In-person classes at pre-primary schools will resume on March 15 after a two-year closure due to Covid-19 pandemic. The decision was taken yesterday at a meeting at primary and mass education ministry at the Secretariat with State Minister Md Zakir Hossain in the
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First lamp post installed on main part of Padma Bridge
The work of installing lamp posts has started from pillar number 40 near Jajira end of Shariatpur of Padma Bridge. This is the first time that a lamppost is being installed on the main part of the bridge. The lamppost installation began around 2:00 pm today. Three lamp posts so far were installed till 4:30 pm. ... Read more
Int’l Women’s Day observed
Bangladesh celebrated International Women’s Day on Tuesday as elsewhere in the world with calls for an end to discrimination and violence against women, and creating an inclusive, sustainable and gender-equal world. Different government and non-government institutions, political and rights organisations observed the day across the country through different programmes, including processions, rallies and
Islamic Foundation releases 2022 Ramadan’s sehri-iftar timings
The Islamic Foundation today released sehri and iftar timing for Dhaka city dwellers for the 2022 Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, which is expected to start from April 3, if the new moon is sighted on Bangladesh sky that day. Dhaka residents are expected to take their sehri for ... Read more
Over 11 million girls may never go back to school after pandemic: Unicef
As the world enters the third year of Covid-19 pandemic, “true” recovery must be gender equal, Unicef said in a statement on International Women’s Day today. “COVID-19 is devastating the lives of girls. Ongoing school closures, economic stress, and service disruptions are putting the health, wellbeing, and futures of the most vulnerable girls at
Int’l Women’s Day today
Bangladesh celebrates International Women’s Day today as elsewhere in the world to mark women’s enormous contribution to humanity with the theme ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.’ The day comes at a time when the country is going through rising violence against women, including rapes, and high incidents of child marriage
Editors’ council: Mahfuz, Hanif elected president, secretary
The Editors’ Council in a meeting on Sunday formed its new executive committee with The Daily Star editor and publisher Mahfuz Anam as the president and Bonik Barta editor and publisher Dewan Hanif Mahmud as the general secretary for a two-year term. Among other office bearers, New Age editor Nurul Kabir and Bhorer Kagoj editor
Standard 4G internet speed stil shadowy
Mobile users in Bangladesh are suffering from slower data speed despite the launch of fourth-generation (4G) technology four years ago, as operators have failed to ensure the minimum internet speed set by the regulator. During the drive-tests last year, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) found that the mobile operators could not maintain the minimum speed ... Read more
28 Bangladeshi stranded sailors reach Romania from Ukraine
The 28 rescued Bangladeshi crew members, who crossed border into Romania from Ukraine, are heading towards the country’s capital Bucharest. “They are coming to Bucharest in two buses that we rented for them,” The Daily Star quoted Bangladesh Ambassador to Romania, Daud Ali as saying at
Chakaria Tragedy: Raktim Shil’s last rites held
The sraddha (last rites) of Raktim Shil, the sixth brother who died in the tragic road accident in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria upazila, was held yesterday. After fifteen days of fighting for his life, he succumbed to his injuries on February 22. Raktim used to run a small grocery shop at Cox’s Bazar’s Ramu upazila, said ... Read more
Bangladesh loses 7b working hours yearly for global warming: Study
As heat and humidity levels rise throughout the day because of climate change, Bangladesh is losing around 7 billion working hours annually due to extreme heat exposure, a new study reveals. If the global temperature increases by 1 degree Celsius, the country could lose approximately 21 billion working hours, said the study, conducted by researchers ... Read more
Shab-e-Barat on March 18
Muslims in Bangladesh will observe Shab-e-Barat on the night of March 18 as Sha’ban moon was not sighted on Bangladesh sky today. The decision was taken at the National Moon Sighting Committee meeting at Baitul Mukarrom National Mosque this evening, said a press release of the religious affairs
Evaly fraud case: Tahsan, Mithila, Sabnam Faria dropped from charge sheet
Dhanmondi police have dropped the names of five people including actors Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria from the charges of a fraud case, finding no grounds relating to E-commerce platform Evaly. Police, however, have pressed charges against Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel alias Babul, Chairman Shamima Nasrin and two others — vice-president of ... Read more
Primary schoolchildren return to campuses across Bangladesh
In-person classes at primary educational institutions, including schools and kindergartens, across the Bangladesh resumed on Wednesday after over a month. The students of Class I to Class V were seen to go schools from morning to join their classes in two shifts. At different places, the students and their parents said that they were
CNG stations face further gas rationing
The government on Tuesday extended the time of gas supply suspension to CNG filling stations to five hours a day from the existing four hours. Further gas rationing to the CNG stations underscored the country’s growing energy crisis. ‘A decision has been taken for suspending gas supply to all CNG filling
First year college classes to begin from Wednesday
Colleges across the country are slated to start classes for freshly-admitted 11th grade students from March 2. This comes after eight months of the scheduled time, as the classes had to be delayed due to Covid-19. Usually, the new academic year for HSC and equivalent courses begin on July 1. “Colleges will start holding the ... Read more
New CEC, 4 election commissioners sworn in
Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal and four election commissioners were sworn in this afternoon. Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique administered their oaths at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court at 4:30pm. Supreme Court Registrar General Md Ali Akbar
Ex-defence secretary Habibul Awal made CEC
Former secretary of defence ministry Kazi Habibul Awal has been appointed as the next chief election commissioner. President Abdul Hamid also appointed retired district and sessions judge Begum Rashida Sultana, Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan, retired senior secretary Md Alamgir, and
Nation pays homage to BDR carnage victims
The nation yesterday mourned the death of 74 people, including 57 army officers, during the BDR carnage on February 25-26 in 2009. Placing wreaths at the capital’s Banani army graveyard, family members of the victims yesterday expressed disappointment that the verdict of the BDR carnage case was yet
Bangladeshi expats in Ukraine can enter Poland without visa: Embassy
Bangladeshi expatriates living in Ukraine will be allowed to enter Poland without visas, said a press release of the Bangladesh Embassy in Warsaw posted by state minister for foreign affairs Shahriar Alam on his verified Facebook page on Friday. Valid passport holders will be able to enter Poland by showing their