AL govt has no right to place budget, collect taxes: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said the ruling Awami League government had no ‘legitimacy’ of placing budget and collecting tax as it was not elected by the people.
Ramadan begins Sunday
The holy month of Ramadan will begin in the country on Sunday as the moon was not sighted anywhere in Bangladesh’s sky on Friday.
Classroom teaching suffers as teacher-student ratio rises
The teacher to student ratio at secondary schools kept rising in the past five years badly affecting proper classroom teaching at the institutions, especially those in hard to reach areas.
Nazrul’s 118th birth anniv today
The 118th anniversary of the birth of national poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam, will be observed today. A poet, lyricist, composer, playwright, novelist, revolutionary and journalist Nazrul sang for freedom and love equally.
90pc people trust judiciary: CJ
Chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on Wednesday said that the judiciary was many times better than any other institutions of the country and over 90 per cent people had faith in the judiciary.
BNP announces demo today
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday announced that it would hold protest rallies across the country today protesting at the police decision of not allowing the party to hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
Humiliated teacher sent to jail in bribery case
A Narayanganj court on Wednesday sent Piyar Sattar Latif High School headmaster Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, humiliated publicly allegedly by a local lawmaker, to jail on his surrender to the court in a bribery case filed by one of colleagues.
11TH PARLIAMENTARY POLLS EC to hold talks with parties
The Election Commission would hold talks with political parties and the other stakeholders from July 2017 to February 2018 on the next general elections.
Mercedes Benz of Apan Jewellers owner seized
Customs intelligence and investigation directorate officials seized a luxury car of Apan Jewellers owner Dildar Ahmed from Sylhet on Tuesday afternoon.
ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOLS Govt may slap VAT on tuition fees again
The government is likely to impose value-added tax again on tuition fees of English medium school in the upcoming budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018 under the new VAT law though the issue of VAT imposition on the fees remained pending with the apex court.
