Asia Bangladesh The first phase of the recruitment trials for 45.000 assistant teachers in government primary schools has been held with the first exams; the second phase will take place on May 20
Asia Bangladesh Two Bangladeshi films received recognition at 5th World Film Festival in Kolkata, India: Piplu Khan’s "Jaya Aar Sharmim" won the top prize in the feature film competition and Makbul Chowdhury’s documentary "Mamun: In Praise of Shadows" earned Jury Mention
Asia Bangladesh An auto-fine system will be launched today on Dhaka-Chittagong highway: it will automatically detect speeding, illegal parking, driving against traffic with AI-powered cameras; police urged transport owners, workers, stakeholders to support the initiative
Asia Bangladesh Recent studies demonstrated that microplastics are present in water, sediments, fish, salt, soft drinks, milk, edible oil and more products in Bangladesh, underscoring the growing concern that these pollutants are transferred to humans through food
Asia Bangladesh A severe nationwide measles outbreak, among the largest in the country’s history, has brought to over 92.000 suspected cases since mid-March 2026, with almost 700 deaths, the majority among children