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DHAKA : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami today urged Germany to extend cooperation and technical assistance to help ensure a free, fair and credible national election, underscoring the significance of it for the country's future. Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman made the call...

DHAKA : Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized various types of smuggled goods and contraband drugs worth over Taka 171.60 crore from different parts of the country, including border areas, said a BGB press release. The seized contraband includes -...

DHAKA : Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder today urged everyone to remain vigilant in preventing typhoid. He made the call while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the "Typhoid Vaccination Campaign 2025" at Dhaka Residential...

DHAKA : The Directorate of Primary Education (DOPE) has taken initiative to improve the infrastructure of 534 government primary schools across the country. Of the total, 488 existing model government primary schools in 64 districts, while 46 selected schools in...

DHAKA : North South University’s (NSU) Media, Communication, and Journalism program (MCJ) organised a day-long training session titled “Digital Journalism: Information Credibility and AI Literacy Training 2025”, sponsored by Google and organised by Prothom Alo on Thursday, 9 October...

Cigarette companies are actively engaging in various activities to attract youth to smoking — such as creating smoking zones in restaurants, displaying advertisements at points of sale, and promoting tobacco products through print and electronic media, including the illegal...

DHAKA : A five-day international training on Chemical Incident Preparedness for Hospitals (HOSPREP) concluded in the city, reports BSS. Principle Staff Officer Lieutenant General SM Kamrul Hassan joined the closing ceremony as the chief guest, while 18 participants both national...

North South University’s (NSU) Media, Communication, and Journalism program (MCJ) organised a day-long training session titled “Digital Journalism: Information Credibility and AI Literacy Training 2025”, sponsored by Google and organised by Prothom Alo on Thursday, 9 October 2025, at...

North South University (NSU) has once again secured its position as one of the leading universities in Bangladesh, jointly ranking number 1 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026. NSU shares this top position with Dhaka...

DHAKA : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia today offered prayers at the mausoleum of the party’s founder and former President Shaheed Ziaur Rahman in the capital. She arrived at the grave premises in...