The government is yet to start printing English-version textbooks for four lakh secondary and primary students, more than a month and a half inside the beginning of the academic session, reports NewAge. Finding no other means, some students have collected one or two copies of used books, had them photocopied, or bought some old versions ... Read more
Month: February 2010
Court awards police with post facto promotions
Four retired police officers have been awarded post-facto promotions to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP) by a court after being held back by the previous BNP-led government. The court awarded them full compensation, ruling that the officers had been denied promotions for
Abed conferred knighthood
Brac founder and chairperson Fazle Hasan Abed was knighted on Tuesday in a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London for his contribution in tackling poverty and empowering poor. The investiture ceremony was held by Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles represented Queen Elizabeth II in the
Thai princess passes busy day in Gaibandha
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and other members of the advisory board of Bloomburg School of Public Health of John Hopkins University, USA passed busy time in the district on the second day. Today Thai princess Maha along with other delegates went to Kamarpara area under Sadullapur upazila in the district and visited the
UK student visa ban partially lifted from Bangladesh, Nepal
Students from North India, Bangladesh and Nepal wishing to study in a higher education course will from 1 March 2010 again be able to apply for an UK student visa. This will help thousands of students who have been unable to apply for a student visa since 1 February 2010, according
Remarkable presence of children
Colourful bookstalls at the children’s corner at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela yesterday witnessed vibrant presence of a large number of children. Booksellers said they are getting good response from children and their parents. Most children are interested in buying books on comic and cartoon
Only three private varsities have own campuses
Only three out of 51 private universities have their own campuses on at least 5 acres of land as per the Private University Act 1992, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid told the House yesterday. According to the Act, a private university will have to establish its own campus and enough infrastructures at least on five ... Read more
New techs, knowledge transfer urgent to face climatic events
Experts tell conference Developing new technologies and sharing of knowledge among the countries vulnerable to climate change are an urgent need to face the impacts of today’s climatic phenomena, experts from home and abroad said yesterday. “In Bangladesh, half of the farmers are not literate, but they are wise. They produce food
‘US-Bangladesh trade to peak up this year’
US Trade Show begins tomorrow Bangladesh’s trade with the US will increase again in the current year as the latter’s importers are showing renewed interests to source more products from Bangladesh with the receding of recession, a US diplomat said. Heather Variava, the first secretary for economic and political affairs at the US embassy in ... Read more
Govt moves to release life-term prisoners to make room
The government has taken an initiative to release prisoners who were sentenced to life term and have already served 20 years in prison in order to reduce pressure on the stifling space in the 67 jails across the country. Some prisoners who have been in jail for petty crimes, including theft and pick pocketing, would ... Read more
Next SAARC Summit in Thimpu
The 16th SAARC Summit will be held at Thimpu, Bhutan on April 28-29 this year with the theme of Climate Change. This is the first time Bhutan is hosting SAARC Summit after its inception in 1985 in Dhaka. Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Bhutan and Minister of Economic Affairs Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk called ... Read more
Thai princess at remote Gaibandha char
Thailand”s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn has arrived at a specially-built resort in a remote village in Gaibandha on Tuesday to learn about rural life and culture in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com. The Thai princess is visiting Bangladesh as part of a US research team of the Bloomberg School of
200,000 Bangladesh cyclone victims till ‘homeless’
Nine months after losing their homes to a powerful cyclone, 200,000 Bangladeshis are living in “inhuman” conditions on river embankments with no resolution in sight, aid groups said Tuesday, reports AFP. Cyclone Aila, which tore through southern Bangladesh in May last year, killed 300 people and destroyed 4,000 kilometres (2,500 miles) of
BDF ends endorsing govt’s ‘Steps Towards Change’: $9.5b for 7000 MW power by 2013
Development partners yesterday pledged bigger doses of financial and technical assistance for the development of the country and endorsed ‘Steps Towards Change’, the revised Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) ending the two-day meet. In line with the suggestions from the donors at the Bangladesh Development Forum (BDF) meet in the city, the government agreed to ... Read more
Mahmudullah ton averts follow-on
A rousing seventh wicket stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah rescued Bangladesh from the follow-on the third day at Seddon Park. New Zealand batted for five overs before bad light intervened, but lost the wicket of BJ Watling, to finish 154 ahead at stumps. Shakib and Mahmudullah combined with Bangladesh reeling at 196 for 6, ... Read more
186 plots of Nat’l Housing Authority encroached in Khulna city
Encroachers, backed by local influential persons, have grabbed 186 plots under two housing estates under the National Housing Authority in the Khulna city. Official sources in the housing authorities said a total of 408 kathas (673 decimals) of land of 186 plots of the Khlasihpur Housing Estate and
Contract signing today
Machine-readable Passport Contract signing today The contract signing ceremony of a project for introducing machine-readable passport (MRP) and machine-readable visa (MRV) for Bangladesh will take place today at the office of the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP). The contract signing will take place between DIP and Malaysia-based IRIS Corporation
Indigenous children want to learn in mother tongue
“I will talk and learn in my mother tongue’ this slogan is of all indigenous communities of the country. On Tuesday, they want their children to get education through mother tongues and integrate with the main stream of development”, reports BSS. This was observed by Dhaka University Professor and noted researcher
Bangladesh stun Tajiks
Bangla-desh stunned former champions Tajikistan 2-1 in the opening match of the AFC Challenge Cup final round at the Sughatadasa Stadium Colombo on Tuesday. Forward Enamul and midfielder Mishu scored the goals in the second half giving Bangladesh a significant win in the eight-team
Ekushey specials on ATN Bangla
ATN Bangla will air special programmes on the International Mother Language Day (February 21). At 12:15 pm that day, “Barnomala”, a programme for children, will be aired. Kajali Ahmed has directed the programme. Tele-film “Paap” will be aired at 3:15pm. Written and directed by Ferdaus Hasan, the tele-film features Abul Hayat, Sumaiya Shimu and Apurbo ... Read more