Idea of discarding MCQ is appropriate

    Changes are needed for the education system’s development. Highly discussed MCQ system is recommended to discard from public examination to stop leaking question papers and authority are seriously thinking about it. I think, these thoughts hold rights to be appropriate. The quality of education depends on several factors. The teachers, guardians and students- everybody’s participation…

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      Israel serving desert in shoe offends Japan’s Abe

      Sayeed Muhammad: In a bizarre incident, a dinner attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and their wives last week was halted by an offensive cultural faux pas: Dessert was served in a shoe.Like many countries, Japan finds it highly offensive when food is served in a shoe as seems…

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        Minister for sacking aged, incapable Biman staff

        Sayeed Muhammad: Expressing frustration over poor luggage handling at the country’s premier airport, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister AKM Shahjahan Kamal has suggested cutting jobs of aged and incapable employees of the national flag career. “There’re many aged employees (in Biman) who are not capable to deliver. You say bye to them with handsome compensation. You…

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          Khaleda’s bail hearing today

          Sayeed Muhammad: The apex court has deferred until tomorrow the hearing on the leave-to-appeal petitions filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail which the High Court granted her in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, passed on the order yesterday, reports the…

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            Gazipur polls plea hearing today

            Sayeed Muhammad: The Supreme Court (SC) today is going to hear two appeal petitions that challenged the High Court order staying the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election for three months.The full bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, will hear the petitions filed by mayoral candidates of AL and BNP Hasan…

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              Armenia revolutionary leader Pashinyan wins PM vote

              Sayeed Muhammad: Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected as the country’s new prime minister as he capped a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism in the ex-Soviet republic.However, Russia is wary of an uncontrolled change of power which would pull the country out of its orbit, despite Pashinyan…

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                Nigerian army frees 1,000 Boko Haram captives

                Tahmeed Taha: The Nigerian army had rescued more than 1,000 Boko Haram captives in Borno state, northeastern Nigeria, it said on Monday. Military spokesman Texas Chukwu said in a statement that the hostages were mainly women and children. There were also some young men among the hostages, who had been forced to become Boko Haram…

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                  National budget must not be imposed but be prudent

                  The Suppli-mentary Budget for the FY 2017-18  and Proposed Budget for FY 2018-19 are under preparation in the kitcehen of the Ministry of Finance. According to the legislative rules and procedure, the Supplimentary Budget will be cleared within a week after it is placed and the Proposed Budget  will be passed by Parliament by June…

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