A group of candidates who have been provisionally selected as assistant teachers under the Primary Assistant Teacher Recruitment 2025 programme staged a sit-in protest on Sunday in Dhaka, demanding immediate issuance of appointment letters. The demonstration took place on the road in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh, a central hub frequently used for […]

A three-and-a-half-month-old infant suffering from symptoms consistent with measles has died while undergoing treatment at the Measles Isolation Ward of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, according to hospital authorities. The deceased child, named Arisha, was the daughter of Arafat Hossain and Ruma Akter from Harirampur village in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district. Hospital records indicate that […]

A land allocation originally intended for urban greening in Dhaka’s Purbachal New Town project has become the centre of controversy after it emerged that part of the site was later permitted for a commercial food court, raising questions over governance, land-use compliance and administrative authority. The area in question lies in Sector 1 of the […]