Sayeed Muhammad: In a latest move, Bangladesh General Students Rights Protection Alliance gave the government a 24-hour ultimatum to publish a gazette notification abolishing quota system in government jobs.They also threatened of a tougher movement from Sunday if their demand is not fulfilled keeping in line with the Prime Minister’s announcement within the deadline, reports UNB.Hasan…
According to Power Cell, on 13 March 2018 total power production in Bangladesh was 16,046MW andper capita power consumption was 433kWh. Ninety percent of the people are enjoying electricity. Renewable energy share is 446MW including 230MW from hydro. Dependency on natural gas also reduced to a great extent. Undoubtedly, success of energy sector is notable….
Tahmeed Taha: Headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, an Appellate Division bench of four justices passed the order yesterday (May 9). On information that an appeal will be filled by the Election Commission (EC) against the HC stay order on the election, they made the hearing delayed to a day, reports banglanews24. Two appeals…
We have a big discrimination in our polling system which is, a group of people is only capable of voting; they do not have the right to contest in the election. This is because those people are not affluent enough. So election has become a game of money and covered by the poisonous vapour of…
Sejuti Mourin: The campaigning for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election, scheduled to take place on May 15, has gained momentum. All the contenders, including mayoral aspirants, are conducting campaigns in full swing from early morning to midnight, reports BSS. Many of the candidates have set up election offices at key points as per…
Abrar Hussain: The Kennedy Space Centre in the United States has invited visitors to attend the launch of Bangladesh’s first satellite ‘Bangabandhu-1’. According to a statement released by the space center, the private space flight and technology company SpaceX set today (Thursday) as the launch date for ‘Bangabandhu-1’ at sometime between 4:12pm to 6:22pm local time….
Sayeed Muhammad: Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday laid emphasis on protecting students from militancy and drug addition, only to help ensure a better future. “Teachers and guardians should be aware so that students are not misguided by evil forces,” he said while addressing the 5th convocation of State University of Bangladesh (SUB) at the Bangabandhu…
Tahmeed Taha: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think-tank, yesterday said at a program in Dhaka that 56.9 percent of the women population of the country with working age is not present in education, employment and training (NEET). This was revealed by CPD during a dialogue on ‘Promoting Female in Bangladesh for Realizing Demographic…
Abrar Hussain: Tobacco control activists in the capital yesterday have called for imposing higher taxes on tobacco products.At a meeting titled “Imposing Specific Excise Taxes on All Tobacco Products”, organized by the Association for Community Development (ACD) at its conference hall, activists demanded the formulation of an updated tax policy on tobacco products to significantly…
Sayeed Muhammad: A first year student of the Dhaka University (DU) died as he fell off a mango tree on the campus yesterday. The deceased Towfique Omar, 23, was a student of Urdu Department. Originally from Satkhir5a district, he had been residing at Poet Jasimuddin Hall of the university, reports UNB.DU Proctor Golam Rabbani said Towfique…