Teachers' registration tests Friday, Saturday
The registration examinations for non-government teachers for schools and colleges across the country will take place on Friday and Saturday.
The announcement came in a notice issued by the Ministry of Education on Thursday morning signed by senior information officer Subodh Chandra Dhali. Read more
Neela sent to jail
A Narayanganj court has sent Jannatul Ferdous Neela, a reserved seat councilor of Narayanganj City Corporation, to jail after three-day remand in Jewel murder case.
The court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Ishtiaq Ahmed has made the order on Thursday. Read more
Ekram’s close aide arrested
Police have arrested a listed accused of the murder of Fulgazi Upazila Chairman Ekramul Haque Ekram from Bornal area under Matiranga upazila in Khagrachhari district on the early hours of Thursday.
The arrestee was identified as Belal Hossain alias Belal Pathoary 45, son of late Raja Mia of Islampur under Fulgazi upazila in Feni district and also the general secretary of Anandapur Union Awami League. Read more
PM returns home
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has returned home on Thursday morning after concluding her four-day official visit to Japan.
A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime Minister and members of her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 6.50am, reports BSS. Read more
Sisi poised to be Egypt's next president
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the former Egyptian army chief, is on course for a sweeping victory in Egypt's 2014 presidential race, early provisional results suggested.
By early Thursday morning, results from most of Egypt's 27 governorates showed El-Sisi winning over 94 percent of the votes, while spoilt ballots in some polling stations exceeded the number of votes for Sabahi. reports ahramonline. Read more
