October 21, 2024

Ex-minister Imran Ahmad arrested: DMP

Detectives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad from Banani area of Dhaka on Sunday night.

A whatsapp message sent from the DMP confirmed it.

However, it didn’t elabora…

DU admission tests to begin on January 4

The admission tests for the first-year undergraduate programme at Dhaka University (DU) for the 2024-25 academic session are set to begin on January 4, 2025.

This decision came from a meeting of the university’s General Admission Committee, chaired …

Nahid for avoiding wastage of money in project implementation

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam today asked the officials concerned to avoid the wastage of money during project implementation alongside attaining desired goals of the schemes.

“A number of projects will …

Poor school student makes robot in Khulna

Rakib Bhuiyan, a ninth-grader, made a robot that creates huge curiosity among people here as it can serve food, answer questions, shake hands, salute etc.

The robot can also be controlled through a mobile phone, said Rakib who made the robot based o…

Chief Adviser stresses digitisation to fight graft

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at a meeting with senior government officials today emphasised the importance of digitisation to fight corruption.

The meeting held at the State Guest House Jamuna focused on immediate actions for fast-track…

Tech training helps madrasa girls earning TK 5,000 monthly

Some 25 female madrasa students are now started earning Taka 5,000 monthly as they have been trained up under ‘Project Nisa’, an initiative to empower the girls.

The ‘Project Nisa’, launched by BDApps platform, has aimed to empower female madrasa st…

Ex-ADC Shahen Shah on 3-day remand

Former additional deputy commissioner (ADC) of detective branch DB) of police Shahen Shah was placed on three-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of Daffodil University student Ramij Uddin Rup in Karwan Bazar area during the anti-discriminat…

e-PMIS poised to enhance project implementation quality

The introduction of the electronic Project Management Information System (e-PMIS) is set to significantly improve the quality of project implementation by providing real-time data and project status updates.

This observation was highlighted during a…