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UGC backtracks from uniform entry test decision
06:35 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe University Grants Commission (UGC) has backtracked from its decision to introduce a uniform admission test in all public universities from the academic year 2020-21. Rather it has decided to arrange university entry test in cluster system in four phases where 34 public universities will join...
BSMMU submits Khaleda’s medical report to SC
05:51 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) submitted a report on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition to the Supreme Court Registrar General on Wednesday...
Fast unto death for renaming dept
05:00 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe students of the Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development at Rajshahi University (RU) have gone on a fast unto death demanding authorities rename the department....
First French national dies from coronavirus
04:23 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayA 60-year-old man in Paris has become the first French national to die from the coronavirus, director general of the French health authority, Jerome Salomon, told reporters Wednesday....
Appellate Division upholds HC’s order on ILFSL officials
04:07 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe Appellate Division on Wednesday upheld the High Court order that had asked confiscating properties, freezing bank accounts and passports of 20 people including Proshanto Kumar Halder, director of International Leasing and Finance Service Ltd (ILFSL)...
No need for group separation at SSC level: PM
03:44 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said there is no need for group separation in class nine and all students can take up same subjects up to Secondary School Certificate (SSC) level to unleash their merit...
Desperate plea for funds to tackle Africa's locust
03:32 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe UN has made an appeal for more funds to tackle the unprecedented invasions of locusts threatening crops in parts of Africa and Asia...
NYBB 5th Nat’l Young Biotechnologists Congress-2020 held
03:18 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayNetwork of Young Biotechnologists of Bangladesh (NYBB) organized National Young Biotechnologists Congress recently for the 5th time to create a scope of networking among young Biotechnologists and engage them in biotech related activities outside of structured curriculum...
24 people dead after bus falls into river in Rajasthan
02:42 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayTwenty four people were killed when a mini bus packed with over two dozen wedding guests plunged into the Mej River in Lakheri region of Rajasthan’s Bundi district Wednesday morning, officials said...
Charges framed against Khaled in drug case
02:01 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayA Dhaka court today framed charges against expelled Juba League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. Dhaka Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Rabiul Alam framed the charges against him in the case. The court also fixed April 1 for recording statements of the witnesses of the case...
172 students get Prime Minister Gold Medal-2018
12:19 PM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayA total of 172 students from public and private universities have been awarded Prime Minister Gold Medal-2018 for their academic achievements. The award-giving ceremony organized by University Grants Commission (UGC) was held on Wednesday at Shapla Hall of the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital...
Death toll in northeast Delhi violence rises to 20
10:46 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayThe death toll due to the ongoing violence in northeast Delhi has climbed to 18 after five people were brought dead to the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Shahdara on Wednesday morning. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital on Wednesday morning...
Mosque set on fire as violent protests continue across New Delhi
09:34 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayA mosque has been set on fire in the Indian capital New Delhi as violent protests continue across the city with the death toll rising to 13. Indian website The Wire reported that a mob shouting "Jai Shri Ram", translated to "hail Lord Ram", paraded around the burning mosque in the Ashok Nagar area...
Two women killed in Mohakhali road crash
09:14 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayTwo women were killed in a road accident in the capital’s Mohakhali in the wee hours of Wednesday. Identities of them could not be known immediately...
Coronavirus: China reports 406 new cases, 52 more deaths
08:43 AM, 26 Feb 2020 WednesdayChina on Wednesday (Feb 26) reported 52 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest figure in more than three weeks, bringing the death toll to 2,715. All the new deaths were in the outbreak epicentre Hubei province, which accounted for 401 of the 406 new infections reported on Wednesday...
4 killed in Lakshmipur road accident
09:32 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayAt least four people were killed and two others injured in a road accident in Lakshmipur on Tuesday night. Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...
NEC approves Perspective Plan 2021-2041
08:17 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayThe National Economic Council (NEC) today approved the country’s second Perspective Plan for the year 2021-2041 in a bid to turn Bangladesh as a higher mid-income country by 2031 and a higher income and developed country by 2041...
Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus
07:02 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayIran's deputy health minister, and department spokesman, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus, as the country emerges as one of the worst-hit places outside of Asia...
Gold surges to 7-year peak
06:48 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayGold soared as much as 2.8% on Monday to its highest level in seven years, as investors worried about global economic growth in the face of sharply rising coronavirus cases outside China. Spot gold XAU= was up 1.7% at $1,671.35 per ounce by 1:59 p.m. EST (1859 GMT). The session high of $1,688.66 was the highest level since January 2013...
No coronavirus patient detected yet in Bangladesh: Health Minister
06:09 PM, 25 Feb 2020 TuesdayNo coronavirus case has yet been detected in Bangladesh which is good for the country, Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque said on Tuesday. Some 80,000 people have so far been affected by coronavirus in different countries, including China, while some 2,618 have died of the virus, he said...