Students’ formal education and leisure reading

    Syed Manzoorul Islam, Academic and Writer: omestic awareness has to be raised if drug-addicted students are to be brought back to schools and colleges. Offspring should have sound and healthy relationships with their parents. It is a sad reality that corrupt households will have adverse impact on the growth of its children. When the father…

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      Govt mulling tuition-free schools till class 8

      M Humayun Kabir: The government is thinking about introducing tuition-free schooling for children from primary levels up to junior school level – class VIII. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman disclosed the government’s plan while speaking to reporters at a press conference arranged for the occasion of International Literacy Day 2018 held at his…

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        AL always comes to power in democratic way: Quader

        BSS Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the AL has come to power every time in democratic way by attaining the people’s mandate in elections as the party does politics for the people’s welfare. “Awami League stresses on progress. As democracy prevails here, the country is achieving progress,” he told an electioneering street…

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          Stadium Bombing: UN chief offers condolences to Iraq

          AP, Baghdad U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has offered his condolences to the families and friends of the 41 people killed in Friday’s suicide bombing at a soccer stadium in Iraq, adding that the “the international community stands with Iraqis in horror and outrage.” Speaking during an official visit to Iraq Saturday, Ban said that the…

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            Ekushey Book Fair to begin on 1st February in Khulna

            DOT Desk: The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair will begin on February 1 at Khulna Divisional Public Library premises, reports The New Age. The decision was taken at a meeting held at the conference room of the deputy commissioner with deputy commissioner of Khulna Mohammad Helal Hossain in the chair on Wednesday. Additional deputy commissioner…

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              No footpath beside 44% Dhaka roads

              Mazaharul Islam A research report published by ‘Work for a Better Bangladesh’ (WBB) says that 44% of the roads of Dhaka do not have footpaths on either side. It further illustrates that 82% of the footpaths in Dhaka are not in fit state to be used. The research was based on 6 busy locations of…

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                Registration Opportunity For The Election Interested New Political Parities This October Final List Will Be Published Next March

                Reported by: Nashrat Arshiyiana Chowdhury Written by: Eshan Maitra Election Commission is welcoming any new political parties to register for participating in the upcoming parliamentary election. This is the part of their announced roadmap for the Parliamentary Election 2018-2019. The registration will take place in October. Several parties showed their interest and asked for this…

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                  Trump blames China for hacking Clinton emails

                  Hossen Sohel: U.S. President Donald Trump yesterday said on Twitter that China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton but did not offer any evidence or further information, reports Reuters. “Hillary Clinton’s Emails, many of which are Classified Information, got hacked by China. Next move better be by the FBI & DOJ…

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