Category: Miscellaneous

Govt makes education accessible to all: Maya

Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has said education has been made accessible to all the general students through nationalising schools and colleges at upazila level. “Now, no student would stop study for want of money as the government implemented the visionar

Bus runs over 2 schoolgirls

Two schoolgirls were killed in a road accident in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district on Saturday morning. Deceased Zakia, 15, and Chandni, 15, were students of Class IX at Doulatdia Model High School in the upazila. Rajbari Highway Police Station sub-inspector Masud Parvez confirmed the matter,

Govt to distribute 35 crore free textbooks

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said the government will distribute about 35 crore textbooks free of cost among primary and secondary level students next year. “Printing works of these textbooks have already been completed. We’ve reached around 11 crore textbooks at different educational

US duo William Nordhaus and Paul Romer win Nobel Economics Prize

US economists William Nordhaus and Paul Romer on Monday shared the 2018 Nobel Economics Prize for integrating innovation and climate with economic growth, the jury said. Nordhaus, a professor at Yale University, and Romer, a former World Bank chief economist now at New York University’s Stern Scho

Congolese Mukwege, Iraq's Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize today. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had awarded them the prize for

Abused children carry the trauma in their cells: Study

Children subjected to abuse may carry the physical hallmark of that trauma in their cells, scientists said today, in research that could help criminal investigations probing historic mistreatment. The imprints may also shed light on whether or not trauma can be passed on between generations as has l

Nahid for promoting skill-based education

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today laid emphasis on skill-based education to build an economically advanced Bangladesh. “We have attached top priority to expansion of technical and vocational education to ensure better access of students to job markets,” he told a function at the Institutio

US, Japanese pair win Nobel Medicine Prize for cancer therapy

Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan, won the 2018 Nobel Medicine Prize for research that has revolutionised the treatment of cancer, the jury said on Monday. The pair were honoured “for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation,”

Bangladesh’s future in hand of young generation, says Gowher Rizvi

International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Gowher Rizvi, said on Thursday youth should set their leadership goal based on pro-liberation ideology. “The future of Bangladesh is in the hand of the young generation,” said the advisor while addressing at the opening of a three-day ‘You

Digital Security Act is draconian: TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman has dubbed the Digital Security Act as draconian and gravely concerning. Speaking at a programme at Dhaka University, he said the law will not only curb freedom of speech in the country, but also restrict free journ

164 US-Bangla passengers escape unhurt in Chattogram

An aircraft of US-Bangla Airlines narrowly escaped an accident as it was forced to make an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram due to its non-functional nose gear. The aircraft with 164 passengers, including 11 children, on board made an emergency landing at the air

43 secondary schools nationalized

A total of 43 more private secondary schools of the country have been nationalized as part of government’s latest nationalization processes. Education Ministry has issued an order to this effect on Monday (today). On August 28, a total of twelve more secondary schools of the country have also been

Digital Security Act overly broad, ripe for abuse: HRW

The Digital Security Act, which replaces the much-criticised Information and Communication Technology Act (ICT), retains the most problematic provisions of that law and adds more provisions criminalising peaceful speech, Human Rights Watch said today (25 September) . 'The new Digital Security Act i

Female madrasa student found dead in Dhaka

A 15-year-old female student was found dead at a madrasa in Dhaka’s East Rampura area this afternoon. officer-in-charge of Hatirjheel Police Station told that, Sanzida Rashid Meem a resident student of hafez section at Ulon Jatiya Mohila Madrasa, was found hanging from the ceiling in a toilet on th

Holy Ashura tomorrow

The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hossain Ibn Ali (RA), a grandson of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), will be observed across the country tomorrow with due religious solemnity. Tomorrow is the 10th day of the month of Muharram in the Arabic calendar. Muslims

5 NGOs receive grants under Australia’s direct aid prog

Five Bangladeshi non-government organizations (NGOs) involved in community development in Bangladesh have received Australian government grants under the Direct Aid Programme (DAP) 2018 -19. Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Julia Niblett presented Tk 17,775,362 (AUD 289, 971) to the NGOs

Education main tool to develop Bangladesh: Muhith

Madrasas get big boost before polls

With the national elections likely this December, the government has taken up a Tk 5,918.63 crore project to construct buildings of 2,000 madrasas chosen by the MPs. Under the three-year project, infrastructure of 1,800 madrasas would be developed while 200 madrasas would be built under “special co

Earthquake magnitude 5.6 rocks Bangladesh

Mild tremors shook Dhaka and other parts of the country this morning, in what is believed to be the first earthquake felt across the capital since November last year. The quake shook the city around 10:50am and lasted for about 30 seconds. Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the quake origin