UNB : The Ministry of Education has dissolved the 10-member coordination committee formed to revise and amend all textbooks prepared and printed by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). The ministry issued an office order to this end on Saturday, signed by the Secondary and Higher Education Division Senior Assistant Secretary. Earlier on September 15, the Ministry of Education formed the committee, headed by Dr KM Kabirul Islam, additional secretary of the ministry....
Day: September 29, 2024
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General, Mia Golam Parwar claimed on Saturday that despite the fall of the Awami League government, its supporters continue to engage in conspiracies aimed at undermining the efforts of the interim government. He made these remarks while addressing the Rukon Conference at the District Arts Academy Auditorium in Narail, where he served as the chief guest. “The Awami League, now isolated from the people, is making desperate attempts to incite chaos and anarchy in...
BSS : Two children drowned while taking bath in a haor at Radhanagar village under Bishwamvarpur upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased were Yunus Mia, 8, son of Fazlul Haque of Radhanagar village of South Badaghat Union of the upazila and his cousin Arafat Hossain, 7, son of Manowar Hossain of Sakthiarkhala village of the same upazila.According to the locals, the two children went to bath in the water of the haor this afternoon. At one stage in...
BSS : Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Saturday asked all concerned to take legal action if anyone tries to do lobbying and to extort money using photos taken with him at different programmes. “Many people made requests to take snaps with me before and after my joining the government. Many people took photos (with me). Now I have learnt from several persons, some people have been trying to take illegal advantages by showing those photos...
BSS : The World Heart Day-2024 will be observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe today to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases. The World Heart Federation (WHF) will campaign under the theme of “Use Heart for Action Supporting Individuals” for next two years (2024-2026) to care for their heart and empowering them to urge leaders to take cardiovascular health seriously by providing a global platform for action. This year’s theme was chosen to champion the right of everyone, everywhere...
Staff Reporter : A client of United Group has alleged that the company has been harassing him for years and has failed to hand over land he purchased from them 14 years ago, despite having all the necessary documents. The victim claims that United Group’s directors have close ties with the Awami League, and they have repeatedly threatened him, saying that since the current government and ruling party leaders are supporting them, no one can act against the group. He...
Staff Reporter : Two individuals, including a teenage boy, were found dead with their throats slit on a vacant residential plot in the Gulshan area of Dhaka on Friday night. The victims have been identified as Rafique, 80, from Barisal district, and Sabbir, 16, from Mymensingh district. According to local residents, Rafique was responsible for looking after the plot and had set up a tea stall there, where Sabbir worked as an assistant. Touhid Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Gulshan Police Station,...
City Desk : Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur on Saturday stressed on involvement of political parties to strengthen the interim government led by Prof. Dr. Muhammad Yunus. “The interim government should include representatives of various political parties in its structure to make an inclusive government to strengthen it,” he said while addressing a shadow parliament (Chaya Sangsad) debate competition at Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) as the chief guest, reports BSS. Nur, however, said that these political-party representatives...
City Desk : Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Saturday morning.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 56 at 9:03 am, Dhaka ranked 47th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB. The United Arab Emirates’ Dubai, China’s Chengdu and Uganda’s Kampala occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 177, 172 and 163, respectively.An AQI between 50 and 100 is considered ‘moderate’ with acceptable...