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“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

Books on independence war saw a good sale in Amar Ekushey Grantha-mela, known as Ekushey Book Fair, on Monday, with forty-two books on the topic released on the day. Publishers said they witnessed a good demand for books on independence war this year, and this was one of the main reasons that a good number ... Read more

Ekushey book fair Few books by women writers hit stalls A small number of books by woman writers have hit the stalls in this year’s Ekushey Book Fair, although some popular publishers do not have books by women writer this year. Osman Gani, publisher of Agami Prakashani, said they brought to the fair two new ... Read more

Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Abdul Hamid Advocate said that the 9th parliament was playing an important role and has already become the focal point of hopes and aspirations of the people. He was speaking at a meeting between the visiting seven-member delegation of European Parliament and

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry on Sunday directed the concerned authorities to develop the Saint Martin’s Island as a more environment-friendly zone, reports BSS. The directive was issued at a meeting of the committee held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban with

At the tender age of four, when most kids can at best play only games on computer, Wasik Farhan Roopkotha is talented enough to operate Windows XP, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Access, Adobe Photoshop and surf the internet like a veteran, reports UNB. The born genius, a resident of Gulshan in the city, unbelievably ... Read more

Book-lovers in their thousands, mostly young couples, on Sunday visited the Ekushey book fair waiting in long queues much before the fair was opened, reports BSS. As it was February 14, St Valentine’s Day, couples were busy exchanging gifts and novels, especially love stories, which topped the tally of their

The government has decided to set up 19 more regional passport offices in the country soon to ease traveling abroad, and reduce public sufferings and harassments in getting passports, official sources said here on Sunday, reports BSS. Additional 1,050 officers and employees would also be recruited for those offices mostly at

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair, on Saturday, was touched with Spring mood on the occasion of Pahela Falgun. Marking the day, people of all strata of life, especially youngsters, decorated themselves with colourful traditional dresses. The fair drew huge crowds and were seen buying books at different stalls since the morning as

Speakers say at a seminar Speakers at a seminar yesterday said aggressive marketing and business of breast milk supplements, including instant cereals and powdered milk, need to be controlled in order to promote breastfeeding, which is the ultimate solution to malnutrition of children. They pointed out that only Tk 17 crore is needed annually to ... Read more

Reveals study The prevalence of consuming chewing tobacco is almost double than smoking tobacco in the country, revealed a study yesterday. At the dissemination programme of the research findings at the National Press Club in the city, it was also revealed that women are taking more chewing tobacco than

Off-track titles are on high demand at the month-long Ekushey Book Fair on the Bangla Academy premises, according to publishers. Robin Ahsan, owner of Shraban Prakashan, found that there has been a revolutionary change in readers mindset and they have become more critical and analytical on any issue and that has been reflected in their

The fourteenth ‘Pran Frooto-Viquarunnissa Noon Science Festival’ began in festive mood on the main campus of the college yesterday. Inaugurating the festival at noon, Prof Dr Anwar Hussain, Chairman of the Micro-biology Department of Dhaka University, said that standard of science education in our country is not appreciable. He also noted that, in

The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination 2010 begins tomorrow across the country under strict measures against any trouble or copying at the important public exam. Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) imposed a ban on movement of people, except examinees, within 200 yards of examination centres in

Sanctity of Shaheed Minar The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule upon the government and the Dhaka University authorities to show cause within 10 days as to why they should not be directed to take appropriate steps to protect the sanctity and honour of the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka. The court also asked ... Read more

The Pacific Bangladesh Telecom Ltd, better known as CityCell, has been served a show cause notice by the telecom regulatory authorities on Monday, asking the cell phone operator to explain why it was selling unauthorised connections. The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission sent the notice after lawmaker

The Summerfield International School has celebrated its 36th anniversary recently with two-day programmes, including science fair, art competition, cultural activities and Summerfield Debating Championship, says a press release. Maple Leaf International School won the debating championship and Scholastica became the

Ninety-five new titles hit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on the Bangla Academy premises in the city yesterday. With yesterday’s new titles, 791 new books hit the month-long annual fair in the first seven days as against 606 in the first one week of the fair last year, academy sources said. Twenty-nine collections of poems, ... Read more

Experts at the Department of Environment have classified three rivers in the capital as “biologically dead.” Laboratory tests have proven that the water in most parts of the Buriganga, Turag and Balu rivers contains no dissolved oxygen and is therefore totally devoid of aquatic life. A senior DoE scientific official said, “According to official standards, ... Read more

Says US Under Secretary Judith A Mchale Visiting US under secretary of State Judith A McHale on Sunday assured Bangladesh of providing more assistance from her country. He also praised the programmes of the present government for overall development of the people as well as the country. Judith gave the assurance and appreciated the works ... Read more