Textbooks don’t reflect curriculum objectives
The objectives set in the national curriculums for the school children have no reflection in the textbooks and the classroom activities for which the pupils fail to achieve the competencies and skills they are expected to attain at the end of the academic years.
Flood victims look for shelters
Thousands of people in low-lying areas have left their homes seeking shelters in higher grounds as major Bangladesh rivers keep swelling for the six consecutive days amid heavy rains.
Imran, Fazilatun Nessa to take oath today
President Abdul Hamid has appointed Awami League MP from Sylhet 4 constituency Imran Ahmed as a minister and MP from reserved seats for women Begum Fazilatun Nessa as a state minister.
Left leaders slam PM for gas price hike comment
Leaders of the left-leaning political parties differed from the prime minster Sheikh Hasina’s Thursday’s claim on gas price hike in the parliament and alleged that that wrong policies and corruptions in the gas sector were responsible for gas price hike.
Railway, Waterway 77m cubic metres of septage dumped
Seventy-seven million cubic metres of liquid waste and 20.64 million tonnes of solid waste generated in river vessels and trains in a year are dumped on the railway and waterway, polluting the environment and exposing public health to a serious threat, a government study says.
BSF kills 294 B’deshis in 10 years: minister
Indian Border Security Force have killed 294 Bangladeshis along Bangladesh-India frontiers in the past 10 years, home minister Asaduzzaman Khan told parliament on Thursday.
8,848 Bangladeshis in foreign jails: FM
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Thursday informed parliament that a total of 8,848 Bangladeshis are now languishing in jails and detention centres of different countries.
PM for preparing roadmap to promote Islamic tourism
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for preparing a roadmap to promote Islamic tourism as a global brand to unlock the potentials of its rapidly growing market.
DCs seek more powers, facilities
The deputy commissioners from across the country have submitted dozens of demands to the Cabinet Division seeking more facilities and powers for the field-level administrators.
Mayor admits high prevalence of dengue
Dhaka South City Corporation mayor Sayeed Khokon on Tuesday admitted that the prevalence of dengue was higher this year.
