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40pc area quota for pvt instts, too

Non-government educational institutions in Dhaka city will have to reserve 40 per cent quota for local students’ admission in class-I from next year, according to the education ministry. However, the government did not made online application system for admission compulsory for the non-government educational institutions. A few schools in Dhaka city last year conducted their admission through online application process. The education ministry at a meeting on admission policy at the secretariat yesterday reached a consensus in this regard but all matters will be finalised after a meeting with the education minister, said sources. The meeting also unanimously decided to fix the age of admission seekers to class-I at 6-plus and the…

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Threats on foreigners remain real: Bernicat

US ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat yesterday said the countries which have…

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Torture is torture everywhere, says UN rights expert

United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture Juan E Méndez has urged governments across the world not to allow a vacuum of human rights protection even when they act beyond their borders. “Torture is torture here, there and everywhere. Actions by States are increasingly transnational in…

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Metro

Testimonies of 11 witnesses recorded

A Sylhet court yesterday rerecorded depositions of 11 witnesses in Samiul Alam Rajon murder case following a petition submitted by the defense. Judge of Sylhet Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Akbor Hossain Mridha recorded afresh the testimonies of the 11 witnesses, out of the 35 who gave their…

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Editorial

The way forward in Bangladesh-Myanmar relations

Part - II Drug trafficking and drug abuse have emerged as one of the most serious organized crimes in Cox’s Bazaar, causing incalculable costs on individuals, families, communities, and governments. Drug traffickers are also draining huge amount of money from Bangladesh to Myanmar through Hundi.…

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Op-ed

Significance of the Teesta water-sharing agreement

During a meeting between an Indian delegation and Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque in Delhi, the gamut of bilateral relations and Mamata Banerjee’s scepticism towards the Teesta agreement were discussed. Will the government sign the Teesta Agreement? The former Indian Prime Minister…

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Miscellaneous

Toll collection of big bridges to go online

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has taken an initiative to collect the toll of all the big bridges across the country through online, reports UNB. The minister made the disclosure while talking to reporters after a meeting with the high officials concerned…

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Business

CPD calls for financial inclusion of migrant workers

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has pitched for the welfare of migrant workers, saying such people needed social protection at all times during pre-migration, their stay at the host country and post-return as well. “There is also the need to increase the number of…

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Worldwide

Ban pushes Palestinians to calm spiralling unrest

AFP, RAMALLAH: UN chief Ban Ki-moon pleaded for an end to spiralling violence on Wednesday as he met Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in a bid to calm three weeks of deadly unrest. The UN secretary general’s meeting with Abbas came after talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…

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Dhakalive

Razzak on leisure trip with family

Renowned film actor Razzak, fondly called ‘Nayak Raj’, is currently on a leisure trip in Jessore, where he will spend some quality time with family members. After suffering from illness earlier in the year, Razzak was spending most of his time recuperating at home under the advice of his…

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Sports

Solid FC topple Kolkata MSC

Solid FC of Sri Lanka began their campaign in the Sheikh Kamal International Cub Cup football tournament with winning note defeating Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club by 2-1 yesterday at the MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong. In a slow starter match, Kolkata Mohammedan controlled the early stage of the game…

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Nationwide

Kumari Puja held

The Mohashtami, one of the main rituals of the five-day Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindus, has been held on Wednesday. The main attraction of the day, Kumari Puja, worshipping of the virgin goddess, was held in Dinajpur Ramkrishna Mission Puja Mandap in the morning. Hundreds of…

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100 economic zones on cards: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government will set up 100 economic zones gradually to attract more foreign investment that will ultimately help create huge jobs and take the country towards further industrialization, reports UNB. The Prime Minister said this at the third governing body…

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