The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under the Chattogram Education Board which were postponed due to flood and inclement weather will resume on July 27, said Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Thursday. A fresh schedule for the postponed examinations is being prepared and will be publishe
Asian stock markets mostly closed higher on Tuesday, with South Korea and Japan recovering some of the losses suffered in recent sessions due to heavy selling of artificial intelligence (AI)-related shares. U.S. stock futures moved slightly higher, while oil prices fell. South Korea's Kospi index rose 4.7% to 6,821.41
Tamil Nadu's ruling TVK has joined the opposition chorus around the NEET paper leaks and students protest. Thalapthy Vijay's party on Tuesday upped the ante saying it was not merely opposed to irregularities in NEET but wanted the medical entrance examination scrapped altogether. It also demanded that states be given f
Tuesday witnessed unprecedented drama, dharna and detentions as the Opposition upped the ante against the government over the crackdown on student protesters. The day ended with the Leader of Opposition placing five demands before the Centre, setting the stage for continued political confrontation in Parliament on Wedn
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Tuesday raised the price of gold in the domestic market, after two consecutive cuts, fixing the price of 22-carat gold at Tk 2,21,441 per bhori, including VAT. Demographics In a notice issued in the morning, BAJUS said the decision was taken in view of a rise in the price
The Delhi High Court said Tuesday it would allow Sonam Wangchuk - the Ladakhi activist on a hunger strike as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protests over the NEET exam paper leak row - to be moved from the state-run Safdarjung Hospital to Medanta, a private facility. "We can't ignore his concerns," the court noted
Former army officer Mozzafar Hossain, who was arrested after 45 years in connection with the assassination of former president Ziaur Rahman, is set to be accused in a case before the International Crimes Tribunal. Tribunal sources confirmed the development, saying the prosecution has submitted an application seeking to
An unusually early and intense heat wave across Europe this year may have caused more than 10,000 additional deaths, according to early data collected from several countries. Researchers say deaths rose sharply in late June, when many parts of Europe experienced record-breaking temperatures. Scientists measure this usi
Iranian hackers have reportedly exploited the vulnerability of the outdated Middle Eastern telecom infrastructure to locate the phones of US personnel and contractors in the region. The Mobile Surveillance Monitor, a research initiative that studies mobile espionage, has detected that Middle Eastern telecom networks ha
Students have once again taken to the streets over the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination controversy. A group of students gathered outside the BNS Center in Uttara, Dhaka, shortly after 1:00 pm today (Wednesday). They also blocked the road in front of the center, according to Tareq Ahmed Beg, Deput
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said everyone must work together to make Bangladesh greener and urged children to plant at least one tree each every year. "We all should make an effort to make our country greener," he said. The Prime Minister made the call while inaugurating a nationwide tree plantation programme a
President-elect of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Dr. Khalilur Rahman has held separate meetings with senior leaders from Slovakia, Georgia and North Macedonia to exchange views on the priorities of the upcoming UN General Assembly session. Dr. Rahman, who is also Bangladesh Foreign Mini