Islamic Arabic University awarded money to 68 students who earned top grades on religious exams. The students performed well on Fazil and Kamil tests given during 2022. University officials decided to reward these high achievers with cash payments. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Ali Ullah announced the scholarship program on June 26. The dean works at the university training and research center.
Sixteen students will receive talent pool awards worth 15,000 taka each. The remaining 52 students will collect general scholarships of 10,000 taka. Award winners can pick up their money at the university center. Students may also send someone else to collect payments for them. The university requires specific documents before releasing scholarship funds...
Bangladesh leaders passed new rules for courts and police work during their meeting. Professor Muhammad Yunus led the Council of Advisers session at his office. The group agreed to change how criminal cases move through the legal system. They want to make court procedures work better for everyone. Officials will announce the final law changes soon.
The council decided all tax office services must continue during worker strikes. Revenue board employees have been stopping work for two months. The government needs money from taxes to run the country. Essential service status means workers cannot stop these important jobs. Leaders hope this will end the damaging work stoppage.
Turkey and Bangladesh will work together to fight terrorism...
Bangladesh needs better roads, trains, ships and planes to compete with other countries. Government officials spoke about transport problems at a business meeting. The country does not have a big plan for moving goods around. Leaders want to build new systems for the next 25 to 50 years. Private companies must help make these changes happen.
Bangladesh ranks 88th out of 139 countries for moving products. Moving goods costs the country 15 to 20 percent of all money made each year. Other countries spend just 8 to 10 percent on transport costs. Two major ports handle 92 percent of trade with foreign nations. These ports need better computers and machines to work faster.
Business leaders said exports could grow 20 percent if transport...
Bangladesh's High Court demanded protection for a rape victim from Cumilla district on Sunday. The court also required all victim photos and videos to disappear from social media platforms within one day. Officials must submit a case progress report within 15 days. Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur made these demands during a court hearing. The judges acted on a legal petition filed about the case.
Police have captured five suspects connected to the sexual assault in Muradnagar area. Officers arrested the primary suspect Fajar Ali along with four others. The group faces charges for attacking the woman and sharing her video online. Investigators linked all five people to both the assault and the video distribution...
A father accused 62 people of murdering his son at Bangladesh's war crimes court. Yakub Ali filed charges against former lawmaker Saber Hossain Chowdhury and ex-police chief Asaduzzaman Miah. His son Nuruzzaman Jony led a student political group before his death. Ali brought the case to the International Crimes Tribunal office. He had filed an earlier case at Khilgaon police station last September.
Police arrested Jony on January 19, 2015 outside Dhaka Central Jail. Detective officers grabbed him after he visited his younger brother. They took him to their office and beat him severely. His pregnant wife searched multiple police stations for her missing husband. Officers denied holding Jony despite his family's pleas.
Police killed...
Bangladesh plans to add 1,519 religious schools to its monthly payment system. These Ebtedayee madrasas already receive small government grants. The schools must meet specific rules to qualify for the new program. Education officials announced the change after teachers held protests. The move aims to give teachers better pay through government funding.
School leaders can apply online from July 3 to July 10. Applications must go through official education websites only. The ministry will not accept paper forms or email requests. Digital processing will handle all registration steps. Officials will create a list of schools that meet the requirements.
Teachers at these schools earn very little money right under the current system. School...
Bangladesh recorded one more dengue death as hospitals admitted 383 new patients during the past day. Health officials released these numbers this morning after tracking cases across all regions. The mosquito-spread disease continues affecting people throughout the country. Medical centers treated patients from eight different areas. Barishal division saw the highest number with 136 new admissions.
Chattogram division reported 55 new hospital cases over the same period. Dhaka division added 48 patients to medical facilities. The two Dhaka city corporations combined for 60 additional cases. Khulna division hospitals received 41 new dengue patients.
Rajshahi division admitted 33 people for treatment. Mymensingh division had the fewest...
Dhaka University will mark its 105th anniversary on July 1 with campus-wide celebrations. The university chose the theme of building a society free from discrimination. Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan will start the festivities at Payra Chhattar near the student center. Teachers and students from all dormitories will join the morning events. The celebration honors the university's founding on July 1, 1921.
A colorful parade will begin at 9:30 am from Smriti Chirantan Chattar. University community members will march across campus under Khan's leadership. The opening ceremony starts at 10 am with flag raising and cake cutting. Music department performers will sing the national anthem and patriotic songs. Foreign students...
Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal postponed a major hearing until July 3. The court delayed proceedings about charging suspects accused of killing six people last August. Defense lawyers requested more time to prepare their case arguments. Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder led the three-judge panel that made this decision. Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam attended the session to argue against the accused.
Four former police commanders failed to appear at the tribunal despite court orders. The missing officials worked for Dhaka Metropolitan Police during the August violence. Authorities published newspaper notices demanding their court appearance on June 3. The tribunal appointed Advocate Md Kutubuddin to represent the...
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