Medical admission test on December 12

Desk Report: Medical admission test on December 12 The admission test for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) courses in government and private medical colleges for the 2025-26 academic year will be held on December 12. The matter was finalized in a meeting held at the Ministry of Health Education and Family Welfare today, Monday. The matter was confirmed by Professor Rubina Yasmin, Additional Director General (Medical Education) of the Directorate of Health Education. She said that preparations for the admission test are already underway. She mentioned the National…

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Government closely monitoring Shahidul Alam’s condition and security: Chief Advisor

Desk Report: Government closely monitoring Shahidul Alam’s condition and security: Chief Advisor The government is closely monitoring the condition and safety of those participating in the Gaza-bound flotilla, especially world-renowned photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam, said Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus. In a statement on Saturday, the Principal Advisor said, Shahidul Alam is participating in this operation with the same spirit and courage that he showed during his 107-day imprisonment for speaking out against injustice during the Hasina government in 2018. He is a shining symbol of Bangladesh’s…

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No possibility of lifting ban on Awami League’s political activities: Legal Advisor

Desk Report: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advisor Asif Nazrul said that there is no possibility of lifting the ban on Awami League’s political activities. Rather, steps have already been taken to seek justice from the International Criminal Court against Awami League as an organization. The legal advisor made these remarks while visiting the Shankar Math Puja Mandap in Barisal city on Wednesday afternoon. Asif Nazrul also said that whatever the chief advisor said in the media while in the United States about lifting the ban on Awami League politics…

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Dr. Yunus with President Trump and the First Lady, with his daughter Dina by his side

Desk Report: Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus attended a reception hosted by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. He was accompanied by his daughter Dina Yunus at the high-profile reception held in New York on September 23. President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with Professor Yunus and his daughter Dina Yunus. The photo was posted on the Chief Adviser’s verified Facebook page early Saturday morning Bangladesh time. In the photo, a smiling Donald Trump is seen with his wife First…

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St. Martin to open to tourists in November

Desk Report: Bangladesh’s only coral island, St. Martin, will be opened to tourists on November 1. According to the new rules, a maximum of 2,000 tourists will be allowed to visit the island every day. This was announced by Civil Aviation and Tourism Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin at a press conference organized on the occasion of World Tourism Day at the Secretariat today, Thursday (September 25). Advisor Bashiruddin said that St. Martin will be open to tourists from November to February. However, only daytime travel will be allowed in November and…

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Neighboring countries may spread fake news around Durga Puja: Home Affairs Advisor

Desk Report: Home Affairs Advisor Lt. J. (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that neighboring countries may spread provocative and false news centered on the upcoming Durga Puja. He made these comments to reporters after a meeting with all the Deputy Commissioners of Chittagong Division, law enforcement agencies and officials of various organizations at the Chittagong Circuit House on Wednesday (September 24) afternoon. The Home Affairs Advisor said, “Initially, our neighboring countries spread a lot of contradictory news. You countered it. They could not benefit from your countering and revealing…

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Chittagong Mayor alleges advisor Asif Mahmud took important ministry files home and disappeared

Desk Report: Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Shahadat Hossain has made serious allegations against Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, one of the young leaders of the July Uprising and advisor to the interim government. The BNP leader has accused him of ‘taking home’ and ‘disappearing important files’. The mayor said this while inaugurating the cleanliness awareness campaign-2025 of the private university Chittagong Independent University on Monday. Shahadat Hossain said that no results have been received yet after informing the chief advisor about the important project to purchase garbage collection equipment to make…

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Votes will be counted by machine in Raksu and Chaksu elections, says Home Affairs Advisor

Desk Report: Votes will be counted with the help of machines in the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RACSU) and Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CHACSU) elections, said Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He said this after a meeting at the Secretariat on Thursday regarding the overall preparations and law and order situation surrounding these two student union elections. It took three days to publish the results of the JACSU elections due to manual counting. When asked what the authorities of the two universities said…

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RAB before August 5 is no more, they deserve praise now: Home Affairs Advisor

Desk Report: Home Affairs Advisor to the interim government, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said, RAB before August 5 is no more. There have been many changes in RAB’s activities. They are now gaining people’s appreciation by controlling the law and order situation, recovering weapons and drugs, and bringing criminals under the law. RAB now deserves praise. He told reporters during a quick visit to the RAB headquarters in Kurmitola in the capital on Thursday afternoon. The Home Affairs Advisor said, ‘The activities of RAB before August 5…

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We have done a lot of work, which has never been done in the history of the country: Asif Nazrul

Desk Report: Advisor to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Professor Dr. Asif Nazrul said, ‘You will see what I will do. You will have to see it through my work. Apart from the legal aid work I have done, we have done many other things that have never happened in the history of Bangladesh.’ He made these comments at a program organized on Wednesday (September 17) afternoon to mark the implementation of the mandatory provision of pre-litigation mediation as per the Legal Aid (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025. The…

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