Tahmeed Taha: On the issue of quota system in public service no progress has been made so far, said Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam. After the cabinet meeting yesterday he made the remarks to reporters. To revoke or reform the quota system, no discus sion was held in the cabinet meeting, he said. Moreover, no…
Afrida Ahmed: Four slit-throats bodies were recovered by the police at a paddy field in Shibganj upazila of Bogra yesterday morning, reports BDnews24. Shibganj Police Station OC Sahid Mahmud Khan said that yesterday morning the bodies were taken into police custody and they were wearing tshirts, shirts and pants. The dead bodies were identified as…
Sayeed Muhammad: A Kushtia court has sentenced a young man to 14 years’ imprisonment and three others to 7 years’ one for a 2014 acid attack on a college gir. The convicts are Rajib, 22, son of Masud Ali of Baidyanathpur village in Sadar upazila, his accomplices Ratan, 20, son of Ashraful, Al Amin, 23,…
Tahmeed Taha: In this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations the female students achieved better results than the male students, reports The Daily Star. Under eight general education boards, the pass rate of female students is 80.35 percent while the rate of male students is 78.40 percent. With 1.95% points more than males, females are…
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…