EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR : New books few, fewer still buyers

Litterateurs, academics and others will be honoured through special discussions on their life, works and contribution during the month-long Ekushey Book Fair.

Online income tax returns submission starts in July

Taxpayers will be able to file their income tax returns online from July from anywhere without visiting tax offices, the National Board of Revenue said on Tuesday.

Five hurt in Gazipur factory fire

A fire broke out at a sweater factory housed in a high-rise commercial building at Signboard of Gazipur, leaving four workers and a firefighter injured on Tuesday morning.

Book fair gets off to a dismal start

About 100 stalls yet to open, still many more incomplete, lax security and dust in the air left Ekushey Book Fair in disarray on its opening day on Monday.

SSC, equivalent exams begin

A total of 6,826 candidates were absent on the opening day of the Secondary School Certificate and its equivalent examinations that began across the country on Monday. The education ministry control room also said that seven students were expelled on the day for adopting unfair means in the exam.

11 receive coveted Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday handed over the prestigious Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar to 11 personalities in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.

Govt to prepare inspection checklist for all factories

The government has prepared a draft checklist for inspecting all of the industrial sectors in the country with the aim of developing an effective inspection system in line with the labour act.

1,000 CNG auto-rickshaws sued in Chittagong

Chittagong Metropolitan Police in a drive on Monday filed nearly 1000 cases against the owners of CNG-run auto-rickshaws for plying without metres.

Jatiya Party presidium for quitting cabinet

Most of the presidium members of the Jatiya Party, led by HM Ershad, on Sunday preferred that party leaders should quit the Awami League-led cabinet, but empowered Ershad to make the decision.

RMMRU-WORKSHOP : ‘Reshuffle education curricula to emphasise vocational training’

University teachers and migration experts on Sunday called upon the government to strengthen vocational education by reshuffling the country’s education system.