Assert their constitutional rights Children with disabilities yesterday called for creating friendly atmosphere for them in mainstream schools, saying education was their constitutional right. At a roundtable, speakers urged the government to ensure training for all the teachers to give extra care to such children at school.
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HC issues contempt notice to tanners
The High Court on Tuesday asked 10 errant tanners to explain in two weeks why contempt proceedings would not be brought against them for not relocating tanneries from the city’s Hazaribagh. The tanners include Arefin Shamsul Alamin, Sayedul Huq Master, Md Mahbubar Rahman Panna, Gias Uddin Pathan, Abdus Salam,
Why schoolbag back-breaking?
HC asks govt, nudges it to ensure bag not heavier than 10pc of kid’s body weight Getting back from school by a microbus in the early afternoon, Lara, a class-three student, presses the calling bell on the ground floor to let her family on their third-floor flat know that she’s home. It’s not that the ... Read more
Checks and balances of power vital in democracy
Says citizen platform, recommends formation of ‘constitution reform commission’ Concerned Citizen’s Group, a platform of distinguished personalities, yesterday recommended formation of a “constitution reform commission” to bring necessary changes to the charter for an effective democratic system. The proposed commission also seeks to work on how to bring check and balance of power of prime minister ... Read more
Bagerhat War Crimes : Siraj to be hanged, Akram jailed until death
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Tuesday sentenced Sheikh Sirajul Haque alias Siraj Master alias Kosai Siraj to death and life term until death to Khan Akram Hossain finding them guilty of genocide, murders and other inhuman acts in Bagerhat in 1971. The presiding judge, Justice M Enayetur Rahim, read out the unanimous verdict of the three-judge ... Read more
The three tigers were poisoned: forest dept
Three adult Royal Bengal Tigers were poisoned to death by poachers at the Sundarbans in last three months, claimed an investigation report of the forest department in the wake of the recovery of three tiger hides on Sunday. The incidents further cast a blow to the recently held census in which the number of tigers living ... Read more
BTRC moves to lower mobile phone call tariff
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has initiated a move to study the inter-operator charges of the voice call tariff in a bid to lower the call rate at the user level, said officials. BTRC officials said the commission has called a meeting with the chief executive officers of the mobile phone companies on Thursday to ... Read more
HSBC launches 6th export excellence awards
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Bangladesh has launched the 6th instalment of HSBC Export Excellence Awards. The programme recognises and honours exporters from Bangladesh for their contribution to the sustainable growth of Bangladesh through export. Exporters will be able to nominate themselves as the Exporter of the Year in four categories— readymade
Human-elephant conflict increasing
At least 226 people died and 62 elephants were killed in last 12years and a half in growing incidents of human-elephant conflicts, said forest officials. They as well as wildlife conservationists blamed destruction of elephant habitats as the main cause for the incidents. They said that elephants were being squeezed into smaller habitats due to ... Read more
Mother, girl share glory in HSC
A woman and her daughter passed the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations this year with grade-A in Bhola municipality under the district, making the event a talk of the town. Kawsar Jahan Shikha, 30, wife of prominent dance instructor of Bhola Shilpakala Academy Salauddin Harun passed with GPA 4.91 from Elisha Islamia Model College
8-year-old killed in city
Lorry Hits Auto 8-year-old killed in city An eight-year-old girl was killed and five others were injured as a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was hit by a lorry at the city’s Khilgaon last evening. The dead is Sumaiya, 8. The injured are Sumaiya’s parents Hossain, 50, and Selina Begum, 40; her brother Shipon, 27; sister-in-law Sonia, 21;
Bangladesh sets 80km maximum speed to reduce road accidents
Speed limit hastily set for all vehicles on highways In yet another impromptu move, the government yesterday decided that speed limiters would be installed in all modes of transports on highways to cap their speeds to 80kmph with an aim to check road accidents. The decision was made at a meeting of the National Road ... Read more
Real test ahead
With HSC results out, students now face tough competition for higher studies Niloy Mahmud was over the moon after getting his HSC results on Sunday. His parents were also delighted as their son achieved the highest distinction, GPA-5. A student from science group, Niloy wants to study engineering and his first choice is Buet. But ... Read more
MoneyGram stands by educational campaign
MoneyGram, a global money transfer company, yesterday donated $53,600 (around Tk 41.73 lakh) to UCEP Bangladesh to improve teaching and learning environment at 25 schools run by the non-profit organisation. The collaboration with the MoneyGram Foundation will help 18,000 poor students learn mathematics and science using modern technology and gather
Three-day smartphone, tab expo begins Aug 13
The three-day Robi Smartphone and Tab Expo will begin at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital on Thursday. Mobile operator Robi is organising the event with the aim of speeding up the digitalization in the country and to make mobile users familiar with the local and international technologies. State minister for ICT Zunaid ... Read more
TVS opens outlet in Tejgaon
A new showroom of TVS, a popular brand of two and three-wheeler vehicles, was opened on Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani in Tejgaon industrial area in Dhaka on Sunday. J Ekram Hussain, managing director of TVS Auto Bangladesh, opened the showroom, the company said in a statement. Geeteara Safiya Choudhury,
HSC pass rate at 8-yr, number of GPA at 4-yr low
Combined pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations fell to its eight-year low while the number of Grade Point Average (GPA) 5 achievers came down to its four-year low. The results of the examinations, published on Sunday, also showed that the number of institutions with 100 per cent pass rate decreased to 1,133 ... Read more
Ethnic minorities want constitutional recognition as ‘indigenous’
People from national minority communities on Sunday celebrated the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples across the country demanding their constitutional recognition as ‘indigenous’ and recognition of their traditional land rights in the constitution. Different socio-cultural and political organisations and groups organised discussions, rallies and processions
HSC results to be published across Bangladesh on August 9
The results of Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations will be published on August 9, ending an anxious wait for around 11 lakh examinees. Disclosing the date yesterday, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid told reporters that he would ceremonially hand over copies of the results to Prime Minister
Eid exodus picks up momentum
Dhaka people brave rain, jam, and waterlogging to go home Torrential rain since early yesterday morning put many heading home for the Eid holidays in trouble getting to bus, train and launch terminals in the capital. The perennial congestion and the usual chaos of Dhaka were, however, easing off despite waterlogging and tailbacks on some ... Read more