, Bangladesh’s Faizah wins Global Goals Changemaker Award
Fairooz Faizah Beether, the co-founder of Moner School, has won the 2021 Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award. This was announced by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday. The…
Case under DSA: BNP leader Hafiz gets bail
A tribunal in Barishal on Tuesday granted bail to BNP Vice-Chairman Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in a case filed under the Digital Security Act(DSA). Cyber Tribunal Judge Golam Faruk…
Global food systems must be changed: IFAD
Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, yet there are concrete actions policymakers can take, says a new report on Tuesday.…
Evaly CEO remanded again, wife lands in jail
A Dhaka Court on Tuesday placed Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel on a one-day remand in a case filed with Dhanmondi Model Police Station on charge of embezzlement and fraudulence. Additional…
Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar train service still a distant reality as project limps along
The Dhaka-Cox's Bazar railway service is still some way off seeing the light of day, with the project to build the railway line for it already way behind schedule and…