High-level body sought to modernise technical edn
The Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed to form a high level committee for the modernisation of technical education...
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Public education and traffic management
THE police play a vital role in public education by fostering awareness and understanding of laws, community safety, and crime prevention. Through programmes such as school visits, community workshops, and public awareness campaigns, they educate citizens on topics ranging from road safety and drug abuse prevention to cybercrime awareness and personal...
NBR wants to ease business process for compliant taxpayers
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is contemplating the introduction of a more simplified process for compliant import duty and tax payers to import the goods they need, helping them to do business more easily...
Mahmudullah loses his cool after DPL defeat
Mohammedan Sporting Club鈥檚 veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah lost his temper after his team鈥檚 defeat to Abahani Limited in the title decider match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.
High level committee proposed for modernisation of technical edn
Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Tuesday proposed for a high level committee for the modernisaion of the technical education...
Minimum wage for poultry industry Tk 16,250 proposed
The minimum wage board has drafted a proposal recommending Tk 16,250 as the minimum monthly wage for workers in the country鈥檚 poultry industry...
Rajshahi Textile Mills to be turned into green industry
Leading industrial conglomerate PRAN-RFL Group is set to revive the long-defunct Rajshahi Textile Mills, aiming to transform it into the largest environment-friendly industrial hub in northern Bangladesh...
Walton records Tk 696.44cr profit till Q3
Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC, country鈥檚 leading electrical and electronics manufacturing company listed in capital market, has recorded about Tk聽696.44 crore net profits during the first nine months (July鈥�2024-March鈥�2025) of the financial year 2024-25...
Formation of governing bodies of all non-govt edn instts suspended
The education ministry on Sunday suspended formation of the governing bodies and managing committees of all non-government educational institutions under the ministry across the country...
Water wars are no answer
HISTORY is a tireless teacher. It reminds us that wars between India and Pakistan have only hardened enmities, deepened poverty, and imperilled the broader region鈥檚 stability. Today, as tensions mount once again over the Indus Waters Treaty, a sobering truth confronts both New Delhi and Islamabad: peace is not an idealistic luxury 鈥� it is a survival imperative...
Leather sector lagging 30yrs behind: experts
Speakers at a discussion meeting on Sunday said that the Bangladesh leather industry has been going through a tough situation over the past 10 years...
Mango production, export set to hit record
Bangladesh is going to witness a bumper production and export of delicious summer fruit mango in this season as some 2,05,034 hectares of land will be brought under mango cultivation eying for a record production target of 27 lakh tonnes...
Permanent education commission demanded
Speakers, including academics and young leaders on Saturday demanded formation of a permanent education commission for reforming the country鈥檚 education system, education policy and education curriculum.
75pc students for DUCSU polls by June
Seventy-five per cent of students at the University of Dhaka believe that organising the Dhaka University聽 Central Students鈥� Union elections by June will ensure the most peaceful and widely accepted outcome, according to a recent survey.
Sher-e-Bangla remembered
Speakers at a discussion praised the pivotal contributions of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq in advancing education among the backward Muslim society and his historic role in political and social reforms in the subcontinent...
Justice Abdur Rouf remembered for his integrity
Former chief election commissioner and retired High Court judge, Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf was remembered at a memorial event on Saturday for his integrity, commitment to justice, and contribution to Bangladesh鈥檚 electoral history...
Legal aspect of Indus Waters Treaty suspension
AFTER the dastardly incident at Pahalgam in India-held Kashmir, Pakistan immediately distanced itself in unequivocal terms from the perpetrators...
Walton launches new smartwatch Tick AMX13
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched its new smartwatch 鈥楾ICK AMX13鈥� in the market, said a press release...
Call for trial completion, redress renewed
Different political parties and labour rights organisations specially the garment worker rights bodies on Thursday observed the 12th year of the Rana Plaza collapse, the deadliest industrial accident in the country, with the demand for completing the trial of the owners of the factory responsible for the accident...
Politicians, experts for delayed LDC graduation
Political leaders and economists on Wednesday called on the government to delay the country鈥檚 graduation from the Least Developed Country status, warning that it was economically and institutionally ill-prepared to manage the challenges that would come with a post-graduation status...
Two more arrested
The police and the members of the Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday arrested two more accused in Primeasia University student Jahidul Islam Parvez murder case at separate places in Gaibandha and Chattogram...
Saifuzzaman, Nafeez, 70 others own Dubai properties: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission has identified 72 individuals, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, in connection with alleged money laundering and offshore property acquisitions in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates...
Safety condition improves, challenges remain
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment industry has undergone a significant change in the aftermath of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the country, but there are still in the sector many issues to be addressed...
Naraynganj canals pay for waste dumping, encroachment
When canals that run in and around the capital have either fallen into a terrible state or hurtled towards a slow death in the absence of effective waste management and because of encroachment, canals and water bodies in Naraynganj are in no better shape. A waste-filled DND canal at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj, as a photograph that 抖阴精品 published on April 22...
DUBAI PROPERTIES: ACC identifies Saifuzzaman, Nafeez Sarafat among 72 Bangladeshis
The Anti-Corruption Commission has identified 72 individuals, including former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, in connection with alleged money laundering and offshore property acquisitions in Dubai of the United Arab Emirates.
Dhaka edn board to probe reasons for high number of SSC exam dropouts
The Dhaka Education Board on Tuesday ordered the heads of the educational institutions under it to find out what caused so many candidates not to take the ongoing Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations.
DUTY WAIVER: BTMA seeks US council help
The country鈥檚 textile millers sought support from National Cotton Council of America to facilitate duty waiver negotiations with relevant United States government offices and to assist in expanding US cotton exports to Bangladesh.
Chevron receives due payments from Petrobangla
Chevron Bangladesh has recently received its outstanding payments from the state-owned Petrobangla...
Yunnan-Bangladesh medical education, health care prog held at BMU
The Yunnan-Bangladesh Education and Healthcare Cooperation Programme was held at Bangladesh Medical University in Dhaka on Monday...
AIUB secures British Council TNE exploratory grants
American International University-Bangladesh in collaboration with two universities in the United Kingdom has secured two project grants from the British Council under the Transnational Education Exploratory Grant programme...