President to sit with VCs soon
President Abdul Hamid will sit with vice-chancellors of all public universities soon as part of an initiative to introduce a unified admission test system for all universities.
PM leaves Zurich for home
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina left Zurich for Dhaka on Friday wrapping up her five-day official visit to Switzerland where she attended the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.
HRW repeats call to disband RAB
New York-based rights organisation Human Rights Watch on Friday reiterated its call on Bangladesh government to disband the Rapid Action Battalion and replace it with a ‘rights respecting force.’
BNP to wage movement if partisan EC formed
Bangladesh Nationalist Party is preparing for taking to the streets fearing that a ‘unilateral’ Election Commission might be constituted as per the desire of the ruling Awami League, party leaders said.
Ongoing refugee influx forces authorities to extend census
The large number of Rohingya refugees who recently entered Bangladesh fleeing ethnic persecution in their home country Myanmar has forced the authorities to extend its ongoing census of the refugees.
Graft in utilities, regulatory authorities, select depts ACC steps up drives
The Anti-Corruption Commission has decided to intensify its drives against corruption in public utilities, regulatory authorities and government offices which deny service to public unless bribed. Under the initiative ACC on Wednesday formed 14 dedicated teams to hunt corruption in 15 organizations, which include utilities, regulatory authorities as well as select government departments.
Effectiveness of SAARC yet to end: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out that the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was losing effectiveness, saying that the regional grouping is ‘very much alive’.
OIC envoy calls for UN role
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation special envoy to Myanmar stressed the need for United Nations intervention to avoid genocide of Rohingyas stopping further escalation of violence in Rakhine State, as the international organisation convened a special meeting of foreign ministers of the member countries today.
BNP celebrates Zia’s birthday today
Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its associate bodies will celebrate the 81st birth anniversary of the party founder and late president Ziaur Rahman across the country today. Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogra, Zia had become the country’s 7th president and formed Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1978.
Writers, editors not aware of changes in textbooks
Thirteen writers and editors of textbooks said on Wednesday that they were not aware of the changes made in the textbooks for the current academic year.
