The pass rate in this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations fell to 52.12 per cent, the lowest in 22 years, with 6,46,685 of 12,40,798 candidates passing under 11 education boards across the country. The number of GPA-5 achievers,…
Over 50 garment factories in Ashulia suspended operations on Sunday as workers staged protests for a second consecutive day, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, an end to blacklisting and the fulfillment of other demands. The unrest began…
The second death anniversary of eminent liver specialist Professor Dr Mobin Khan was observed at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Saturday. Alongside the commemoration, the department of haepatology organised a seminar titled Form Control to Cure: The HBV Therapeutic…
Natural gas supply across the country is set to fall by 320 million cubic feet per day from November 4 due to emergency maintenance at Summit LNG terminal in Moheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar, according to Petrobangla. In a press release issued…
British bank Barclays on Thursday announced plans to cut around 5,000 jobs, or roughly five percent of its global workforce, as it leans on artificial intelligence to become more efficient. The announcement came alongside an earnings update that showed Barclays’…
Poppy cultivation and opium production in Afghanistan rose 330 per cent in 2026 despite a Taliban ban on narcotics, marking the first significant increase since the ban was imposed in 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said…
Top officials from China’s ruling Communist Party adopted measures to tighten discipline within their ranks at a key meeting in Beijing that concluded on Thursday, state media said. The fifth plenum of the Central Committee, led by president Xi Jinping,…
Minister of labour and employment Ariful Haque Chowdhury on Tuesday said that the gazette for the formation of a Wage Board for the garment sector would be issued within two days after getting the workers’ nominees. He made the announcement…
Prime minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday urged Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo to expand its investment in Bangladesh, particularly in man-made fibres, technical textiles and sustainable garment production. The prime minister made the call during a meeting with a delegation led…
The Bangla first paper test examination for 2027 SSC candidates at Chuadanga Government Girls’ High School was suspended on Monday following allegations that the question paper had been leaked and sold for Tk 1,500. Sources said that the question paper…
