The government would publish a gazette notification on Sunday announcing the formation of a wage board for readymade garment workers, labour and employment minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury said on Saturday.
Police have arrested Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dip, a junior friend of former Air Force flight lieutenant Tahsif Souri, in the murder case filed by Tahsif’s father over his death. Police said they will apply to take him on a seven-day remand for questioning.
Students who failed one or two subjects in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be allowed to retake the failed subjects within a month of the publication of the results.
In the HSC and equivalent examinations 2026, girls have outperformed boys in the pass rate. However, boys have edged out girls in achieving the top result, GPA-5. According to the published results, the average pass rate this year is 52.12 percent. A total of 40,084 students secured GPA-5.
No students passed the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations at 293 educational institutions, compared with 202 institutions in 2025.
More than 623,000 students failed the HSC and equivalent examinations 2026. This year’s average pass rate stood at 52.12 percent, meaning nearly half of the examinees could not pass.