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1,14,000 retired teachers, staff to get long-awaited benefits today
1,14,000 retired teachers, staff to get long-awaited benefits today

Education

1,14,000 retired teachers, staff to get long-awaited benefits today

The government is set to begin disbursing long-overdue retirement benefits to around 114,000 retired teachers and employees of MPO-listed private educational institutions across Bangladesh on Saturday, in a major move to ease a longstanding financial backlog.

Thunderstorms, 60 km/h gusts forecast for Dhaka, six regions
Thunderstorms, 60 km/h gusts forecast for Dhaka, six regions

National

Thunderstorms, 60 km/h gusts forecast for Dhaka, six regions

Dhaka and six other regions of Bangladesh may experience thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds of up to 60 kilometres per hour by early afternoon on Saturday, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department said.

7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, two killed
7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, two killed

International

7.7-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia, two killed

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least two people and causing widespread damage, with authorities warning that the death toll and extent of destruction could rise.

PM Tarique Rahman to open 500-bed Neurosciences Hospital extension today
PM Tarique Rahman to open 500-bed Neurosciences Hospital extension today

National

PM Tarique Rahman to open 500-bed Neurosciences Hospital extension today

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to inaugurate a new 500-bed extension at the National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital in Dhaka on Saturday, significantly expanding the country’s capacity to provide specialised neurological care.

Miraz, Taskin dig in as Bangladesh stretch lead to 219 in Darwin
Miraz, Taskin dig in as Bangladesh stretch lead to 219 in Darwin

Sports

Miraz, Taskin dig in as Bangladesh stretch lead to 219 in Darwin

Bangladesh continued to dominate Australia on the third morning of the Darwin Test, extending their first-innings lead to 219 runs by lunch as Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Taskin Ahmed mounted a stubborn resistance.

82nd birthday of Begum Khaleda Zia today
82nd birthday of Begum Khaleda Zia today

National

82nd birthday of Begum Khaleda Zia today

The 82nd birthday of former BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister, late Begum Khaleda Zia, is being observed.

51st martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu today
51st martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu today

National

51st martyrdom anniversary of Bangabandhu today

Today is 15 August—the 51st death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On this day in 1975, Bangabandhu was brutally assassinated along with most of his family.

Youth held for secretly filming two women at metro station
Youth held for secretly filming two women at metro station

City

Youth held for secretly filming two women at metro station

A young man named Ranjit Chandra Sarkar has been detained by police for allegedly secretly filming two women at the Karwan Bazar metro station in the capital.

Call to observe Bangabandhu's 51st martyrdom anniversary with due dignity
Call to observe Bangabandhu's 51st martyrdom anniversary with due dignity

National

Call to observe Bangabandhu's 51st martyrdom anniversary with due dignity

The Professional Human Rights Council has called upon the nation to observe the 51st martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman with due solemnity and dignity.

Summit LNG terminal begins gas supply to national grid
Summit LNG terminal begins gas supply to national grid

National

Summit LNG terminal begins gas supply to national grid

The Summit LNG terminal has increased gas supply to the national grid amid the ongoing gas crisis in the country.

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