Draft education bill to allow guidebooks, coaching
The government has decided to allow guidebooks as education assistance materials and coaching as private supplementary tutoring or shadow education, as set out in the final draft of the Education Bill 2016.
BNP demands judicial probe into NCC polls results
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday demanded judicial investigation into the alleged ‘vote rigging’ in Narayanganj City Corporation polls, held first time with party symbols, on Thursday. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at a news briefing at the party’s central office raised the demand. He proposed for launching investigation into ‘ballot stamping’ ‘counting’ and publishing of ‘results’ of the NCC polls.
Uneasy calm prevails at Ashulia
An uneasy calm is prevailing at Jamgora and Nrisinghapur in Ashulia industrial belt as the workers of closed factories are on the run in fear of arrest over the cases filed by the factory authorities and the police.
Voting in NCC polls begins
Voting in the Narayanganj City Corporation polls began on Thursday morning. The balloting began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.
Nine officials sued
Biman filed a case on early Wednesday accusing eight engineers and a technician of criminal conspiracy and sabotage through negligent conduct with respect to machinery for technical glitch that caused an emergency landing of prime minister’s flight on the way to Hungary on November 27.
SUST closed as BCL groups clash
Authorities of the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology on Wednesday closed the academic activities of the university until January 6, following a series of attacks and counter attacks, between factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League, over establishing dominance on the campus.
121 workers fired, 200 sued
At least 121 workers of a readymade garment factory at Ashulia industrial belt were terminated and over 200 workers were sued in separate cases filed for instigating labour unrest. Apparel workers in the industrial belt have been demonstrating since December 11, demanding minimum wage of Tk 16,000.
President holds talks with KSJL, LDP
Krishak Sramik Janata League president Kader Siddique on Wednesday opposed the current Parliament passing any bill for the creation of independent Election Commission.
Killings on border a grave concern, says PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the ‘incidents of death’ of innocent Bangladeshis along the border are a matter of grave concern.
Indonesia for int’l efforts
Indonesia would make efforts along with Bangladesh to sensitise international communities to create congenial ambiance by stopping persecution of religious minority in Rakhine state of Myanmar, officials said after the Indonesian foreign minister’ visit in Dhaka on Tuesday.
