CA returns home from London
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Saturday, wrapping up his four-day official tour to London, reports BSS.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the CA and entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at about 9:45 am, CA's Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad told the...
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Bangladesh leads South Asia in gender parity: WEF report
Bangladesh has once again emerged as the frontrunner in gender equality in South Asia ranking 24th globally with a gender parity score of 77.5 per cent in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2025, reports UNB.The report identifies Bangladesh alongside Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Ecuador and Ethiopia as the...
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Mandatory ADR will reduce backlog of cases: Asif Nazrul
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said on Saturday that making alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods mandatory is essential to address the persistent and overwhelming backlog of cases, reports BSS.The ministry is taking prompt and decisive steps to implement this initiative, he said.He made these remarks while...
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Mask prices double as Covid infections surge in country
As Covid-19 infections has begun to rise once again in Bangladesh, the prices of face masks has doubled in the wholesale market, driven by opportunistic traders seeking to cash in on its growing demand, reports UNB.A visit to several wholesale mask shops in Babubazar, Dhaka, revealed that the resurgence in...
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Most harassment charges against DU teachers end in acquittals
ARMAN HOSSENSeveral Dhaka University (DU) teachers accused of sexual harassment in recent years have been acquitted or reinstated without facing trial or before any final resolution.In most of the cases, investigations into the allegations remained stuck or were dismissed due to insufficient evidence and procedural delays.According to the university regulations,...
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Eye hospital resumes full operations
FE REPORT The National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital resumed on Saturday full operations including outpatient services after 18-day closure following a clash and subsequent staff protests.Visiting the hospital, the FE correspondent found doctors, nurses, and staff members joining duty for the patients.They were providing services with...
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Road crashes kill six in two dists
Six people were killed and 28 injured in separate accidents in two districts on early Friday, reports UNB.In Dinajpur: Five people were killed and at least 15 injured when a Dhaka-bound bus crashed into a mango-laden truck parked in Nurjahanpur area of Ghoraghat upazila.The accident occurred around 4:20 am on...
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