The government will introduce a new system to evaluate the answer scripts of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams. It will introduce the concept of ‘model answers’ to remove discrimination in marking the papers. Sources said that most teachers do not understand the current system…

A young girl with bark-like warts growing on her face could be the first female ever afflicted by so-called “tree man syndrome”, physicians…

Curtain of the month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela (book fair) 2017 raises today as Bangla Academy is set to stage its annual extravaganza on its premises and at Suhrawardy Udyan, reports BSS. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the fair at 3pm on the Bangla Academy premises. The premier…

The search committee formed to reconstitute the Election Commission yesterday dropped the name of security expert Major General (retd) Abdur Rashid from the list of five eminent citizens invited earlier to meet the committee today, cabinet sources said. Rashid has been dropped from of the list of eminent…

The continued efforts by Bangladesh appear to be doing little to minimise Myanmar’s distrust towards its neighbour, as Naypyidaw still believes that certain elements operate against it from across the border, an allegation Dhaka always rejects outright. And, according to diplomats, Myanmar does…

Donald Trump has fired the acting US attorney general after she questioned the legality of his immigration ban, reports BBC. Sally Yates, who was appointed…