Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced in parliament on Wednesday that quota in government jobs will be abolished. “As many things are being staged centring the quota system, there is…
Tarique asks DU teacher to provoke protest
A telephonic conversation between BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman and a teacher of Dhaka University to provoke the protest against quota in government jobs has been detected by the government.…
Public sufferings mount for
anti-quota demos
Dhaka traffic came to a halt on Wednesday as thousands of students of public and private universities and colleges continued their demonstrations for the fourth consecutive day blocking roads to press…
Protesters pause demo, decision today
Protesters on Wednesday called off their demonstrations until 10:00am today following the prime minister’s announcement to abolish the quota system for recruitment in public service. Agitating…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s economy may grow by 7 percent in the current fiscal thanks to a rise in consumption and public investment. The Manila-based…
Noting that a nation can go ahead through a proper practice of art, literature and culture, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government is working to spread the exercise across the…
A new trust fund titled “Prof Kazemuddin Ahmed and Dr Saaduddin Md Mamoon Trust Fund” was set up at Dhaka University (DU) for the physically challenged students. Dr Lala…
Quota is considered as special privileges to certain class or groups of people because they deserve favours on the basis of certain yardsticks. When strict criteria are the rule rather than exception…
Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday invited the World Bank to sit with BBS and check out its GDP growth assessment mechanism to remove their doubt over the official GDP growth figure.…
Education is getting out of the boundary of classroom-based learning towards a freer access to knowledge at anytime and anywhere in the world. In the last few years, specifically not more than a decade,…
SEOUL: South Korea and Japan on Wednesday vowed to work closely together on North Korea ahead of the looming inter-Korea summit, but their foreign ministers remained divided over long-standing issues…
BEIRUT: Russian lawmakers say Moscow would view a US airstrike on Syria as a war crime that could trigger a direct military clash between the two former Cold War adversaries, reports AP. Russia’s…
A solo portrait exhibition titled ‘PHOTOSEUM’ by noted photographer Nasir Ali Mamun began at the Bangladesh National Museum on Tuesday, reports UNB.
Bangladeshi promising shooter Shakil Ahmed clinched the second silver medal for Bangladesh in Men’s 50-metre Pistol in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games at Belmont Shooting Centre in Gold Coast,…
LALMONIRHAT: Bumper production of pumpkin in the sandy-barren char lands has brought smile to 26 poor families of Dakshin Balapara Kutirpar char village under Aditmari upazila here to change their…
MOSCOW: Six people died on Wednesday when a helicopter operated by a local airline crashed in a city in far eastern Russia, investigators said, reports AFP. The Mi-8 helicopter belonging to…
