It is really good that a student can get admitted to a government or private medical college with just attending a single admission test though there are a few problems like question leakage of admission test. This good initiative has…
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Great development!
The size of the budget for 2017-18 fiscal year will cross the Tk 4 trillion mark, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said. This is really a great achievement.
People are in a fix over imposition of excise duty!
We know from a report that there are 16 thousand 98 crore taka shortage of Bank capital of 6 state banks and one private bank and to meet up this shortage 2 thousand crore taka has been proposed in the…
Concern over bank transactions!
Heartfelt thanks to the Journalist for reporting the news title “Bank account holders are in trouble”. The problem is acute for the middle and lower middle income group which cover the majority of people of our country.
No admission test in universities!
Thanks for a important reporting regarding coaching for admission in the universities. Coaching centres are blackmailing students and guardians in many ways. Coaching is only for two months but its tuition fees are exorbitant and a big class size is…
Stop question leaking and save the nation
Not very long ago, students used to fully depend on copying in all the public examinations. It was very common that people including guardians supplied copying in the examination hall in many innovative ways. It was severe before the 1975.…
Ramadan Greetings
Mr. Mostafa Kamal Mojumdar, Editor, Greenwatch, Dhaka. Muhtaram, Assalamo Alaikum Warahmatullah, We have the great pleasure in offering our sincerest greetings and best wishes to your excellency at the advent of the Holy month of Ramadan-ul-Mobarak.
For green energy friends and activists
We are some Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-origin Germans currently living in different German cities and from different spheres of life e.g. students, teachers, researchers, scientists, engineers and many others. We came to know about your organization through internet and aware of…
Why leaders of Awami League be preferred for jobs!
Twelve Awami league leaders have been recruited as special officers in the Jagannath University. The Vice Chancellor (VC) Mizanur Rahman recruited another 9 leaders of Awami League earlier. The VC claimed that there are no general students for jobseeker in…
Coaching, guide business can be done away with!
Recently, in a meeting Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said , Government would formulate law against coaching and guide business has drawn my attention along with others.
Combined admission test for Universities!
There is no admission test for classes from I to class XI across the country. General people and their wards thus get a great relief from the rubbish burden. They had to attend coaching centres and memorise many things from…
The situation in Bangladesh!
A news item titled “Mayor Mir Nasir can kill people while laughing – said Mohiuddin veteran leader of Awami Leaguue, ex Mayor of Chittagong City Corporation who was elected Mayor for more than one term” shocked me along with many…
Magistrate Nazim’s extraordinary work
We salute Assistant commissioner and executive magistrate Nazim Uddin of Bagerhat for having caught redhanded Pakhibaba, Maksudur Rahman Paik and Mahamud hasan Paik. Now they are in the jail.
March for science stand with nature
Dear Mr. Majumder, Science matters—especially at this critical time for nature. On Earth Day, April 22, we’ll be joining the March for Science in Washington, D.C. where we’ll stand up for the importance of science with concerned people from across…
Make video clips on skills for people to browse for free
A news ‘Brac signs MoU with a2i to provide technical training to youth’ has drawn my attention along with many others. To develop a county rapidly, training of youth is really important.
Declare March 25 as global Genocide Day!
Calling upon the United Nations and the global community to declare March 25 as Genocide Day globally in remembrance of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistan Army on the day in 1971 doesn’t need any lobbying. What is needed…
That red form of ICRC!
I am moved to read in a published feature a real-life story of a Bangalee 17-year-old Tracing Officer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 1971—a time of profound uncertainty. It is a matter of great pride…
Farmers’ interests must be protected!
I believe that not agriculture but the farmers who keep the agriculture moving is the backbone of a nation which depends on agriculture. So, priorities should be given on protecting farmers’ interests.
$12 for a blanket on air!
A 66-year-old male passenger reportedly on a Hawaiian Airlines flight asked for a blanket as he was feeling cold. When the crew demanded a fee of $ 12 for the blanket, an altercation started. At one stage, the passenger made…
MPs and their works!
Thanks to the journalists who reported in the dailies against the lawmaker Sheikh Nurul Haque from Khulna-6 for constructing boundary walls and on Obaidul Quader, Awami League General Secretary for rebuking the ruling Awami League MP as he attempted to…
Seniors deserve better treatment!
It’s during the time when a man or woman reaches to his/her life’s twilight zone needs special attention and care from his/her family and society. At this critical hour of life when S/he gets unwell or attacked by some dreadful…
Take one combined admission test for tertiary education.
A news “No one admitted to four departments of RUET” has drawn my attention. The departments were Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) and Mechanical Engineering (ME).
Trade deficit with all SAARC countries except Nepal
There are lots of huge costly posters here there mostly depicting development of Bangladesh on those. It is noticed by everybody. The advocacy of development is such as if Bangladesh has got the Lamp of Aladin.
Sajib Wazed Joy’s demand: They should apologise
I really appreciate Mr. Sajib wazed Joy, the adviser to our Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina writing to World Bank on the facebook regarding conspiracy on the Padma Bridge Project. Mr. Joy heavily criticised former US First Lady and Secretary of State…
Taiwan Uber drivers protest fine hike as app halts service
Protesting Uber drivers circled Taiwan’s transport ministry Friday as the ride-hailing app halted operations on the island following an impasse with the government which deems the service illegal. The US firm announced last week that it would suspend business in…
Let there be no friendly fire
I do not have any intention of erupting into friendly fire, especially in a situation where not just the BNP but all Bangladeshis have become local political Rohingyas. I have always maintained that in the face of ongoing and all…
Chhatra Dal banner snatched at MC College
A few days ago, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina advised the students who are the leaders of Chhatra League to study books including incomplete the biography of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She said this at the 69th founding anniversary of the…
For a website where eligible job-seekers can register!
A news item makes me happy along with others. Imam Sheikh, a van Driver, has been given a job in the air force. A few days ago, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members rode Imam’s van in Tungipara.…
Hope for a neutral EC and sustaining social peace!
National election is increasingly becoming the focus of all concerned in Bangladesh. The tenure of the present Election Commission will end in February 2016. So, to have a neutral EC, a search committee has been formed. BNP said AL’s desire…
Blunders in Textbooks!
There are a lot of mistakes in the textbooks this year, mostly Bangla spelling mistakes and some others. This has happened previous years as well. The textbooks are not student-friendly. Textbook should be written in a way so that a…