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Govt stipends for poor students in schools, madrasas
The education ministry would give monthly stipends to poor students in schools and madrasas through mobile bKash accounts, sources said. An agreement in this regard was signed between the Secondary Education Sector Investment Programme (SESIP) under the education ministry and Agrani Bank Ltd yesterday.…
Bangladesh seeks
coordinated efforts
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Sunday sought coordinated efforts to address the problems of ‘irregular’ migration for ensuring a safe and dignified world for all migrants, reports UNB. “It’s time to build a safe world for all migrants by addressing the…
Tragic deaths at DMCH
Deaths happen at the emergency hospitals across the world. However, the sudden and horrific end of life of four persons, including a pregnant mother, at the entrance of the emergency gate of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital is an event that distresses us, because this accident could have been averted…
BREXIT and a divided Europe
The first scene of Alfred Jarry’s parody of Macbeth is set in Poland — a place the play’s stage directions describe as “nowhere.” (“Pologne, c’est a dire, nulle part.”) Ubu Roi was spectacularly unsuccessful. It closed after an opening night that shocked…
41pc land vulnerable to climate change, say experts
Agriculture experts and officials at a seminar yesterday put emphasis on more investment for agriculture and food production for strengthening food security as 41 per cent of country’s total area is exposed to climate change vulnerability, reports BSS. More investment in research, farm mechanisation…
BTRC delays public hearing
Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has postponed the public hearing on quality of services that was supposed to be held in the second week of this month, said the BTRC‘s secretary, Sarwar Alam to The Independent. Earlier, it was stated that due to the backdrop of dissatisfaction…
BRICS leaders recognise threat posed by terrorism
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said all BRICS leaders were united in acknowledging the global threat posed by terrorism, and that those who perpetrate acts of terror are no more dangerous than those who support them, reports The Times of India. All the leaders of the bloc “were…
‘Oggatonama’ wins Special Mention Award
Talented Bangladeshi filmmaker Tauquir Ahmed’s film ‘Oggatonama' (The Unnamed), which has already bagged quite a number of prestigious awards, won the Special Mention Award at the 19th edition of Religion Today Film Festival 2016 in Trento, Italy. Beginning on October 7, the festival…
Tigers name a new look Test squad
Bangladesh national team selectors made six changes to the Test squad from the team that played the last match 15 months ago as they declared the team for the first Test against England yesterday. It came as a surprise and at the same time substantiated the fact of how vulnerable and unsettled…
Women farmers need responsive media support, say experts
RAJSHAHI: Women farmers need responsive media support for their recognition as their contribution to ensuring food security, particularly in the agriculture sector is significant. Besides, there is a need of reflection of the women contribution to the national overall development. The observation…
37.6 million still live below poverty line
A total of 37.6 million people, 23.5 per cent of the total population, still live under poverty in Bangladesh, according to the latest figures of the General Economic Division (GED) that reveals the economic data of the country and estimates the figure of poverty. According to the GED, a total of 37.6…
If they really wanted to stop the War in Syria, they should target Russia
Pity the luckless children of Aleppo. If only the bombs raining down on them, killing their parents, maiming their friends, destroying their hospitals – if only those bombs were British or, better still, American. Then the streets of London would be jammed with protestors demanding an end to their…
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