A proposal to reschedule Bangladesh’s public examinations by holding SSC exams in January and HSC exams in June has gained support from students, parents and education stakeholders, diverging from the education minister’s earlier suggestion of conducting both examinations in December.
A group identifying itself as ‘Sachetan Nagorik Samaj’ has demanded the trial of former interim government Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and former health adviser Nurjahan Begum, alleging negligence linked to child deaths from measles.
The government has taken a policy decision to establish the Cumilla Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) aimed at modernising and ensuring a sustainable water supply and sanitation system in Cumilla city.
Jatiya Party has declared a total election expenditure of just Tk 5 lakh for the 13th parliamentary elections, according to a financial statement submitted to the Election Commission.
The nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign has significantly reduced measles infections among children, according to Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), which says around 1.80 crore children have now been brought under the programme—nearly the full target.
The government has set new prices for sacrificial animal skins. In this, the price of salted cow skins has been increased by 2 taka per square foot and that of goat skins by 3 taka.