Tahmeed Taha: Though the pass rate of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams is 77.77 percent and the lowest in nine years, it is nothing to worry about, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. At an event at the Ganabhaban yesterday, she said, “We hope it will rise in the future,” after she received…
I’m satisfied with this year’s SSC results. The average pass rate of SSC and its equivalent examinations this year is 77.77% in all 10 education boards. The success rate was 80.35% last year. But the number of GPA-5 achievers increased this year with 1,10,629 candidates securing the highest grade points, whereas the figure stood at…
Tahmeed Taha: A decision has been made by the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to form an OIC ministerial committee. The committee will focus on accountability for crimes against the Rohingya. Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said, “We are working with Gambia and any other countries can join us. We will come up with…
The remarks that Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing made, saying that refugees returning to Myanmar from Bangladesh will not be allowed to go beyond a certain region and they have to stay in ideal villages built for them—are unprecedented and unsupportive to the Rohingya rehabilitation process.His comment or stance is contradictory to the public…
A dispute has long been prevailing between the people supporting the CHT Peace Accord and those who are opposing the move. One of the groups backs the treaty while the other does not. The feud within themselves turned into violence. With the general election approaching, both the groups will try to enlarge their area of…
Sayeed Muhammad: With a view to check gold smuggling and help boost duty collection from the sector, the government is going to formulate a gold import policy. As per the proposed policy, the VAT registered entities will only be allowed to import gold through opening Letters of Credit (LCs), reports UNB. “If everything goes well, the…
Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest bid of assassination, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has been shot in an attack. Ahsan, however, was not severely injured, his special aide Asim Khan confirmed narrating the attack, reports AFP. “Ahsan Iqbal was targeted and shot in the arm,” Khan said, adding, “He is out of danger and being taken…
Sayeed Muhammad: Officials of the Customs department have nabbed a driver for Biman Bangladesh Airlines for allegedly possessing 60 bars of gold weighing around 7 k at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The detainee, Md Billal Hossain, is employed by the national flag-career, Dhaka Customs House Deputy Commissioner Othello Chowdhury told bdnews24.com. Billal attempted to drive…