In opposition of book censorship
LEARNING does not always lie in reading books that conform to ruling narratives. It can also be there in anti-orthodox thoughts and books that contain such thoughts. The concept of the geocentric, or earth-centred, model of the universe, which came to be known after Claudius Ptolemaeus
Examinees hopeless as ICT question leaked too
Thirty-four more people were arrested in 24 hours ending Sunday afternoon on charges of leaking questions of information and communication technology paper of Secondary School Certificate exam, with the prime source still remaining unearthed.
BNP activists form human chain protesting Khaleda’s jailing
As part of its countrywide scheduled programme, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders and activists formed a human chain in the city on Monday protesting the jailing of its chairperson Khaleda Zia in a graft case.
Question leak becomes phenomenon
Question paper leak has emerged as a phenomenon of the ongoing Secondary School Certificate examinations as the mathematics multiple-choice question portion was allegedly leaked an hour and a half before the exams on Saturday morning.
Khaleda in solitary confinement: Moudud
Five senior lawyers after visiting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia at former Dhaka Central Jail on Saturday said that she was not given facilities of Division I she deserved in jail but was kept in ‘solitary confinement.’
6 YEARS OF SAGAR-RUNI MURDER Sluggish investigation irk family, journalists
The family and colleagues are observing the sixth anniversary of murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi today, with no substantial progress into the investigation of their murder in 2011.
Separate camp for Rohingya orphans not in sight
The government is yet to begin the construction of a separate camp for Rohingya orphans while these traumatised children continue suffering hardship in absence of adequate relief works amid fear of trafficking and sexual harassment.
Bangladesh court jails Khaleda Zia for five years on graft charges
A special judge’s court has sentenced former prime minister and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to five years in prison for corruption.
Maiden verdict on Khaleda scheduled for today
The Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-5 is scheduled for today to pronounce verdict in Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia, her eldest son Tarique Rahman and four others.
Hamid elected president unopposed
Election Commission on Wednesday declared ruling Awami League candidate Md Abdul Hamid elected unopposed as president of the country for the second consecutive term.
