National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) Chairman Prof. AKM Reazul Hassan has refuted allegations linking writer and researcher Rakhal Raha to the procurement of paper for printing textbooks.  Raha, a member of this year’s textbook revision committee, had no involvement in the financial or logistical aspects of the process, he added. Speaking at a press […]

The interim government is set to introduce a special law aimed at expediting the recovery of laundered money in the shortest possible time. The law is expected to be formulated within a week, according to Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam. Speaking at a press conference today at the Foreign Service Academy, Shafiqul Alam made […]

Around 450 irregular and undocumented Bangladeshi migrants stranded in Libya are set to return home on three chartered flights this month, arranged by the Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). According to a Facebook post by the embassy yesterday, the first repatriation flight will depart from Tripoli on March 12, […]

Dr. M Aminul Islam, a special assistant to Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus, has resigned from his position. He submitted his resignation to the Cabinet Division on Monday afternoon. Dr. Aminul was appointed in late November last year as one of three special assistants to the chief adviser, holding the rank of state minister. He […]

The Bangladesh Army has responded to recent remarks by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, made during an interview with BBC HARDtalk. In a statement issued today by the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR), the army said any concerns the UN rights body had were conveyed to the previous government, not the […]

Traffic in Dhaka’s Banani and surrounding areas returned to normal after nearly seven hours of disruption today, following a protest by garment workers over the death of a fellow worker in a road accident. The demonstration, which blocked the Airport Road in Banani, led to severe congestion across Dhaka city, forcing many commuters to walk […]

Bangladesh has the highest child marriage rate in Asia, with 51% of women aged 20-24 having been married before turning 18, according to a new report released on International Women’s Day. The report, “Girl Goals: What Has Changed for Girls? Adolescent Girls’ Rights Over 30 Years,” was conducted by UNICEF, UN Women, and Plan International. […]

Teachers and students staged protests across the country today, demanding justice for rape victims and capital punishment for rapists. Demonstrations took place at Dhaka University and several other institutions, reflecting growing outrage over recent sexual violence cases. At Dhaka University (DU), protesters gathered at the Oporajeyo Bangla sculpture at 11:00 AM, where teachers and students […]