The results of this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations are expected to be published between November 7 and 15, with preparations already under way, the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee said Wednesday (September 23).
Metro rail services on the Uttara-Motijheel route were suspended for 26 minutes on Wednesday morning (September 23) after a rear door of a moving train suddenly opened, prompting authorities to halt operations as a safety precaution.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds of up to 60 kmph in seven districts by 1pm Wednesday (September 23).
A press briefing on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s first-day activities in New York, including his participation in the opening session of the general debate of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), was scheduled for this evening (September 23).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 4 per cent for fiscal year 2027, down from its previous projection of 4.5 per cent in July, citing external shocks and persistent domestic constraints.
The government has issued new directives regarding the re-issuance of lost, stolen or damaged passports. Under the new rules, no additional penalty fee will have to be paid for the first time a passport is lost, stolen or damaged, beyond the fixed passport fee. However, for the second and each subsequent instance of a passport being lost, stolen or damaged, an additional penalty fee of Tk 10,000 will have to be paid along with the fixed fee.