Pirojpur tops Barishal board again with 51.55 per cent pass rate; no one passes at two institutions
Among the six districts under the Barishal Education Board, Pirojpur has once again come top in the HSC pass rate, as it did last year. This emerged from an analysis of the 2026 HSC results published yesterday, Saturday. According to the district…
Alphabet loses more than $500 billion in market value in a day as AI search squeezes ad revenue
A new generation of AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Claude, is now becoming an alternative to conventional search engines. Google does not want to fall behind in this artificial intelligence (AI) race, and the company is moving quickly towards…
HSC result re-scrutiny: applications open until 7 November, fee Tk 150 per paper
Applications for re-scrutiny and re-evaluation of answer scripts have opened for those with objections to the results of the 2026 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. The application window, which opened on Sunday (1 November),…
Inter-department football kicks off at GSTU with 32 departmental teams
The Inter-Department Football Competition 2026 has begun at Gopalganj Science and Technology University (GSTU) with the aim of keeping students away from drugs and encouraging them to build healthy lives through sport. Chief guest Vice-Chancellor…
Alim pass rate 61.7 per cent, 3,250 get GPA-5
In this year’s Alim examination under the Madrasah Education Board, 61.7 per cent of examinees have passed. A total of 3,250 got GPA-5. Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon, Minister for Education and Primary and Mass Education, formally released the…
$6.3 billion in crypto stolen from Binance, half seized, suspicion points to North Korea
The theft of $6.3 billion in digital assets from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has caused an uproar. The company has so far managed to seize about half of the stolen money, or $3 billion in assets. The rest remains in the…
HSC candidates failing one or two subjects to get chance to resit within a month, pass rate 52.12 percent
Those who have failed in one or two subjects in the HSC and equivalent examinations will get the chance to sit the exam again within a month. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon and the Prime Minister’s adviser Mahdi Amin said this at the…
Zero pass rate at three colleges under Chattogram board, nine sat the exam
Not a single student from three colleges under the Chattogram Education Board passed the 2026 HSC examination. Only nine students sat the examination from these institutions. This information emerged from the results published by the Board of…
Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro hits shelves on 6 November, priced from $2,899
Apple, which long stood against the idea of touchscreen laptops, has now gone down that very road. Last Wednesday the company unveiled a new MacBook Pro with a ‘PROLED XDR Display’, Apple’s first touchscreen laptop. The device will be…
Training for 5 lakh teachers, 15,000 classrooms: Tk 6,000 crore education project proposed
The government wants to train nearly 5 lakh teachers to raise the quality of education at every level, from primary to secondary, madrasa and technical. There are also plans to set up ICT and technology labs and supply modern teaching materials. On top…