SOLVING CAPITAL’S WATERLOGGING Decisions mostly not implemented
The capital’s inhabitants expressed fears that due to non-implementation of most of the decisions the government took last year to solve the perennial waterlogging problem would increase their plights with the advent of monsoon
Five hurt as two launches collide at Sadarghat
Five people were injured in a head-on collision between two launches on the Buraganga River near Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the city on Thursday.
SC to give judgement Tuesday on appeals against Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday concluded hearing on the two appeals of the government and the Anti-Corruption Commission, challenging the High Court bail order granted to Bangladesh Nationalist
Stay on GCC polls: Hearing deferred for a day
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to Thursday the hearing on the appeal petitions filed challenging the High Court order that stayed Gazipur City Corporation election for three months.
SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAMS 100pc pass schools falling, zero pass schools rising
The number of educational institutions having 100 per cent pass rate in Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations has decreased four-fold to 1,574 in five years.
HC asks BRTC, Sajan Paribahan to pay Tk 1cr to Rajib’s family
The High Court on Tuesday directed the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation’s chairman and Sajan Bus Company owners to pay Tk one crore as compensation to two minor brothers of road accident victim Rajib Hasan
QUOTA REFORM Govt staging drama over publishing gazette
Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, a platform of students protesting at quota system in government jobs, on Tuesday announced that they would form human chains at colleges and universities across the country today
Provide Tk 1 crore compensation to Rajib’s family: HC
The High Court on Tuesday issued an order to provide Tk 1 crore as compensation to the family of Rajib Hasan, a student of Govt Titumir College
Hearing on Khaleda’s bail plea begins
The Supreme Court has begun the hearing on the leave-to-appeal petitions challenging Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail that the High Court granted her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, on Tuesday morning
POOR RESULTS IN SSC, EQUIVALENT EXAMS Lack of qualified math, English teachers blamed
The country’s schools are facing an acute shortage of teachers specialising in English and mathematics, two vital subjects, which is having a bad impact on results in Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations.
