PM chairs 10th ECNEC meeting
The 10th meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for fiscal year 2025-26 began at the Bangladesh Secretariat, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday morning (April 26).
Staff Reporter
Teachers’ delegation meets education minister for talks
An eight-member delegation of candidates finally recommended under the Primary Assistant Teacher Recruitment-2025 process has gone to the Ministry of Education for talks with Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon, as protesters continue their demonstration in Shahbagh demanding appointment orders.
Fake heatwave alert using Met Office name spreads online: FactWatch
A viral social media post falsely claiming that Bangladesh’s temperature could rise to 45–55°C has been identified as misinformation, according to fact-checking organisation FactWatch.
Bill Gates visited Bangladesh in 2004 at Tarique Rahman’s invitation: Press Secy
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates visited Bangladesh on a brief trip in 2004 at the invitation of Tarique Rahman, according to Prime Minister’s Press Secretary A A M Saleh Shibli.
No alternative to coordinated efforts to raise higher education to global standards: Education Minister
Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milan has called for coordinated efforts among universities and stakeholders to elevate Bangladesh’s higher education to global standards and strengthen protection of intellectual property.
Four abandoned tear gas grenades recovered in Kamrangirchar
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have recovered four abandoned tear gas grenades, believed to have been looted from police custody, from Kamrangirchar in Dhaka on Saturday night (April 25).
...