Education at the primary level has become exam-centric instead of learning, and dependent on guidebooks and coaching centres, increasing the cost of education, says a study. After the Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) was introduced, education in primary schools became…
BNP standing committee member Brig Gen (Retd) ASM Hannan Shah on Saturday described the killing of people in the name of “crossfire” as the sign of collapse of the government. “It indicates the collapse of the government begins as the…
An indigenous man was killed in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Gandhigaon village in Jhenigati upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Chandrashekhar Cooch, 35, a farmer of the village. Quoting witnesses, police said…
Describing the August-21 grenade attack as a dreadful terror act, BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday claimed that their party has no involvement in it. He also demanded a fair trial of the perpetrators of the heinous…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said there is no doubt about the involvement of Khaleda Zia and her son in the August-21 grenade attack that left 21 people killed and several hundred injured. “As Ziaur Rahman was involved in…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday accused the government of plotting to make BNP leaderless by sending its leaders to jail one after another in ‘false’ cases. Denouncing such an alleged move in a statement, the BNP chief claimed that…
Bangladesh was in news on August 20, 2015 as it received 3.56 million US Dollar Carbon Credit from UN Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) for its fast growing solar home systems. With this, Bangladesh became the first country to…
The law, justice and parliamentary affairs minister Anisul Huq yesterday said that the allegations of extra-judicial killing against law enforcement agencies should be investigated properly in accordance with the law. “There can be a judicial enquiry over the allegation on…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court observation directing the government not to force any citizen to accept the imported Brazilian wheat and to take back the wheat that was distributed across the country, but…
Six suspected robbers were killed in separate incidents of lynch-mob attack in Chapainawabganj and Narsingdi districts last night. Of them, four were killed in Gomastapur upazila of Chapainawabganj district and two in Gandardia in Monohardi upazila of Narsingdi district. The…
Delhi: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived here on Wednesday to attend the funeral of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee`s wife Suvra Mukherjee, an official said. Vikas Swarup, the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs, said: “A leader comes…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday placed three suspected members of banned militant outfit ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ on a three-day remand each in the cases filed in connection with the murder of blogger Avijit Roy and…
Human Rights Watch, a New York-based international human rights watchdog, has said that free speech in Bangladesh is under attack as never before. “Free speech in Bangladesh is under attack as never before, held hostage between angry, machete-wielding radicals on…
An accused in two murder cases was killed in what law enforcers termed gunfight between his associates and Detective Branch (DB) of police at Jagati BATB Forestry Complex in Sadar upazila early Wednesday. The deceased, Jakir Hossain,30, son of Abdur…
A team of ‘Ansarullah Bangla Team’ (ABT) consisting 4-5 members had a meeting in the field of Mohsin Hall on Dhaka University campus three hours before killing of bloggers Avijit Roy, police has said. Detained Organiser of the banned Islamic…
The complication in issuance of e-visa for hajj pilgrims has been resolved giving a sigh of relief to the hajj performers at the Ashkona hajj camp. It was found yesterday that there was no frustration among the hajj pilgrims yesterday…
Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday told reporters that journalists Shaukat Mahmud and Probir Shikder were arrested on specific charges. Minister for Information Hasanul Haq Inu at a press conference termed the arrest of Probir arrest regretful…
Observing that there is a smell of conspiracy against the judiciary’s dynamism, Chief Justice SK Sinha on Monday urged lawyers to stay alert against such conspiracy. “There’s a smell of conspiracy against the vibrancy of the judiciary in disposing of…
Dhaka – The 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP12) will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 20 to 23 November 2015 under the theme: Be the Change for an AIDS Free Generation, Our right to…
BNP on Monday urged the government for placing a bill on polls-time government in the next session of Parliament for the sake of the country. “We appreciate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her comments that she is ready to make…
Sri Lankans are going to the polls in a general election, with former President Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return to office as prime minister. Mr Rajapaksa lost the presidency in a snap election in January to Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena.…
Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has got several suspected names of banned Islamic outfit “Ansarullah Bangla Team” members, who might be involved in blogger Niladri Chaterjee alias Niloy murder. Detained Sad Al Nahian and Masud Rana, two suspected…
BNP does not see any controversy over celebrating birthday of party chairperson Khaleda Zia on August 15, the day Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and most of his family members were killed by a group of wayward army officers in 1975.…
Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq on Sundayday described the High Court formula on election time interim government unconstitutional. “There is a Constitution in the country. It will be not only unacceptable but also unconstitutional, if anyone…
The first hajj flight carrying 418 Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Sunday morning. The flight ‘BG-1011’ of Biman Bangladesh Airlines departed from the airport at 8:55am, said a hajj…
A portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was placed and a deck for floral wreaths set at the reception of the National Press Club, by the president of the new committee Shafiqur Rahman and other pro-Awami League journalist leaders and…
The 70th birth anniversary of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has been celebrated, in a low kye though. First the BNP chiarperson’s birth day party was held at the family level in early hours of August 15 and then in a…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday placed a wreath at the mazar of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungi[ara, marking the the National Mourning Day, 40th martyrdom anniversary of the great leader. After placing the wreath, the Prime Minister stood…
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq has criticised a High Court observation on interim government, dubbing it ‘uncalled for’. The Gazipur-1 MP was speaking at a discussion and special prayers programme organised to mark National Mourning Day in the…
The National Mourning Day will be observed in the country on Saturday marking the 40th anniversary of assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman along with all but two members of his family at the crack of dawn on August 15…