Findings from a study yesterday revealed that women health workers have been found to be acting as change makers of society at the community level since the sixties of last century. The study conducted over community health programmes of the government, ICDDR,B, BRAC and Gonoshasthya Kendra in Matlab, Savar and Jamalpur said that the recruitment ... Read more
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College admission likely to begin in mid-June
The admission process in colleges will begin in mid-June and classes on July 1. A meeting of the education ministry with the heads of public and private colleges in the city reached this preliminary decision yesterday, meeting sources said. The ministry’s college section convened the meeting at the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education
UGC takes up Tk 681cr project on higher edn, research
The University Grants Com-mission has undertaken a Tk 681 crore project titled ‘Higher Education Quality Enhance-ment Project’ for improving the quality of higher education and research in the country, reports UNB. The International Development Association, a soft lending arm of the World Bank, will provide Tk
Rooftop gardening to help protect city environment
Speakers at a workshop on environment in Dhaka on Saturday said rooftop gardening could immensely help protect environment as well as biodiversity in the capital city. Paribesh Bachao Andolon and Sweet Heaven Garden jointly organised the workshop followed by a display on environment in Siddheshwari in
Dr Raihan made senior adviser to Orbis Asia
Dr Abu Raihan, country director of Orbis International in Bangladesh, has recently been appointed as the senior adviser to the Orbis Asia programme, says a press release. Dr Raihan will now oversee the strategic direction of Orbis programmes in Asia, quality of programmes and development of regional resources and professional linkages in Asia. His
Green activists place 6-point demand to save River Meghna
Bangladesh Paribesh Andolan has demanded immediate prevention of land encroachments, complete removal of wastes from rivers and adoption of ‘free river’ policy instead of ‘river boundary’ policy to save the rivers of the country including the River Meghna. The organisers also placed a six-point charter of demands in a rally at the National Press Club ... Read more
Zonta Club IV executives
Munira Naim and Najmi Moyeen have been elected president and secretary of Zonta Club IV-Dhaka recently, says a pres release. The election was held at the annual general meeting (AGM) of the club. Other members of the executive committee for 2010-12 are 1st vice-president Farha Lazina Sumi,
Sixteen lakh disabled children deprived of education
Cooperation of ministries sought to ensure dev of the disabled Development activists on Thursday demanded amendments to the rules of business to ensure the involvement of other related ministries alongside the social welfare ministry in the development of the people with disabilities. They made their demand at a views-exchange meeting on ‘Implementation of
Chairman should have highest status in upazila parishad
Says Prof Muzaffer Chairman of the Upazila Parishad should be given the highest status in the upazila parishad and no one should have the similar status, Prof Muzaffer Ahmad said yesterday. “According to the amendments brought to the Upazila Parishad Act, the upazila chairman and the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) will enjoy the same status ... Read more
15,000 mothers die at child birth a year
Around 15,000 mothers die every year in Bangladesh during delivery because of their poor health condition. Speakers in a daylong advocacy workshop styled ‘mother, infant and child health’ organised by BRAC at the Chillies Chinese Restaurant in Dhaka on Wednesday, revealed this data. The chief health officer of Rajshahi City Corporation, Abul Fazal, joined the ... Read more
Gender fair calls for awareness among youths
A two-day gender fair, organised by Democracywatch to raise awareness of gender issue among the young generation, began in the Dhaka city on Wednesday. Twelve rights organisations including NGO Forum, Transparency International Bangladesh, International Organisation for Migration, ICDDR,B, Nari Maitri, Karmajibi Nari,
Harijans face hard time as others take away jobs
The professional sweepers, widely known as Harijans, are facing hard times as city corporations and different government offices are replacing them with mainstream population depriving them of the only occupation they have done for more than one hundred years. Highlighting the social discrimination against them at a press conference yesterday, Bangladesh
Sultry weather causing sufferings to Ctg city people
May 12: The sultry weather coupled with extreme power outage, water and gas crisis is causing untold sufferings to the people in the port city. The suffering of the people has intensified mainly due to the frequent power outage. Power Development Board (PDB) sources said that they could only supply half against the existing
Orientation of EWU held
The orientation programme of the newly admitted students for Summer 2010 in MBA, EMBA, MBM and MDS programmes of East West University was held at the university auditorium on Tuesday at 5pm. Jalaluddin Ahmed, president, board of directors, East West University graced the occasion as the chief guest while Prof Dr Mohammed Sharif, vice chancellor ... Read more
DU arts faculty holds freshers’ reception
Reception ceremony of the freshers of arts faculty of Dhaka University (DU) was held yesterday at the Teacher Student Centre (TSC) auditorium of the university. A large number of students from 17 departments under the faculty took part in the ceremony. Addressing the ceremony as chief guest DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique ... Read more
More medical colleges to be turned into universities
The government is planning to turn more medical colleges into universities in the country aiming to improve the quality of medical education and create high quality doctors. “Initially, the oldest medical college Dhaka Medical College (DMC) and Chittagong Medical College will be turned into universities,” health and population affairs secretary of the ruling
More proactive role of BMDA stressed to boost agri output
Speakers at a meeting stressed the need for more proactive role of the Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities to boost agricultural production for sustainable socio-economic development in the country’s northwest region. Besides, the region needs more other need-based programs to face the adverse impact of the
Construction of Ctg flyover to begin in July
The construction work of the 1.5km Bahaddarhat Flyover in the port city is to begin in July, a senior official of the Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) said yesterday. CDA is going to invite international tender for construction of the Tk 86 crore flyover within this month, he said adding that CDA has already completed the ... Read more
Rab successful in fighting militancy, now to combat cyber crimes
Elite force boss Hassan Mahmood tells From The Daily Star The elite force Rab is now laying emphasis on gearing up its capacity and modern training to combat any form of probable technology-based terrorist activities in Bangladesh. Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Hassan Mahmood Khandker suspects that there is possibility of cyber ... Read more
Maj Gen Rafiq new DG of BDR
Major General Mohammad Rafiqul Islam joined Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) as its new Director General on Sunday. He took over from Major General Mainul Islam who returned to the Bangladesh Army the same day, said an official release from the BDR headquarters yesterday. Deputy DG, directors and senior officers of BDR welcomed the new DG when ... Read more