Global Covid-19 cases top 410 million
The overall number of Covid cases has surpassed 410 million, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread across the globe. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted…
Finance minister unveiled the publication on 50 years of economic development in Bangladesh
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday formally unveiled a publication titled ‘Flow of External Resources into Bangladesh in 50 years calling it a flagship document. The Economic Relation Division…
Sundarbans Day: Biodiversity under threat as salinity increases
'Sundarbans Day' will be observed on Monday as every year since 2002 with an appeal to save the largest mangrove forest in the world. Virtual discussions have been organized in…
49 BNP activists land in jail for vandalising police vehicle in Tangail
A Tangail court on Sunday sent 49 BNP activists of Sakhipur upazila to jail in a case filed over vandalising police vehicles in 2018. Senior Judicial Magistrate Farzana Hasnat passed…
HSC exams: 5 institutions witness 0% pass rate
No student from five educational institutions came out successful in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations while all students of 1,934 educational institutions passed the exams. Prime…
OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award: Bangladesh’s Gawsia among top women climate scientists
Bangladesh's Gawsia Wahidunnessa Chowdhury and five more researchers have been awarded the 2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Award for early-career women scientists in the developing world. The award is a recognition of…
A bankrupt group using an innocent phone conversation to serve their agenda: Anisul Haque
Law Minister Anisul Haque said on Sunday that steps will be taken to investigate how his innocent telephone conversation with a prime minister’s adviser got leaked on social media. “Of…
SUST to resume classes online from Wednesday
After 27 days of stalemate Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) will resume all its academic activities online from Wednesday. The decision came after an emergency syndicate meeting of…