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After Helsinki, Trump plans to host Putin in Washington
09:31 AM, 20 Jul 2018 FridayUS President Donald Trump, under fire over his Helsinki summit with Vladimir Putin, doubled down Thursday by saying he looks forward to meeting the Russian leader again — with talks already underway for a visit to Washington in the fall.
Quota reform movement becomes ploy of BNP-Jamaat: FM
09:08 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayForeign Minister AH Mahmood Ali today said that the ongoing “Quota Reform” movement has become a ploy of BNP-Jamaat, who wants to disrupt stability and progress of the country. The movement for ongoing ‘Quota Reform’ has been marred by violence and acts of terror...
Israel adopts divisive Jewish nation-state law
08:28 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayIsrael passed a “nation-state” law on Thursday declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, stirring anger from members of the Arab minority who said it was racist and drawing an expression of concern from the EU...
62.73 pc pass in Chattogram Board
07:42 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayA total of 62.73 percent students passed the HSC and equivalent examinations under Chattogram Education Board (CEB) which is 1.64 percent higher than that of the previous year...
Two get life term for rape in Rangpur
07:16 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayA court today sentenced a man and a woman to life term rigorous imprisonment for raping a college girl seven years ago...
‘Myanmar authorities planned genocide against Rohingya’
07:07 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayAuthorities in Myanmar made preparations for attacks against the Rohingya with “genocidal intent” in the weeks before last year’s purge, a rights watchdog has claimed...
Dinajpur Board sees lowest pass rate
06:28 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayStudents under Dinajpur Education Board performed poor in terms of pass rate compared to other education boards with 60.21 percent pass rate...
Next election to be inclusive and fair: PM
04:41 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm confidence that the Election Commission (EC) would be able to hold an inclusive, fair and neutral general election by the end of this year. The Prime Minister said this when German Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Niels Annen made a courtesy call on her at her Gonobhaban residence here...
Girls outshine boys
03:14 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayFemale students in the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations have outnumbered the male students in terms of pass rate this year. According to the results published on Thursday, percentage of pass of female students is 69.72% while...
Barishal Board tops with 70.55 pc pass rate
02:55 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayBarishal Board has secured the top position among eight general educational boards with 70.55 percent pass rate in the HSC examinations this year...
400 institutions achieve 100pc success in HSC exams
02:52 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayA total of 400 educational institutions achieved 100 percent pass in the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations-2018 across the country this year...
Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law
02:49 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayIsrael’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law defining the country as the nation state of the Jewish people, provoking fears it will lead to blatant discrimination against Arab citizens...
Highest budget for education meant for comprehensive nat'l dev: PM
02:35 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said education sector continued to receive highest budgetary allocation as her government envisages an educated nation for country’s advancement in all fronts...
‘It was a miracle’: Thai cave boys describe two-week ordeal
12:53 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayIt was meant to be a fun excursion after football practice, but it turned into a life-threatening, two-week ordeal for a group of youngsters trapped in a cave with rising waters and no apparent escape route...
President returns home
12:27 PM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayPresident M Abdul Hamid returned home on Thursday morning after medical checkup in the United Kingdom (UK)...
66.64% pass in HSC, equivalent exams
10:58 AM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayA total of 66.64% students have passed in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations across Bangladesh. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid along with the chairmen of all the education boards handed over the results to...
2 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfights’
10:51 AM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayTwo alleged drug peddlers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with the members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) in Himchori of Cox’s Bazar early Thursday...
How to get HSC exam result 2018
10:22 AM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayThe results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations of 2018 published on Thursday...
Turkey ends 2-year state of emergency
10:09 AM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayA two-year state of emergency imposed after Turkey’s failed 2016 coup will end on Thursday but Tayyip Erdogan’s opponents say his new executive presidency and a draft anti-terrorism law leave him with sweeping powers to stifle dissent...
Republicans mull curbing Trump after Putin summit
10:04 AM, 19 Jul 2018 ThursdayDonald Trump’s unsettling embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin this week drew derision across the US political spectrum, but it remains to be seen whether Republicans have the will to rein in their president...