Schools may run Fridays to make up for closures: Nowfel
Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel today said educational institutions will be kept open on Fridays if needed to finish the syllabus.
Marginalised Communities / Ensure their constitutional rights: Speakers
Dalit and cobbler communities face chronic discrimination and social exclusion with limited access to education, economic opportunities, and justice, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday.
Upazila polls: Relatives of AL MPs in 15 races of 2nd phase
Awami League’s move to keep relatives of its lawmakers from participating in the upazila parishad election is falling flat in the second phase of the polls as well.
Stressed loans in banks to stay high: Moody’s
The stressed loans in the banking sector of Bangladesh will remain elevated even after the central bank tightened the rules for classification of non-performing loans (NPLs), said Moody’s Investors Service.
My Dhaka / Mama Hotel: A staple for DU students
It all started at the hands of one Kasim Uddin, who used to sell “khichuri” on a van at the gate of Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall in the ‘90s.
3 arrested over rape, blackmail of woman
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested three young men over the rape and blackmail of a woman in Jashore’s Sharsha upazila Monday night.
Diesel price hiked by Tk 1 per litre, petrol and octane by Tk 2.50
The government has hiked the price of diesel by Tk 1 per litre, and the prices of petrol and octane by Tk 2.50 per litre.
Shopkeeper stabbed dead
A shopkeeper was stabbed to death over a trivial matter in Mirkadim municipality of Munshiganj early yesterday.
Rooppur Plant: Transmission line up to Bogura ready for use
Power Grid Company of Bangladesh yesterday ran test transmission through its newly built 89km Rooppur-Bogura power line, which is dedicated to Rooppur nuclear power plant.
9yr-old raped, murdered in Cumilla
A third grader was raped and killed in Cumilla’s Sadar upazila on Monday.
15pc workers’ consent will be enough to form unions
Law Minister Anisul Haq yesterday said the government is amending the labour law with a provision to form trade unions in factories if 15 percent of the workers give consent.
Seraj Uddin Ahmed’s death anniv
Today is the 39th death anniver-sary of Seraj Uddin Ahmed, founder chairman of Elite Paint Group of Companies, said a press release.
51 journalists attacked in April
Extrajudicial killings are illegal, unconstitutional and criminal offenses that can never be justified, said human rights body Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) yesterday.
‘Make sure no civilians are harassed’
Chattogram Hill Tracts Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee will write a letter to the home ministry urging to ensure no civilians are harassed during the ongoing operation against Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF).
The ‘confession’ of an AL leader
Chattogram’s Mirsarai upazila Awami League General Secretary AKM Jahangir Bhuiyan has admitted to a series of “misdeeds” aimed at securing victory for AL candidate Mahbub ur Rahman Ruhel in the Chattogram-1 constituency during the January 7 national polls.
‘Prepare action plan to restore Savar canals’
The High Court yesterday directed the government to prepare a time-based action plan to restore three canals and two beels at Savar and take appropriate action against their encroachers and polluters.
Barrister Khokon’s expulsion order revoked
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum (BJAF), a pro-BNP lawyer’s body, has withdrawn its decision to relieve BNP leader and Supreme Bar Association President AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon from the post of its senior vice-president.
Ensure their constitutional rights: speakers
Dalit and cobbler communities face chronic discrimination and social exclusion with limited access to education, economic opportunities, and justice, said speakers at a roundtable yesterday.
‘It’s an insult to our culture’
Accusing an individual of “hurting religious sentiments” for posting lyrics from a Lalon song is an insult to our culture, said Naripokkho in a statement yesterday.
High Court stays Rangpur case against Dr Yunus
The High Court yesterday stayed the proceedings of a civil case filed under labour law against Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, founding chairman of Grameen Krishi (Agriculture) Foundation, and seven others with Rangpur Labour Court.
The invisible ones
Of the over 7 crore people employed in Bangladesh, 85 percent (nearly 6 crore) are vulnerable as they work in the informal sector, which lacks basic social and legal protection, and employment benefits.
