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The government will bring coaching centres under the purview of law, while English medium schools will be brought under accountability and regulatory oversight, Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has announced.
The Bangladeshi smartphone market in 2026 continues to deliver strong competition in the budget segment. Within the 20,000 BDT price bracket, consumers can now access devices offering high refresh rate displays, large batteries, improved cameras, and expanded memory options. Below is a curated list of five notable smartphones in this segment, presented with clear RAM/ROM-based pricing and key specifications.
US technology giant Intel has announced that it will join Elon Musk's ambitious 'Terafab' chip project. The joint venture with SpaceX and Tesla aims to create cutting-edge and powerful processors for the robotics and data center sectors. Intel's share price rose more than 2 percent after the news was released.
After more than five decades, NASA has launched its Artemis II mission, sending humans back towards the Moon. The four‑astronaut crew lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft, beginning a 10‑day journey that will take them around the lunar far side and back to Earth.
Imagine standing on a flat rock nearly 1,982 feet (604 metres) above sea level, with no railings or safety barriers around you. In front of you lie endless mountains, and beneath your feet is a blue fjord. Norway's Preikestolen, or Pulpit Rock, is precisely such a spine-chilling location, known to travellers worldwide as the 'end of the world'.
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Fresh controversy has emerged over the death of Australian cricket legend Shane Warne, after his son Jackson Warne suggested the Covid-19 vaccine may have played a role.
Atletico Madrid advanced to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the first time in nine years after edging past FC Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate, despite losing 2-1 in the second leg on Tuesday night (April 14).
Youth and Sports State Minister Aminul Haque has announced the swift commencement of development work to restore Bogura's historic Shaheed Chandu Stadium to an international standard cricket venue. He made the announcement after visiting the stadium around 2:00 pm on Monday, April 13.
After being a cricketer, successful businessman and politician, Shakib Al Hasan is going to debut with a new identity. In his new identity, he is a media publisher. A digital news portal is going to be launched from the United States under his direct supervision.
Bangladesh weightlifter and two-time South Asian Games gold medallist Mabia Akhter Simanta has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive for prohibited substances, the anti-doping authorities confirmed.
Brazil is dreaming of winning its sixth title ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup. Forward Vinicius Junior, one of the team's most trusted stars, believes that the current squad is so strong that they are capable of turning the tide of the match at any time.
Spain has approved a major regularisation programme that could grant legal status to around 5,00,000 undocumented migrants, including a significant number of Bangladeshis living in the country.
Iran used a Chinese-made reconnaissance satellite to identify targets for recent strikes on US military bases in the Middle East, the Financial Times reported, citing leaked Iranian military documents.
US President Donald Trump has said the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran is “very close to ending,”
The National Citizen Party (NCP) leader and Cumilla-4 lawmaker Hasanat Abdullah came under public scrutiny after paying a courtesy visit to former Chattogram City Corporation mayor Mohammad Manzur Alam at his residence in the city’s Kattali area on Tuesday (April 14).
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that any attempts to obstruct the party’s public welfare programmes—such as canal excavation, family cards, farmer cards, and athlete development programmes—would be countered with public support.
Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has instructed party leaders and activists to cooperate with law enforcement agencies to maintain peace and order in the country.
Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was granted bail on Sunday afternoon in an attempted murder case. She was released from Kashimpur Women's Central Jail after the bail order was received.
After more than five decades, NASA has launched its Artemis II mission, sending humans back towards the Moon. The four‑astronaut crew lifted off aboard the Orion spacecraft, beginning a 10‑day journey that will take them around the lunar far side and back to Earth.
When two-and-a-half-year-old Nusayba from Chatmohar in Pabna passed away on March 12, her father received a call from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital exactly four days later. He was informed that a bed had been allocated for Nusayba. This ‘posthumous call’ regarding a bed for a deceased child is a significant indictment of our governance in the 21st century. The same unfortunate situation has occurred with Nahid from Terokhadia and 10-month-old Jihad from Durgapur, who have been denied access to a mechanical ventilator despite waiting endlessly. The disheartening admission from the medical team indicates that there have been 53 deaths in the past two and a half months; of these, 44 young lives were lost prematurely in the two weeks from March 10 to 24 due to insufficient intensive monitoring. The greatest irony of progress is that just a few kilometers away from where children are dying daily due to inadequate treatment, a modern specialized children's hospital with 200 beds, constructed at a cost of approximately Tk35 crore in the Ghora Chattar (Behrampur) area of the metropolis, has been fully operational since 2023. Despite having state-of-the-art facilities, including 56 intensive monitoring beds and a central oxygen system, the hospital is awaiting approval for its manpower structure (organogram) due to bureaucratic delays. This official inaction has become more significant than the lives of children today. It is particularly astonishing that the 12-bed child intensive monitoring center currently functioning in the main hospital lacks official approval; it is being operated under its own special management. Is a file concerning a manpower structure on the administrative desk of a state capable of executing large-scale projects worth thousands of crores of taka more important than the lives of 44 children?
Bangladesh needs stronger data governance and OTT regulation, but not through disruption or disproportionate compliance burdens. A sequenced, market-aware approach combining digital literacy, smarter enforcement, and competitive local infrastructure can protect citizens while preserving exports, entrepreneurship and economic resilience.
European Union Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed. The meeting took place at the Home Ministry office in the Secretariat on Monday afternoon, April 13.
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Kumar Verma has said that relations between the two countries are normalising day by day. He said they are working to maintain the emotional and cultural ties between the two nations.
Popular television actress Bonna Mirza's father, Mirza Faruk, has died today (April 15).
The white part and green skin of watermelon that are usually thrown away after eating the red flesh may actually be packed with nutrients and beneficial for heart health, nutritionists have said.
Two vessels carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) have arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port as Bangladesh ramps up imports to meet rising energy demand and ease the ongoing gas shortage.
