Students who failed in one or two subjects in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be able to sit for retake exams on December 2 and 3, Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has announced.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka today for Bagerhat and Khulna to attend a series of programmes, including an MoU signing ceremony on investment, the laying of the foundation stone of two container jetties at Mongla Port and the inauguration of Notun Kuri Sports (Season-2).
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has formally shown senior journalist and former information adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury, as arrested in a murder case.
Mohsina Ahmed, a former official of Bangladesh Krishi Bank and also the mother of journalist Tasnim Mohsin has passed away. She was 69.
Concern and anger have spread through the journalist community after journalist leader Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury and DBC News special correspondent Rajib Ghosh were taken from their workplace to the Detective Branch (DB) office for questioning. Several journalists’ organisations have issued statements demanding their release, while many others have condemned the incident on social media.
Bangladesh Bank has sold another $100 million from the reserves through auction to restore stability in the foreign exchange market. After a long break $122 million was also sold last week. Concerned officials said this step is being taken to keep the supply of dollars in the market normal as the cost of importing various products including fuel has increased.