AL turns back on secularism: eminent citizens
Removal of the statue personifying justice from the Supreme Court premises shows how the ruling Awami League has turned its back on secularism, eminent citizens have observed.
Hefazat thanks PM, now wants removal of all statues
Different Islamist organisations, including Quomi madrassah-based Hefazat-e-Islam, on Friday cheered the removal of the statue from the Supreme Court premises and thanked the prime minister Sheikh Hasina for ‘keeping her words’ by removing it.
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.
