Laurien Beane, Course Coordinator, Queensland Undergraduate Early Childhood, Australian Catholic University/The Conversation, Australia As the new year dawns, parents likely turn their thoughts to their child and new beginnings they may experience as they enter an early childhood education and care centre or preschool. Naturally, it’s a time of reflection on the previous year, and…
Mary Wetherspoon/ Seven Billion Today 35 days of desperation is the most accurate and appropriate way to describe the last period of time. I am an employee of the government. I work in the education sector. I have always paid my taxes, been a loyal employee and never missed work without a valid reason. I…
Reuters: The Vatican said yesterday that Pope Francis had recognized the legitimacy of seven state-appointed Chinese bishops as part of a historic provisional agreement with Beijing. It said the Pope hoped the deal “will allow the wounds of the past to be overcome” and lead to full Catholic unity in China.The agreement was signed in…
Kenneth Rogoff/Project Syndicate At one time, it seemed that computers would sound the death knell for chess, not to mention all human mind games. Yet for followers of the game, the just-concluded world championship in London, won by the 27-year-old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, was as exciting as any great soccer match. With so much angst…
Masud Alam The Mobile Court of Rapid Action Battalion-2 arrested 24 touts who were roaming around the Agargaon Passport Office and pestering passport applicants on Tuesday. They have either been fined or jailed in accordance with their offenses. Shahidul Islam, Deputy Assistant Director of RAB-2 informed, “24 members of the tout circle were captured…
AFP Illegal gold mining in the Amazon has reached “epidemic” proportions in recent years, causing damage to pristine forest and waterways, a conservation group said Monday as it released an unprecedented new map of the activities. “Illegal mining in the Amazon, notably in indigenous tribal territories and protected nature zones, has increased exponentially these past…
Kabir Humayun: After releasing the final results of the Senior Staff Nurse Appointment Examinations, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has recommended the appointment of 5,100 candidates. In a statement issued on yesterday, the commission said the candidates have been appointed to the tenth grade based on merit and existing quotas, reports bdnews24.com. The recommendations of…
Desk Report: People of Jurain and adjoining areas of the capital face an acute shortage of safe drinking water throughout the year, reports Daily Sun. When locals are keen to get safe water, Hazi Sheikh Kamal, a philanthropist of the neighbourhood, has come forward with his helping hand to mitigate the crisis. Sheikh Kamal has…
Arafat Hasan, DOT In a sharp reaction, the Bangladesh government yesterday summoned Myanmar ambassador U Lwin Oo in Dhaka and lodged a protest over Myanmar’s deliberate attempt to show St Martin’s Island as their territory. According to a report by UNB, Maritime Affairs Unit chief at Foreign Affairs Ministry Rear Admiral M Khurshed Alam summoned…
Desk Report: Locals handed over a man to police after he raped an indigenous woman in Longadu of Rangamati on Saturday. The man, Shawkat Osman, 20, was shown arrested on rape charges, after the victim’s father filed a case with Longadu Police Station on Sunday. Ranjan Kumar Samonto, officer-in-charge of the police station, said the…