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Teachers launch 'full' shutdown, schools closed across country

Assistant teachers of government primary schools announced that they launched a complete shutdown across the country on Wednesday until further notice to realise their three-point demand.As part of the move, they have padlocked numerous schools, hampering ongoing annual examinations.They also held protest rallies in front of Assistant Thana Education Officers...

DU regular classes to resume Dec 28

The Dhaka University (DU) has decided to reopen its residential halls and resume regular in-person classes from 28 December, following a technical assessment conducted after the recent earthquakes. To minimise the academic gap during the emergency closure, ongoing online classes will continue until 13 December.The information was shared in a...

Editors' Council new exec body holds first meeting

First meeting of the newly-elected executive committee of the Editors' Council was held on Tuesday last (December 02), the apex platform of the editors in media outlets informed through a press release.New Age Editor Nurul Kabir officially took the responsibility of president of the new committee in the meeting attended...

BRACU launches BD's first MSc in Mental Health, Psychosocial Support

BRAC University (BRACU) has launched Bangladesh's first Master of Science (MSc) programme in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, according to a press release.Aimed at addressing growing mental health needs in Bangladesh and contributing to advocacy, innovation, and leadership through increasing the expertise of professionals, the programme will be run by...

IUB alumnus Prof. Osama appointed as VC of USW

Prof. Osama Khan, alumnus of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been appointed as the vice chancellor (VC) and chief executive of the University of South Wales (USW), UK.Prof. Osama will assume office in May 2026, according to a press release by IUB.He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with...

Industrialist Rashid Bhuiyan no more

Md Abdur Rashid Bhuiyan, a prominent industrialist in the country's leather sector, died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday while attending a milad mahfil for the quick recovery of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the BSCIC Industrial Estate in Hemayetpur, Savar under Dhaka.Md Anwarul Islam, Managing Director and CEO of Agrani...

Secretariat staff threaten tougher movement

Bangladesh Secretariat employees on Wednesday threatened to go for tougher movement from January 10 if the government would not issue a gazette notification over pay commission by December, reports UNB.The employees came up with the warning in a memorandum sent on Wednesday (December 3) to the Financial Adviser by the...

Five more die of dengue--_

Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the disease to 391 this year, reports UNB.The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka North City Corporation and Mymensingh Division, according to the DGHS.

Weather (2025-12-04)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature on Wednesday was recorded at 31.4 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, while the lowest...