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66,000 still teaching primary classes with only SSC, HSC degrees
07:20 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayDespite years of sweeping reforms in Bangladesh’s education sector, more than 66,000 teachers with only secondary or higher secondary-level qualifications continue to teach in government primary schools – posing a significant challenge to the implementation of modern, competency-based curricula.
Govt reaffirms commitment to communal harmony after church blast arrest
06:45 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayThe interim government has iterated its unwavering commitment to protecting interfaith unity and communal harmony, warning that any attempt to disrupt the nation’s long-standing tradition of religious coexistence will be met with the full force of the law.
HC questions legality of scrapping recruitment of music and PE teachers
06:08 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayThe High Court has issued a rule questioning the legality of the government’s decision to cancel the recruitment of assistant teachers for music and physical education (PE) in primary schools.
HC rules EC gazette invalid, Bagerhat to retain four JS seats
05:45 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayThe High Court has declared invalid the Election Commission’s (EC) recent gazette notification that sought to reduce Bagerhat’s parliamentary constituencies from four to three, effectively restoring the district’s representation to its previous four-seat structure.
Buying Britishness: The baby, the tutor, £180,000 quest to raise a perfect gentleman
05:14 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayA young family has embarked on a very British experiment in social engineering.They are hiring a private tutor – not for phonics, or maths, or Mandarin. The job description is altogether loftier: to guide their one-year-old son on his “first steps towards becoming an English gentleman.” Salary: £180,000 per year.
Vandalism at Tangail election office, three officials injured
04:32 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayThe upazila election office in Gopalpur of Tangail was attacked and vandalised on Monday morning, November 10, leaving three election officials injured and critical documents damaged.
BB on dollar buying spree despite no crisis: Who’s winning and who’s losing?
04:16 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayBangladesh Bank has stepped up its purchase of US dollars from the local market, even though there is currently no acute foreign currency shortage. The move, according to economists and policymakers, reflects a delicate balancing act aimed at strengthening reserves.
Man slain in Old Dhaka top terrorist Mamun: Police
03:32 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayPolice have confirmed that the man shot dead in Old Dhaka on Monday morning was Tariq Saif Mamun, 55, a notorious underworld figure long associated with organised crime and multiple high-profile murders in the capital.
PRAN Group’s distributors perform Umrah with family members
03:11 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayPRAN, one of the leading business conglomerates in the country, recently gave its dealers the opportunity to perform Umrah in recognition of their hard work and significant contribution to the group’s growth.
Bangladesh Bank Deputy Director goes missing
02:39 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayA Bangladesh Bank official has been missing since Sunday (November 9), and a general diary (GD) has been filed regarding his disappearance.
Man shot dead outside National Hospital in Sutrapur
01:52 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayA man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in front of the gate of Dhaka National Medical Institute Hospital (DNMIH) under Sutrapur Police Station in Dhaka on Monday.
Crude bombs hurled at Fisheries Adviser’s business in Dhaka
01:09 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayTwo crude bombs were thrown at ‘Shashya Prabartana,’ the business establishment of Fisheries and Livestock adviser Farida Akhter, located on Sir Syed Road in Mohammadpur, Dhaka. No one was injured in the incident.
Crude bomb thrown in front of Grameen Bank’s head office
12:22 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayTwo individuals wearing helmets on a motorcycle threw a crude bomb in front of the Grameen Bank’s head office in Mirpur-2 and fled the scene around 3:45 am on Monday (November 10).
No one allowed to operate ports against country’s interest: Adviser
12:02 PM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayShipping Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain has said that no one will be allowed to operate ports in a manner that harms the country’s interest.
Miscreants torch two Victor Transport buses in Dhaka
10:54 AM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayMiscreants set fire to two buses in Dhaka’s Merul Badda and Shahjadpur areas. Both buses belong to Victor Transport, but the identities of those responsible for the arson are yet to be confirmed.
Primary teachers reverse decision, announce to continue strike
10:33 AM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayGovernment primary school teachers, who had initially suspended their indefinite work abstention, have announced to continue their strike across the country on Monday (November 10).
Don’t test patience of July revolutionaries, Shafiqul warns AL
10:00 AM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayShafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, warned the Bangladesh Awami League, whose activities remain banned, not to test the patience of the July revolutionaries, and reminded that it is not October 28, 2006, but July — forever.
Metro rail staff’s leaves cancelled until further notice
09:06 AM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayThe Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has cancelled all leaves for its officials and employees until further notice.
Primary teachers call off indefinite strike after govt assurance
08:46 AM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayAssistant teachers of government primary schools, who had been demonstrating with a three-point demand, have suspended their indefinite work abstention.
BBC chief, head of news resign over edited Trump speech
08:18 AM, 10 Nov 2025 MondayThe BBC's director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned after criticism that a Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by Donald Trump.