Ensuring the protection and continuity of essential services during major disasters such as earthquakes has become an increasingly urgent concern among architects, engineers and disaster-management specialists in Bangladesh. Hospitals, the Secretariat, fire service stations and key administrative buildings at the district level must remain fully functional during emergencies, they warned. Alongside this, experts emphasised the […]

Several British universities have initiated sweeping changes to their admissions procedures, suspending or rejecting applications from students originating from Bangladesh and Pakistan. The decisions, which affect both undergraduate and postgraduate applicants, stem from increasing concerns within the UK about the misuse of the international student visa route amidst a broader tightening of immigration controls. The […]

Dhaka University has issued an official decision regarding the continuation of Honours fourth-year and Master’s final examinations, following a period of uncertainty triggered by recent seismic activity and the subsequent inspection of residential halls. The announcement comes a day after the university authorities confirmed that winter vacation would be merged with the suspension period required […]

Government primary school assistant teachers across Bangladesh have decided to suspend their ongoing “complete shutdown” strike, which they had launched to press for a three-point set of demands. The decision was announced late on Thursday night, shortly after 11:30 pm, by one of the movement’s leading teacher representatives. Speaking to the press, the teacher leader […]

The United Nations office in Dhaka has formally briefed Bangladesh’s political parties on the nature and extent of electoral assistance it is providing ahead of the country’s upcoming national election. The briefing, held earlier this week, was confirmed in an official statement issued by the UN office on Thursday. According to the statement, representatives from […]