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Find reason why boys lag behind girls in SSC results: PM

Results for the 2024 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations are out, and just like last year, girls have outperformed boys in both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5.Out of 20,13,597 examinees, including 10,24,803 females and 9,88,794 males, 16,72,153 students passed.Girls...

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BNP vows to continue anti-govt movement

Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have vowed to continue its ongoing movement until fulfilling the desire of the people.“The ongoing movement, aiming at building a democratic state and society, will continue until fulfilling the desire of the people,” BNP secretary genera...

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Dr. Shawkat Akbar elected president of Bangladesh Physical Society

Dr. Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, Chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission and Managing Director of NPCBL, has been elected as the President of Bangladesh Physical Society at the Annual General Meeting of the Society Saturday evening.Dr. Akbar is also awarded as the Fellow of Bangladesh Physical So...

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Tough stance on mobile operators

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, announced strict directives to hold mobile phone operators accountable if they fail to deliver promised services.The State Minister came up with the warning at a press conference held on Sunday, The pre...

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Schools may remain shut on Saturdays after Eid-ul-Azha: Edn Minister

Schools, colleges, madrasas and technical educational institutions under the Education Ministry are likely to remain closed on Saturdays after Eid-ul-Azha, said Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury on Sunday.“As per the decision of the Ministry, classes at schools, colleges, madrashas ...

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No bar to GM Quader continuing as JaPa chairman

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed a leave to appeal seeking bar on GM Quader's responsibility as Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman.A four-member bench in the Appellate Division led by Appellate Division’s Senior Judge M Enayetur Rahim passed the order on Sunday.At ...

Education & Culture

Nat’l Research Workshop and BUP Nat’l Research Project Contest 3.0 held

The closing ceremony of a three-day long ‘National Research Workshop’ and ‘BUP National Research Project Contest 3.0, 2024’ organized by BUP (Bangladesh University of Professionals) Research Society was held on May 12. The programme was arranged under the supervision of Depar...

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Milestone College’s outstanding success in SSC exams

Milestone College has achieved tremendous success in the 2024 SSC exam results. This year, a total of 1750 students participated in the SSC exam in Bangla medium and English version from Milestone College. The pass rate is 100% and 1298 students got GPA-5 among passers. GPA-5 achievement rate i...

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Dhaka waterlogged, poor drainage blamed

Residents of the capital city of Dhaka woke up to waterlogged streets on Saturday morning after showers lashed the city.The rains coupled with gusty wind started around 7:15 am and continued till 8:30 am.The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has recorded 87 mm of rainfall in two hours from ...

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PM for pro-people strategy to expedite development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the engineers to take the pro-people, pro-environment, cost-effective, suitable and sustainable strategy and plans to quicken country’s development.“Devise the strategy through discussion to foster the country’s development so we can t...

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Lightning kills 5, hurts 7 in dists

At least five people died and seven others were injured by lightning strikes in Bagerhat, Chuadanga and Cumilla districts on Saturday.In Bagerhat, two labourers died and six others were injured by a lightning strike at Rayenda Bandaghata in Sarankhola upazila.The deceased were identified as Milon, 3...

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Road crashes claim 11 lives in 7 dists

At least 11 people were killed and many others injured in road accidents in Faridpur, Cumilla, Gazipur, Dinajpur, Narsingdi, Chattogram and Sylhet districts on Friday night and Saturday morning.Among the deceased, two each died in Faridpur, Gazipur, Narshingdi and Dinajpur districts while one each i...

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People are strength of AL, not any foreign country: Quader

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the strength of the AL is the people of the country, not any foreign country.“We have a friendly relations with India. There was no benefit from the enmity with India that lingered for 21 years. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party cre...

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Many pilgrims still facing visa complexity

Despite the extension of the deadline for visa application, 37 percent of pilgrims have yet to get their visas.As per the latest report from the Hajj IT help desk, at least 53,899 Hajj pilgrims have got visas so far. This year a total of 85,257 pilgrims will perform Hajj under public and private man...

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Rejection of communalism in Pahela Baishakh is nation’s lifeblood: Hasan

Foreign Minister Dr. Hassan Mahmud said that rejection of communalism is the fundamental driving force of our nation and Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) celebration signifies this secular spirit.He said this while speaking at the "Pohela Boishakh 1431 Celebration" organized by the Forei...

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Work on to upgrade rly signalling system

Bangladesh Railway authorities are working to upgrade the railway signalling system and create skilled manpower under several projects with the aim to prevent train accidents.According to railway sources, installation work on CBI (computer-based interlocking) and CTC (centralised traffic control) si...

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Poor voter turnout lowers public support to govt: Gayeshwar

BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Friday said, public support for the government has weakened as seen by the low voter turnout in the first phase of the Upazila Parishad election held on Thursday.“The voter turnout in yesterday’s UP polls was lower than the 7 January...

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‘Now work to achieve gold, platinum certifications’

Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Chairman Air-Vice Marshal M. Mofidur Rahman said, “We must uphold the prestigious certification we have attained and drive ourselves forward towards achieving Gold and Platinum certifications”. “To realize the vision of Bangabandhu...

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BAF pilot Asim Jawwad laid to rest in Manikganj

Squadron Leader Muhammad Asim Jawwad’s funeral parade and second namaz-e-janaza were held on Friday at the parade ground of Bangladesh Air Force Base Bashar in Dhaka Cantonment. He was given a guard of honour there.On behalf of the Army Chief, Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lt Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman...

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Japan supports dev across multiple sectors in Bangladesh: Salman

Prime Minister's Adviser for Private Industry and Investment Salman Fazlur Rahman said  Japan has been a true and time-tested friend of Bangladesh and has supported development across multiple sectors including the arts and culture. He was addressing the opening ceremony of an exhibiti...