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Bangladesh, UAE FMs discuss PM's next month visit
02:25 PM, 14 Feb 2022 MondayForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and his United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan have discussed the expected visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the oil rich Arab nation. The two foreign ministers reviewed the bilateral relations between Dhaka and Abu Dhabi...
UK to see safe Rohingya repatriation: envoy
09:54 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayBritish High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson on Sunday said Britain wants to see safe and dignified repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar while London has been engaged in the international forum for ensuring the issue is not forgotten...
No takers for Shakib in IPL mega auction again
09:07 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayBangladesh ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan remained unsold again after his name was put on for the mega auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) on the second and final day...
Carrying vaccine certificates mandatory at Ekushey Book Fair
08:21 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayThe participants of Amar Ekushey Book Fair, including visitors, publishers and staff of book stalls, will have to carry the COVID-19 vaccine certificates with themselves and follow the health guidelines during the fair beginning on February 15 next...
Names proposed to search committee to be revealed
07:38 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayAll the names proposed to the search committee to appoint the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners will be revealed on Monday. The committee President and Supreme Court's Appellate Division Justice Obaidul Hassan said this on Sunday...
French air raids kill 40 fighters in Burkina Faso
05:56 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayFrench forces have killed dozens of fighters in Burkina Faso linked to deadly attacks this week in neighbouring Benin whose victims included a Frenchman, the army said...
Coronavirus: 28 new deaths, 4838 cases
04:30 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayTwenty-eight more people died from coronavirus and 4,838 newly contracted the virus in the past 24 hours. With this, the total fatalities and infections rose to 28,819 and 19,09,646 respectively, a health directorate press release on Sunday. As many as 32,503 samples were collected, and 32,574 tested in the past day...
Jashore Board tops with 98.11 pc pass rate
04:23 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayJashore Board has secured the top position among nine general educational boards with 98.11 percent pass rate in the HSC examinations held in 2021...
Havertz's late penalty seals world club crown for Chelsea
04:17 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayChelsea were crowned FIFA Club World Cup champions for the first time as Kai Havertz struck home a penalty deep into extra time to break the hearts of Brazilian club Palmeiras on Saturday...
How DNA link could unlock mystery of cancer patients ‘wasting away’
03:58 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayOne of the most serious impacts of cancer is the sudden loss of weight, appetite, and muscle that can hit some patients in the later stages of the disease. This wasting syndrome is known as cachexia and it can be triggered in other serious conditions, including heart disease and HIV...
1,934 institutions achieve 100 percent success in HSC exams
03:32 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayA total of 1,934 educational institutions out of 9,111 achieved 100 percent pass in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations-2021 across the country...
US, Japan, South Korea meet in Hawaii to discuss North Korea
02:54 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met his Japanese and South Korean counterparts Saturday in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after Pyongyang began the year with a series of missile tests...
PM expects reopening of edu institutions at month end
02:13 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expected that reopening of the educational institutions in the country could be possible at the end of this month depending on the pandemic situation...
1.89 lakh students get GPA 5
01:36 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayA total of 1,89,169 students got the highest grade point average (GPA 5) in the HSC and equivalent examinations under 11 education boards across the country this year. Last year the number was 1,61,807. Of them, 78,522 students got GPA 5 in nine education boards and 4,872 secured GPA 5 in madrasa board. Besides, 5,775 students obtained GPA 5 in technical board...
95.26% pass HSC, equivalent exams
01:06 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayA total of 95.26% students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations across the country. The pass rate in nine general education boards is 93.58 per cent, madrasa board 92.85 per cent and technical board 95.49 per cent. However, 1,89,169 students got GPA-5...
Marine academy to be set up in every division: PM
12:23 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has a plan to establish marine academy in every division asking the Bangladesh Marine Academy to take measures in grooming mariners in such a way as they can operate high-tech sea ships...
HSC, equivalent results published
12:07 PM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayThe results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations were published on Sunday. The chairmen of all education boards handed over the summery of the results to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina around 11:45am. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, on behalf of the Prime Minister, received the summery of the results...
Canada police in standoff with protesters blocking bridge to US
11:40 AM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayA standoff between Canadian police and protesters blocking a key bridge to the United States continued on Saturday, more than seven hours after authorities moved in seeking to end the blockade of the important trade corridor...
Swiss vote on tobacco ad ban long after neighbours
10:15 AM, 13 Feb 2022 SundaySwiss voters go to the polls on Sunday to decide on a raft of measures, including a ban on tobacco advertising anywhere young people might see it...
Biden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion
08:46 AM, 13 Feb 2022 SundayPresident Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause “widespread human suffering” and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but “equally prepared for other scenarios,” the White House said Saturday...