Bangladesh in a draft National Adaptation Plan has proposed TK 7,306 billion investment in 15 climate programmes till 2050. The programmes included nature-based and eco-engineering interventions, agricultural investment, water sector and marine resource management in short, medium and long
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Teacher ‘harassed by cop for wearing teep’
A teacher of Tejgaon College has complained that a policeman harassed and hurled abuse at her after seeing a teep on her forehead while she was going to the campus yesterday morning. When she protested, he threatened her and tried to run her over with his motorbike, she alleged. In a written complaint filed with ... Read more
Holy Ramadan begins Sunday
The holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims engage in self-purification through fasting and abstinence, begins in the country tomorrow as the new crescent moon was sighted in Bangladesh’s night sky today. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on the night of April 28. Taraweeh prayer will begin tonight
New timings for schools during Ramadan
The government has announced a new schedule for conducting classes in educational institutions during the holy month of Ramadan. The Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education today issued a notification in this regard signed by its Director General Professor
40th BCS results: PSC recommends 1963 for recruitment
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Wednesday published the final results of the 40th BCS (Bangladesh Civil Service) exam. The results have been published on the BPSC websites – http://www.bpsc.gov.bd/ – in the afternoon. A total of 1,963 cadres were recommended for different posts. According to the result, 245 people have been recommended in
Noab honours members publishing newspapers for over 25 years
Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (Noab) has honoured the member newspapers which have been publishing papers in the country for more than 25 years. The awards were given at a function held at the Samson H Chowdhury Centre at Dhaka Club in the capital last evening
One in 10 MFS users victims of fraud
Finds PRI survey on 7,279 users About one in ten mobile financial services users said they have been victims of fraud, found a survey, underscoring the need for boosting the security of the platform to thwart social engineering. “If you extrapolate it to the national statistic of the sector, it literally means millions have suffered ... Read more
34% of Bangladeshi third graders have reading skills, reports Unicef
Only 34 percent of third graders in Bangladesh have foundational reading skills, and only 18 percent have foundational numeracy skills, according to a new report of Unicef. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are even worse off, the UN organisation said in its report released today
CNG stations to remain closed 6 hours during Ramadan
CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed from 5pm to 11pm every day during the month of Ramadan, instead of 6pm-11:00pm, according to a press release of Petrobangla. According to officials, the current gas crisis forced the authorities concerned to take the decision to keep the filling stations shut for six hours from ... Read more
4 get death sentence in blogger Ananta Bijoy murder case
Four persons were sentenced to death for killing writer and blogger Ananta Bijoy Das of Sylhet in 2015. The condemned convicts are Abul Khaer Rashid Ahmed, Abul Hossain alias Abul Hussain, Harunur Rashid and Faisal Ahmed, reports our Sylhet correspondent. Sylhet Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal’s judge Nurul Amin Biplob als
Teacher suspended for marrying son to schoolgirl
An assistant teacher of Begumpur Government Primary School in Chuadanga has been suspended over marrying off her 10th grader son to a class-5 schoolgirl. The action was taken yesterday after an investigation by the upazila education officer found the allegation against the teacher to be true, said Shamim Bhuiyan, Chuadanga
Office hours from 9:00am to 3:30pm in Ramadan
Bangladesh government has rearranged the office hours for the upcoming month of Ramadan from 9:00am to 3:30pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions. The decision was taken on Monday at the weekly cabinet meeting presided over by prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister’s Office
Dhaka world’s noisiest city, Rajshahi 4th on list: UN report
Among top 5 noisiest cities, four from South Asia Dhaka is the world’s noisiest city, according to the latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, styled “Frontiers 2022: Noise, Blazes and Mismatches”, found that Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka topped the list, while India’s Moradabad of Uttar Pradesh and Islamabad of
Parents’ role most effective
Speakers tell seminar on stopping child marriage Raising awareness among parents against child marriage, while addressing other underlying issues that force them to marry off their children at an early age are vital to fight the menace, said speakers at a seminar yesterday. The seminar — titled “Parents Can Stop Child Marriage” — was held ... Read more
Chaos over train ticket as online system falters
Disruption in Bangladesh Railway’s online ticket selling continued for the second consecutive day on Sunday. A huge number of people suffered as the railway’s online portal (eticket.railway.gov.bd) went inoperative on Saturday following the resumption of online ticket selling after a five-day break. The portal resumed working partially on Sunday but many complained
Towards peace and prosperity
World leaders greet Bangladesh on Independence Day World leaders have greeted Bangladeshi people and its leadership on the country’s Independence Day, pledging to boost their relationship with Bangladesh for prosperity and stability. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said his country is committed to expanding ties with Bangladesh so that both nations can thrive ... Read more
CMCH intern doctor arrested in pornography case
Police arrested an intern doctor of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the Intern Doctors’ Hostel at CMC early today in a case filed under the Pornography Control Act with Khilkhet Police Station in Dhaka. A team of police from Khilkhet Police Station with the help of Panchlaish Police Station in Chattogram conducted a drive ... Read more
Railway to resume online ticketing tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will resume online ticketing of all intercity trains from 8:00am tomorrow. Besides, it will restart selling computerised tickets from counters from 6:00pm today, BR said in a public announcement today. Since March 21, BR has been selling tickets manually as it suspended
Bus kills DSCC cleaner while he was sweeping street
A Dhaka South City Corporation cleaner was killed after a bus of Swadesh Poribahan ran over him in front of the main gate of Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital’s Gulistan area on Friday morning. The deceased is Mohammad Faruk, 57, son of Rustom Ali of village Gazipura under Araihazar police station in Narayanganj. According to ... Read more
Satkhira court suspends jail sentence, orders man to teach underprivileged students instead
A Satkhira court has suspended a six-month jail sentence of a man and allowed him to stay with his family on some conditions including teaching underprivileged children free of cost for one year. Satkhira Senior Judicial Magistrate Yasmin Nahar on Tuesday (March 22, 2022) passed the order after Jahirul Sarder (25) of Assasuni upazila pleaded ... Read more