Day: September 28, 2024

City Desk : The Primary Teacher Coordination Council (PTCC) has demanded the elevation of primary assistant teachers to the 10th grade and 100 per cent departmental promotions to address discrimination. Speakers highlighted these issues during a press conference held at the Press Club on Friday, said a press release.In a written statement, Shahinur Akhtar, President of the National Primary Assistant Teachers Foundation, noted that the last national pay scale was announced in 2015, during which primary teachers continued to face...

City Desk : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has underscored the urgent need to prioritise reforms in the electoral system, emphasising a central focus on human rights. This call to action came during a meeting held today with a three-member delegation from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) at the NHRC office, according to a press release. In light of recent student-led popular uprisings, the NHRC engaged in comprehensive discussions concerning key issues impacting human rights, political culture,...

City Desk : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held meetings on Thursday with the chiefs of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) at a hotel in New York, USA. High Commissioner of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi discussed the Rohingya crisis with the Chief Adviser, reports BSS. Grandi called for a new approach to the crisis saying that the international communities should do more to end the miseries of more...