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Experts for expediting child labour eradication efforts

Development partners, rights groups and civil society organisations on Monday called for aligning compulsory education with the minimum employment age of 14 by extending free and compulsory education to class VIII to expedite child labour eradication efforts.They also stressed the need for fair wages for workers saying low wages in...

Pedestrians perilously crossing a road at Malibag Chowdhurypara

Pedestrians perilously crossing a road at Malibag Chowdhurypara in the capital on Monday, which has long been excavated to develop drainage system, halting vehicular movement and causing serious inconvenience to the people. — FE Photo

Embankment breach leaves 20 villages marooned in Kurigram

A flood control embankment on the Dudhkumar River in Nageshwari upazila breached on Monday that left some 20 villages marooned in Kurigram.The breach occurred in Muriarhat area after a section of the embankment, weakened by erosion, collapsed on Sunday afternoon. As a result, about 20 villages were inundated in Bamandanga...

DU presents Tk 10.3b budget for FY27

Dhaka University authorities have presented Tk10.33 billion (Tk 1,033.21 crore) proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, with more than half of the total allocation earmarked for salaries and allowances of teachers, officers and employees. The proposed budget is Tk 58.41 million lower than the previous year's budget.DU Treasurer Prof...

RAB conducts drive at 3 govt hospitals in city

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 13 suspected brokers, including women, during a drive at three government hospitals in the capital.Deputy Commander of RAB-2, Squadron Leader Nifaz Rahman, disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing on Monday.He said RAB-2 conducted the drive at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical...

IUB's Prof Mamun Habib takes charge as ACBSP committee chair

Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Head of the Department of Management under the School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has assumed the prestigious role of Chair of the Member Relations Committee of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programmes (ACBSP), USA, for the 2026-27...

Oxfam launches digital platform to connect BD diaspora with dev priorities

Bridge to Bangladesh--a digital platform comprising a website and mobile app--has been launched finally to connect the global Bangladeshi diaspora with the country's development priorities.Oxfam launched the digital platform, bridgetobd.org, in an event in Dhaka on Sunday. An initiative of Oxfam in Bangladesh, the platform enables more than 2.4 million...

Visa-seekers waiting in long queues at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC)

Visa-seekers waiting in long queues at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at Jamuna Future Park in the capital's Kuril Pragati Sarani area on Monday. The Indian government started issuing tourist visa for the Bangladeshi nationals on Sunday after almost two years. — Focus Bangla