Government bars private schools from charging extra admission and readmission fees for 2027
The 2027 admission policy sets fee ceilings by location and school type. Schools that collect more risk losing MPO status and facing legal action.
Bangladesh
Garment workers propose Tk 32,000 as minimum wage floor for the RMG sector
The Minimum Wages Board has given factory owners four working days to submit a counterproposal.
PM Tarique Rahman reaches Istanbul on his way to the COP31 climate summit in Antalya
The prime minister will attend the World Leaders' Summit on November 11-12 and meet Turkish President Erdoğan on Tuesday evening.
Crude bomb explodes at Dhaka University business faculty, driver injured in parked car
A crude bomb exploded in front of the Faculty of Business Studies at the University of Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon, seriously injuring a driver inside a parked car.
Court sets December 14 for further probe report in Sifat Hossain murder case
A Dhaka court has fixed December 14 for the further investigation report into the killing of Md Sifat Hossain during the July uprising in Mirpur-10.
Bangladesh’s Hajj quota for 2027 raised by 5,000 to 83,500 after deal with Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh’s Hajj quota for 2027 has risen by 5,000 to 83,500 under a bilateral agreement signed with Saudi Arabia in Jeddah on November 9.
CUET students build Braille printer for Tk 28,000
A student group at CUET has built a compact Braille printer, Sync V-1, for Tk 28,000, against about Tk 500,000 for international printers.
Dhaka South starts selling e-rickshaw forms, but key questions remain
Dhaka South City Corporation has begun selling e-rickshaw registration forms, but the number of vehicles, the zones and the fate of old rickshaws remain unclear.
Consumers pay above fixed price for 12kg LPG cylinders in Dhaka
A visit to 15 LPG shops in Dhaka found 12kg cylinders selling for Tk 2,350 to Tk 2,500, against the fixed price of Tk 2,060.
Non-life insurers allegedly still pay commissions despite ban
Several non-life insurers allegedly still pay commissions despite a ban, industry insiders say, while Idra says inspections are under way and some firms have been fined.
Tourism board, Turkish honorary consul discuss attracting Turkish visitors
The Bangladesh Tourism Board and Bangladesh's honorary consul for Turkey's Konya region discussed ways to attract more Turkish tourists and investment.
Salinity and debt trap families in Satkhira's Shyamnagar
Salinity has degraded two-thirds of cultivable land in 18 southern districts, and families in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, are trapped by salinity and debt.
Govt to buy Aman paddy at Tk35 a kg and rice at Tk49 this season
Of the total target, 3 lakh tonnes of paddy will be bought directly from farmers at Tk35 per kg. The government will also buy 5 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice at Tk49 per kg and 50,000 tonnes of non-parboiled rice at Tk48 per kg.