The National Education Policy Formulation Committee will submit Wednesday the much-awaited draft report prescribing extension of the primary education level up to class VIII and secondary to class XII, among other basic changes in the country’s outworn education system. Headed by National Professor Kabir Chowdhury, the team of experts will submit its report to the ... Read more
Month: September 2009
Over 1,000 UZ candidates might have been sued
Failure to submit poll expenditure return Over 1,000 UZ candidates might have been sued More than 1,000 candidates of last upazila polls might have been sued for not submitting their respective election expenditure returns. The last date for filing cases against the defaulter candidates of the January 22 upazila polls ended on Monday (August 31), ... Read more
How legal are JS body summons?
Are the parliamentary standing committees empowered by law to issue summons to people and ensure compliance of the same? Issuance of summons has a legal implication. If it is ignored then the next step is a warrant of
Criminals open fire for toll
Jewellers in Tantibazar close shops in protest Criminals yesterday opened fire on a jewellery shop at Tantibazar in the city’s Kotwali area to realise toll and threatened to kill its owner. Witnesses said traders and employees of the area brought out a protest procession after the incident demanding arrest of the
Hasina asks HT Imam to appear before JS panel
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Monday asked HT Imam, her adviser for establishment and administrative affairs, to appear in the parliamentary standing committee on law ministry to explain his action in sending two district
3 dead officials blamed for graft
Tardy probe finds overspending of Tk 131cr in a power project An unduly delayed government investigation pointed finger at three deceased power officials, including a former chairman of Power Development Board, for overspending Tk 131 crore in a power sector rehabilitation project
H1N1 Factbox: protection, symptoms
The World Health Organisation has guidelines for individuals to protect against the A(H1N1) virus, what symptoms to look for and when to seek medical
Special drives leave a lot to be desired
Special drives of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) and Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) along with the communications ministry’s ‘coordinating’ move to curb traffic jam in the capital, produced nothing tangible yet
Yunus invited to deliver lecture in Indian parliament
Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has been invited to deliver the second Professor Hiren Mukerjee Memorial Annual Parliamentary Lecture in Indian parliament during its winter session this
BNP founding anniv today
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party will celebrate its 31st founding anniversary today with a hope to reorganise and strengthen the party after its debacle in the last general
If gas export allowed: Bangladesh to face Nigeria-type situation
Speakers at a discussion yesterday expressed apprehension that Bangladesh could face Nigerian situation in energy sector through approval of production sharing contract (PSC) with two multinational companies allowing
PM leaves for Geneva today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Geneva today morning to attend the World Climate Conference-3 (WCC-3). She leads a 44-member Bangladesh delegation to the conference. The delegation includes Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni, Foreign
AL lawmaker Shafiqul asked to explain his eligibility
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday issued a notice upon ruling Awami League (AL) lawmaker Shafiqul Azam Khan, asking him to explain within 10 days why his parliament membership should not be cancelled on grounds of
Japan PM-elect busy picking cabinet choices
Japan’s Democratic Party yesterday began talks on forming a new government, faced with the challenge of reviving the struggling economy and reshaping ties with key allies after its crushing election
Comilla University closed after clash
Comilla University was closed for a month from today following a factional clash of Chhatra League on the campus. The authorities, in an emergency meeting of the academic council at noon, took the decision to suspend all classes and examinations
Two killed in city
Unidentified criminals yesterday murdered two people, including a security guard of garment factory in separate incidents in the city’s Kafrul and Khilgaon areas while a grocer was shot at and his valuables snatched away at
45militants killed in Swat gunbattles
Pakistani soldiers killed at least 45 Taliban militants in scattered gunbattles across the northwestern Swat Valley after a suicide bombing on a police station killed 17 cadets, the army said
IGP suggests spl policing in southwest
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad yesterday spelt out ‘special policing’ in outlaw-infested southwestern region to maintain law and
Moderate tremor jolts Sylhet
A moderate earthquake jolted the city and its adjoining areas early today. According to local Met Office, the 5.3 magnitude quake, felt at 2:3 am, lasted for a few
Using illegal call termination BTRC blocks 113,880 SIMs
The Bangladesh Telecom-munications Regulatory Commission has blocked 113,880 SIMs of different phone operators for using illegal call