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Eggs should be added to school feeding progs

Farida Akhter, adviser to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Friday said eggs should be included in school feeding programmes.She said students were currently being given milk and eggs should also be added to the menu.The adviser made the comments at a discussion held at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh in...

icddr,b's children's food named among TIME's Best Inventions

A complementary food for undernourished children, developed jointly by icddr,b and Washington University, has been included in the TIME's Best Inventions of 2025 under Social Impact category.The gut-restoring complementary food has been developed through a long-standing collaboration between International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) and Washington University in...

DU suspends Autumn Fest over allegations of 'fascist links'

The 'Shorot Utsob' (Autumn Festival) at the Faculty of Fine Arts (Charukala) of Dhaka University (DU) has been postponed following allegations that one of the organisers has 'links to fascism'.The decision was announced on Friday in a statement, signed by Professor Dr. Md. Azharul Islam, Dean of the Faculty.According to...

NSU partners with Google, Prothom Alo for digital journalism training

North South University's (NSU) Media, Communication, and Journalism (MCJ) organised a day-long training session on digital journalism sponsored by Google and organised by Prothom Alo.The session, held on Thursday, is aimed at enhancing participants' AI literacy, information verification skills, and digital reporting capabilities, according to a press release.Professor Dr. Md....

RU’s five-day training for teachers ends today

Rajshahi University (RU) has, for the first time, launched a five-day training workshop for newly appointed teachers to enhance their teaching skills and academic orientation. A total of 84 young faculty members from 17 departments are participating in the programme, organised by the university's Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC).The event...

One in three child marriages ends up in divorce

Nearly one in three child marriages ends up in divorce, often pushing children and young women towards facing stigma and financial hardship, according to a study conducted on the occasion of the International Day of Girl.Plan International has conducted the study through interviewing girls and young women in 15 countries,...

Young researchers' conf'ce at DU today

In a bid to explore the innovative potential and nurture the creativity of school students, '10th Chintar Chash Young Researcher Conference, 2025' will take place at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University (DU) today (Saturday).DU Vice-Chancellor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan will formally inaugurate the day-long event, organised by a...

Weather (2025-10-11)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00...