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Standard of Primary Education Will Be Improved in Future: Bidhan

Dhaka: Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar today announced that the scenario of primary education in the country will evolve, with the government actively working towards this objective. Speaking at a view exchang…

Dhaka Sends Fresh Extradition Request to India for Sheikh Hasina

Dhaka: Bangladesh has issued a new official request to India for the extradition of deposed Sheikh Hasina, who has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity related to the July Mass Uprising. Foreign Adviser Md Touhid confirmed that the comm…

29,912 Workers Benefit from Government-Funded Legal Aid

Dhaka: A total of 29,912 people have so far received legal assistance at government expense from Dhaka and Chattogram Workers Legal Aid Cells under the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO). The information was published in a report uploade…

JU to Hold Orientation for First-Year Students on November 25

Dhaka: Jahangirnagar University (JU) is set to welcome its newest cohort of students with an orientation program for first-year Bachelor (Honours) students under the 2024-25 academic session, which is the 54th batch, scheduled for November 25. The eve…

Home Adviser Urges Earthquake Preparedness Amid Recent Quakes

Dhaka: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today urged citizens to remain vigilant about earthquakes and announced efforts to develop an early warning system for such natural disasters. His comments follow a series of rec…

ICT Schedules Indictment Hearings for Enforced Disappearance Cases

Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 has scheduled hearings for December 3 and 7 in two significant cases concerning enforced disappearances and torture during the previous Awami League government’s tenure. These hearings will focus on inc…

France to Boost Energy and Transport Cooperation with Bangladesh

Dhaka: French Ambassador in Dhaka Jean-Marc S©r©-Charlet today expressed keen interest in strengthening cooperation with Bangladesh to support the country’s energy transition and develop an integrated multimodal transport system as he called on energy…

Two Motorcyclists Killed in Tangail Road Accident

Tangail: Two motorcyclists were killed after their bike lost control in Madhupur upazila of the district this evening. The accident occurred in the hilly forest area of Jhaloi along the Tangail-Mymensingh regional highway. The deceased were identified…