Teachers in non-government educational institutions will be recruited online from April. The government has taken this initiative to ensure transparency in recruitment and to remove errors from the process. The Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) has already…

President Abdul Hamid was apprised of overall planning of the proposed Mithamoin Cantonment through a power-point presentation at Bangabhaban yesterday, reports BSS. The cantonment will be set up on 1,044 acres of land and the land acquisition for it is now underway, which is expected to be completed…

MYMENSINGH: Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Information Salahuddin Ahmed Mukti inaugurated the construction work of four rural roads in Muktagacha upazila of the district here yesterday, reports BSS Salauddin laid the foundation stone of the construction work at a simple…

Polls in two polling centres, out of nine, were suspended in Kabirhat upazila of Noakhali yesterday. The suspended polling centres are Indrapur Government Primary School and Alipur Engineer's Institute Government Primary School. Monir Hossain, senior district election officer and also the returning…

The prosecution at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday submitted formal charges in the case of crimes against humanity against six alleged war criminals from Gaibandha, bringing three specific charges, reports BSS. The six accused are former Jamaat lawmaker Abdul Aziz alias Ghoramara…

Chinese ambassador in Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang called on Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid at his ministry yesterday, reports BSS. During the call on, they discussed matters of mutual interest especially cooperation in education sector between the two friendly countries, said an official release.…

Police recovered the body of a young man aged about 25 from a class room at Tilli High School in Saturia upazila yesterday morning. The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Officer-in-Charge of Singair Police Station Habibula Sarker said local people first saw the body hanging from…

The government appointed SM  Abul Kalam, a leader of the ruling Awami League, as the country’s next Ambassador to Kuwait. Kalam is currently the Vice President of Chittagong (South) Awami League, a Foreign Ministry press release said yesterday. According to the release, he is a renowned business…

E-Hajj system, the digital pre-registration for this year’s intending Hajj pilgrims, was inaugurated yesterday, reports UNB. Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman opened the process at the secretariat. Talking to reporters, the minister said the digital pre-registration will formally…

A Dhaka court yesterday sent police sub-inspector Ratan Kumar to jail, after rejecting his bail plea, in a case filed for sexually harassing a female private university student in the capital. Judge Md Salehuddin Ahmed of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 passed the order. Earlier…

 Muggers shot a ‘bKash’ agent to death and snatched Tk 45,000 in city’s Uttar Badda area yesterday, reports UNB. Two armed muggers intercepted ‘bKash’ agent Mahbub Hossain, 30, near a mosque in the area around 11:30 am and tried to snatch away the money from him while…

Awami League candidates were unofficially elected mayors in all 10 municipalities of nine districts that went to polls yesterday, reports UNB. The balloting was held from 8am to 4pm without any break. In Bhanga municipality of Faridpur, AL mayoral candidate Abu Foyez Md Reza was elected mayor for the…