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Dhaka Central Univ to offer 40pc online, 60pc in-person classes

The proposed Dhaka Central University for the seven government colleges will hold 40 per cent of the classes online and the remaining 60 per cent in person, reports UNB."It will be an interdisciplinary and hybrid university where 40 per cent of the classes will be held online and 60 per...

School feeding programme to resume in Sept: Adviser

RANGPUR, Aug 04 (BSS): Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar said the school feeding programme (SFP) will resume in government primary schools of the country from next month.He disclosed the information on Monday in a views-exchange meeting held at the District Shilpokola Academy auditorium here...

Preparations going on to set up a stage at Manik Mia Avenue

Preparations going on to set up a stage at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Monday for the day-long programmes commemorating the August 5 anniversary today (Tuesday), including reading out of the July Declaration. — FE Photo

Why posts of ATEOs not be upgraded to 9th grade: HC

The High Court (HC) on Monday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the posts of Assistant Thana Education Officers (ATEO) in Bangladesh should not be upgraded to 9th grade from the 10th grade of the government job, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice Md. Akram...

Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar presiding over the first meeting of the advisory committee

Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar presiding over the first meeting of the advisory committee on use and recovery of unused and grabbed acquired land at Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital on Monday. Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan, and Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir...

Teenage gang assaults JnU, DU students; stabs one

A Jagannath University (JnU) student was stabbed and his three friends were assaulted allegedly by a teenage gang in the capital's Lalmatia in Mohammadpur.Anurav Ashraf Rajya a student of JnU's Mathemetics department was reportedly stabbed during a heated argument between the teenagers and the students, which escalated into physical violence...

BOU VC Obaidul Islam elected to ACU Council

Professor Dr. A. B. M. Obaidul Islam, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU), has been elected as a Council Member of the prestigious Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), according to an official statement.This year, the ACU Council selected prominent representatives from five countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Sri Lanka,...

Police arrest 593 people in 24 hrs

Police arrested 593 people during raids across the country over the last 24 hours - from 6:00 am Sunday to 6:00 am Monday. Assistant Inspector General (Media) of Police Headquarters AHM Sahadat Hossain said apart from arrests, a single-barrel gun, three rounds of cartridge, and a locally-made 'hasua' were also...

Five to die for killing man in Ctg

A Chattogram court has sentenced five men to death for killing a man over fishing dispute in Anwara Upazila of Chattogram in 2011, reports bdnews24.com.Chattogram Additional District and Sessions Judge Rozina Khan delivered the verdict on Monday.The convicts are Ahmad Mia, Md Ilias, Nurul Absar, Md Rafique and Md Solaiman.Among...

Dengue claims two more lives ------

As many as 395 more people have been hospitalised with dengue fever nationwide in the past 24 hours, taking the count for hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease this year to 22,065, reports bdnews24.com.As the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) only records the number of hospitalised patients, the...

IUB marks first anniv of July Uprising with students’ events

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) students on Monday concluded their two weeks long programmes series organised to mark the first anniversary of the historic July Uprising, according to a press release.The closing programme featured "Biplobi Protichhobi", a play by the IUB Theatre Club, followed by musical renditions of protest songs by...

Bus strike on Sylhet-Sunamganj route withdrawn

SYLHET, Aug 04 (UNB): The bus strike, enforced by the District Road Transport Workers Oikya Parishad, called off on Monday following assurance from the authorities concerned to meet-their three-point demand.A meeting was held at noon at the deputy commissioner's office where leaders and activists of the District Road Transport Workers...

Weather (2025-08-05)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.The...