The Public Service Commission yesterday published the written test results of the 32nd (Special) Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations with a total of 2,788 candidates coming out successful. The results are available on www.bpsc.gov.bd. The viva-voce of the candidates is likely to be held on October 31, said
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SSC maths exams in creative system from 2015
The students, who will take the Secondary School Certificate examinations in 2015, will have to answer the question for mathematics and higher mathematics in creative question method instead of the century-old descriptive-type. The education ministry on Thursday issued a circular, signed by education secretary
Astronomy festival begins Oct 1
An astronomy festival featuring a photography exhibition, painting competition, and workshop is going to begin in the capital on October 1. The events in the Sputnik Festival 2012 will take place over the next three months. It marks the 55th anniversary of first man-made
Japan gives grant to Islamia eye hospital
The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh will provide US $122,093 grant to Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital to ensure better surgeries. Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Shiro Sadoshima and the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Steven P Roy signed the grant contract on behalf of their respective sides at the
IMF irked as major conditions for loan remain unfulfilled
The lender may defer the second instalment of $1b The IMF may defer the disbursement of the second instalment of its $1 billion loans for Bangladesh if the government does not fulfil all the related conditions, the lender said. An IMF mission conveyed this message to the government as some of the major conditions were ... Read more
FBCCI urges BB not to charge for inter-bank transactions
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Thursday requested the Bangladesh Bank not impose charge on clients for inter-bank money transaction. The FBCCI in a statement said it had come to know from media reports that the central bank was going to impose charge on clients of all banks for inter-bank
A market with a difference- no room for formalin
Faruk Hossain, a fish trader, brought a maund of Ruhita and Prawns to Malibagh kitchen market on Thursday morning hoping to have a brisk business like the previous days. But that was not to be. He was stopped at the market gate and soon four members of the market monitoring team carrying formalin detection machine ... Read more
Draft BTRC orders eye slashed P1 internet rate
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has drafted a host of orders for mobile operators to give better services to subscribers including reduced rate for ‘pay as you go’ or P1 internet package. The commission on Thursday posted the draft on its web site and sought public opinion by October 10. As per the draft orders, the ... Read more
Banks, tax offices remain open Saturday
All major and important branches at the divisional and the district levels of the government and private commercial banks will remain open on Saturday for the convenience of the taxpayers to submit tax returns and pay their taxes. On the same purpose, all the income tax offices of the National Board of Revenue will remain open on ... Read more
Taxpayers made to run around
Nurul Islam, who works at a private television channel, went to Segun Bagicha tax office on Tuesday to submit his return, as he has done over the past several years. He was taken aback when informed that his tax circle had been changed after an increase in the number of tax zones and circles by ... Read more
Catching up with Zahid Hasan
Special plays set to air during the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha are keeping most actors and directors on their toes these days. Popular actor and director Zahid Hasan is no exception. He has already completed directing a tele-film and a play for Eid, also acting in both the productions. The tele-film “Chithhi” will feature Hasan opposite Romana, ... Read more
ADB to give $50 million loan
Improving Primary Healthcare ADB to give $50 million loan The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $50 million to finance a project which aims to help improve primary healthcare services for the urban poor. Iqbal Mahmood, senior secretary to the Economic Relations Division (ERD) and M Teresa Kho, country director of ADB’s Bangladesh Resident Mission,
Wetland Destruction : Dhaka faces disaster
Fear urban planners The ongoing reckless destruction of wetlands in and around the capital will lead to environmental disasters and urban flooding, said urban planners at a workshop yesterday. Dhaka will face a large scale disaster if water bodies, canals and ponds are destroyed through earth filling at the present rate, said Prof Sarwar Jahan ... Read more
Ministry to set up body for online media policy draft
The information ministry on Wednesday decided to set up a committee involving online media stakeholders to work out a draft of the online media policy. The information secretary, Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, said that they would set up the committee to draft the online media policy. ‘Previously we made the talking point. But that was not
School dropout rate higher in three hill districts: Study
Due to linguistic barriers and improper academic curriculum, school students of the three hill districts are being deprived of quality education, which causes high dropout rate in the region compared to the national level dropout, a study has revealed. While the average dropout rate is around 30 percent at primary schools at national
Four-day construction material exhibition begins
A four-day international exhibition on construction materials began at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Wednesday. Over 40 exhibitors from 5 countries are participating in the fair titled ‘15th Con-Expo Bangladesh 2012’. Housing and public works state minister Abdul Mannan Khan inaugurated the
Rivers officially made thinner
Faulty demarcation encourages encroachers; ministerial recommendations for pillar relocation ignored The rivers of Dhaka are destined to remain narrow as the shipping ministry has expressed its inability to fully rectify the faulty demarcation of the streams despite a High Court order and subsequent ministerial decision. An extensive visit revealed that relevant district administrations and officials ... Read more
Road accidents spark off violent protests in capital
Death of a woman and injuries to a university student in separate road accidents at Moghbazar and Dhanmondi in the capital on Monday triggered violent protests. Marzina, 40, a cleaner of a shopping mall, died on the spot after a bus ran over her at M0ghbazar while a Stamford University student sustained critical
Girl brutally murdered at home
Unidentified criminals killed a schoolgirl by slitting her throat at her house on Bhagolpur lane in the capital’s Hazaribagh yesterday. The victim, Tasnin Rahman Karobi, 13, was a sixth grader at Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Rifles College at Pilkhana
Implementation of anti-tobacco law demanded
Speakers at a seminar in Rajshahi on Monday called for protecting the non-smokers from passive smoking through creating a smoking-free environment everywhere in society. The law against smoking in public spots should be strictly implemented to free all the public places and transport from smoking