The government has taken an initiative to provide affordable, data-dependent smartphones to people across the country, said Prime Minister's Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad.
The Education Ministry is set to introduce several changes to the admission rules for Class XI this year. According to the new decision, students will now have a single opportunity to apply online, unlike previous years when multiple phases were allowed. Additionally, once admission is confirmed, the facility to change colleges or migrate will no longer be available.
The newly elected president will take oath at Bangabhaban on Friday, August 21, in the evening. Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni confirmed the information today, August 19.
The flood and landslide situation in seven districts of the Chattogram division has created a severe crisis, affecting at least 13 lakh people, according to a UNFPA report. Among them are 117,000 adolescent girls and 17,490 pregnant women.
About 65 percent of children infected with measles were suffering from malnutrition, according to a study conducted by Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute (BSHI) and the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Of them, 12 percent were severely malnourished and 53 percent moderately malnourished.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has sent 17 officials to compulsory retirement and demoted five others in pay grade for violating service rules, according to commission sources.