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
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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
20 lakh students to get sponsored tickets
The World Marketing Summit has opened up new avenues of opportunities for students as Microsoft, Amazon, Google and others companies intended to sponsor tickets for 20 lakh Bangladeshi students at the cost of almost Tk 1700 crore. Abu Yousuf Md Abdullah, the chairman of Northern Education Group, shared the
CRP opens branch in Manikganj
The authorities of the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) yesterday launched its new branch in Manikganj. State Minister for Social Welfare Md Ashraf Ali Khan inaugurated it through a programme in the town’s West Dashra area
DUJA gets new committee
Mamun Tushar of the Alokito Bangladesh and Sirajul Islam Rubel of The Daily Star have been elected as new president and general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists’ Association respectively for the year 2022. This body will serve for the next one year. The election was held at its office. Chief election commissioner and also former ... Read more
Int’l travel, tourism fair set to begin on Mar 30
10th Mastercard Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair are set to begin on March 30, after span of three years due to Covid pandemic, aiming to promote the county’s tourism at home and abroad. Civil Aviation and Tourism ministry’s secretary Md Mokammel Hossain is scheduled to inaugurate the three-day BTTF’s fair of March 30-31 and April ... Read more
Grameenphone turns 25
Grameenphone is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the aim to make a difference and become a digital telco in the coming years as the company believes the time is now to march forward with digital connectivity marking the silver jubilee of its operation in Bangladesh, said a press release. Grameenphone is the first Asian operation ... Read more
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
89pc child workers out of school post-pandemic: study
Around 57 percent of child labourers were going to school before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, but 89 percent of them have dropped out afterwards, shows a recent study. Educo Bangladesh — a Barcelona-based non-government organisation — conducted the study, titled “Child Labour in Bangladesh: Our Experience and Way Forward”, on 443 child
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
Evaly fraud case: Tahsan, Mithila, Sabnam relieved of fraud charges
A Dhaka court finally relieved five people, including actors Tahsan Khan, Rafiath Rashid Mithila and Sabnam Faria, from the charges of a fraud case filed over e-commerce platform Evaly scam. The court, however, accepted the charges brought against Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel alias Babul, Chairman Shamima Nasrin and two others – vice-president of Evaly Abdullah ... Read more
Unilever wins World HRD Congress award
Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) won the award of the “Global Best Employer Brand-2022” in Bangladesh from the World HRD Congress for its efforts in translating and combining vision with action, integrating its HR strategy with business, and cultivating competencies for the future to enable the organisation to be future-fit. The award was handed over to ... Read more
10 women, 3 firms get BASIS Luna Shamsuddoha Award
Ten women and three companies have recently received a “BASIS Luna Shamsuddoha Award” for contributions in their respective fields. The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) organised the awarding ceremony at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden
Pepsi releases its summer campaign with Salman Khan in double role
Pepsi launched its summer campaign “More Fizz More Refreshing Taste” in Bangladesh featuring brand ambassador Salman Khan. The new TVC campaign extends Pepsi’s new More fizz More refreshing Taste positioning in the country and showcases Salman Khan in a dual role, a press
Walton launches energy saving AC
Walton has launched an energy efficient “Inverna” series air conditioner which received a 5.5 star energy rating certificate from the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution. The higher a star rating, the more energy efficient the product is. A Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology test found that a one-tonne AC in economy