The rising cost of living caused by price hike of essential commodities and increase in house rent and transport fares pushed the back of the fixed earners and low income group to the wall as the country passed a difficult year on the economic front. A number of people from low-income group said they found ... Read more
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Dhaka int’l trade fair opens today
The yearly Dhaka International Trade Fair kicks off today, in which 47 foreign companies from 12 countries are participating. Organised by the Export Promotion Bureau and the commerce ministry, the fair has 506 stalls and pavilions showcasing products and services at home and abroad. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
‘Political conflicts main barrier to good governance’
Conflict between the two major political parties has become a major stumbling block in delivering good governance in the country, said speakers at a seminar organised by Sushashoner Jonno Procharabhijan (Supro), an alliance of non-government and civil society organisations at the grass-roots level. They added that various civil society organisations should play a more effective ... Read more
e-banking rides high on IT
The financial sector made remarkable progress in adopting electronic forms of payments instead of traditional paper-based ones in the just concluded year. The use of debit card, credit card, automated teller machine (ATM), internet banking, mobile banking, automated cheque processing and credit information system increased significantly
Falling Aman prices add to farmers’ plight
Good harvest brings no smile As about 98 per cent of Aman harvest is over, the growers have no way but to count losses as the prices they are getting are much below the production cost. The production of rice would exceed the target of 132.6 lakh tonnes this season, said officials of the department ... Read more
‘Strong EC no substitute for caretaker govt’
Judiciary under threat, says Rehman Sobhan Removal of the caretaker government system is not likely to be compensated by a strong Election Commission (EC), and the history of electoral politics in Bangladesh indicates that no ruling party has ever conceded defeat in polls, without the presence of a non-partisan government, Prof. Rehman Sobhan, chairman of ... Read more
Fresh survey to thwart Turag encroachment
The administrations of four districts in and around the capital have taken up a fresh survey to finalize the boundary lines on the banks of the Turag by January 15 to thwart any encroachment bid. Setting up of boundary pillars was stopped by the district administrations concerned when the river shrunk after the rainy season. ... Read more
Little accommodations for students with disabilities
Accommodation facilities for people with disabilities, are too inadequate to cope with their growing number hampering their mainstreaming in the society. Bangladesh Pratibandhi Kalyan Sangstha programme coordinator Azmal Hossain said that there were 16 lakh children with disabilities for whom the government needed to set up a large
Fuel oil prices go up again
In an unprecedented move, the government on Thursday raised the prices of all kinds of fuel – twice in 49 days – by Taka 5 per litre apparently in a bid to ease the balance of payment pressure which has been threatening macro-economic stability. Due to the decision made effective from Thursday midnight, the prices ... Read more
Second undersea cable to come in three years
The country is going to see the second international submarine cable within three years as the state-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) has recently signed a deal to join a consortium of more than 16 countries. The project of the consortium styled SEA-ME-WE 5 (South East Asia-Middle East-West
83.71 per cent cross JSC, JDC hurdles
Students fail mostly in English, maths A total of 83.71 per cent schoolchildren came out successful in the combined results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations this year showing a 10.67 per centage point rise in pass rate from the last year. The pass rate in JSC exams is 82.67 ... Read more
JSC, JDC exams: best performers
Securing first place in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) in 2011, Rajuk Uttara Model School and College maintained the same in the Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations too across the country. The JSC results were published on Wednesday. In the selection of the best schools in Dhaka Division, Rajuk Uttara Model School and College
JSC, JDC exam results today
The results of Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Junior Dakhil Certificate (JDC) examinations will be announced Wednesday. A total of 1861,113 students including 323,691 from Madrasah had registered to take the exams but nearly 55,000 skipped it. Education ministry and board officials said that the results are going to be published within
Fresh grabbing narrows Turag
Wrongly Set-up Pillars Fresh grabbing narrows Turag Land grabbers have occupied a large portion of the Turag river after the Gazipur district administration “wrongly” put up boundary pillars along the dry-season waterline, excluding much of the river land. Since the pillars were set up nine months ago, river grabbers in their dozens have been filling ... Read more
Suranjit for jt survey before Tipai dam construction
The railway minister, Suranjit Sengupta, has called for an immediate joint survey by India and Bangladesh before constructing the Tipaimukh dam in Indian territory. ‘Bangladesh and India must conduct a joint survey to resolve controversy over construction of the Tipaimukh dam, the minister said, adding, ‘We should not make any delay to resolve the issue ... Read more
Tipai dam a ‘death trap’ for Bangladesh: left parties
Left political leaders on Monday described India’s under construction Tipaimukh Dam as the ‘death trap’ for Bangladesh. They said that India was unilaterally building the dam violating agreements with lower riparian Bangladesh as well as international conventions. India is building the dam on the international river Barak before it splits and enters into
97.26pc pass pry terminal exams
The results of primary terminal examinations for the Class V students showed an upward trend this year too with a pass rate of 97.26 percent, according to results published on Monday. The pass percentage of the largest public examination in the country was 88.84 in 2009 when it was introduced for the first time and ... Read more
Monipur best school in country
Monipur High School in the capital’s Mirpur has emerged as the best school in the country in this year’s primary terminal examinations. Seventeen among the top 20 schools are from Dhaka. The rest are from Comilla, Chittagong and Khulna which secured seventh, 14th and 18th
Govt pry schools in dire straits
Government primary schools across the country are failing to provide students with quality education as the schools do not have adequate teachers and infrastructure, parents and teachers say. This continued deterioration of the standard of education in the schools left the guardians with no option but to send their children to kindergartens and English-medium schools ... Read more
Razzak laid to rest with state honour
People bade Abdur Razzak a teary farewell as the frontline organiser of the Liberation War was laid to rest at Banani Graveyard with state honour on Monday afternoon. A smartly turned out contingent of the police gave a state honour as bugles played the Last Post before the body was lowered into the grave at ... Read more