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No research work at 50pc of universities

Half of the total universities in the country do not have any research activities though it is the most important task for intellectual and economic growth.More than 60 universities in the country did not conduct any research as the universities had no allocation in this sector last year.Besides, at...

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Edn instts crying for students

A large number of educational institutions are facing serious student admission crisis due to long holidays caused by Covid-19 pandemic.Every year primary and secondary schools usually start student admission procedures from first week of January. This year, the scenario is different. Many guardians...

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Pollution chokes Dhaka rivers

Water of rivers surrounding capital Dhaka is now murky and spreading offensive smells all the time as untreated industrial effluent, urban wastewater, agro-chemicals, sewage water, storm runoff and solid waste are being dumped in the rivers.Five rivers surrounding the capital including the Buriganga...

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26pc public varsity teachers on leave

More than 26 percent of the total teachers in public universities are on various types of leave, disrupting academic activities.About 4,027 teachers out of 15,293 teachers in 43 public universities are on at least five types of leave, according to latest annual report of University Grants Commission...

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UGC proposes quota for transgender people

University Grant Commission (UGC) has proposed to introduce a special quota system in tertiary education to ensure higher education for third gender or transgender people (locally known as Hijras).Besides, UGC has also recommended a separate special admission opportunity for physically and mentally ...

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U-loop, not U-turn recipe for traffic jam

U-turn for the convenience of traffic movement cannot be an effective solution for Dhaka city as it will create massive gridlock during the peak time, said experts.Besides, the U-turn project is not pedestrian friendly system, leaving no solution for pedestrians to cross the road, they said.Professo...

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New syllabus to include chapters missed in 2020

A new syllabus for primary and secondary school students will be prepared adding the ‘missed’ out important chapters of previous year, as students could not complete their old syllabus due to covid-19 pandemic.  Thus, students have to return to previous year’s textbook when th...

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Plenty of jobs in new year

About one lakh vacancies in government and private sectors will be filled in the new year.This will create a plenty of job opportunities for the job-seekers who could not avail themselves of the recruitment exams as those were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Almost all the recruitment examina...

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Public varsities fall behind in research

Public universities in the country are gradually lagging behind in the research arena despite it is one of the major tasks of universities.One-fourth of the universities are not doing any research. Besides, more than 90 percent of the researches are not being published in international journals beca...

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People thank the Prime Minister

People on Thursday thanked Bangabandhu’s daughter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and expressing gratitude said, the long cherished dream of millions of people, the Padma Bridge, has now come true.They came up with these reactions after the installation of the last span of the Padma Bridge.&nbs...

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No fail, no pass in cluster entry test

No student will be given ‘fail’ or ‘pass’ in the cluster system admission test for the academic year 2020-2021 in 19 public universities.The admission committee will only give the marks obtained by the respective students in the examination. Later, the students will get the o...

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Air quality worse on construction sites

Emissions of fine particles or flying dust from construction on the roads is causing environmental havoc in many parts of the country as winter knocks on the door.Even worse, vehicle exhaust, on top of the dust, bring a sharp spike in air pollution levels threatening public health, especially respir...

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HSC subjects split to go

The government has decided not to confine students in group subjects like science, humanities and business for higher secondary studies and instead will allow free choice of subjects.In view of this, a proposal has been made in the National Curriculum Outline of the National Curriculum and Textbook ...

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‘Effective DAP must for liveable Dhaka’

An effective detailed area plan (DAP) is a must to turn the capital into a liveable, beautiful, dynamic, well-governed and modern city, experts say.Although Rajdhani Unnayan Kartipakkha (RAJUK) has proposed several ways to make Dhaka a planned and livable city in its fresh DAP, experts and urban pla...

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Kindergartens in abject situation

Many kindergartens across the country have been permanently closed due to financial crisis amid the covid-19 pandemic.Most of the guardians of the students of these institutions are not paying tuition fees, placing the cause of ongoing closure.  As a result, owners of these schools are compelle...

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Messy Covid-gears disposal rings alarm

Scattering of used protective gears and used face masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE) are posing a serious health hazard.These protective gears are meant for fighting Covid-19 pandemic; but the careless disposed of these wastes is creating perils for the society.A section of ...

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Major changes in syllabus

The government is going to bring significant changes in the school curriculum from pre-primary to higher secondary level, reducing subjects and examinations.No public examination will be held for students studying up to class X and the duration of pre-primary schooling will be two years, instead of ...

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Buriganga to get back 1926 look

7.5 kms of Buriganga river to be restored; 15-km road to be built on both sides.There will be beautiful greenery, recreation spots on the banksThe government has taken a mega plan to restore the previous appearance of the Buriganga, once the mighty river. The plans aim to bring back the look, t...

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Teachers satisfied, not guardians

Teachers and school authorities have expressed their satisfaction over government's decision regarding tuition fees, terming it as a balanced guideline. Now, private school authorities will be able to ensure 'teachers' and other staffers salary by collecting tuition fees and continu...

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New plants to keep city clean

Dhaka WASA has taken an initiative to construct five sewage treatment plants in order to keep the capital city clean by implementing cent percent sewage treatment. The project will be implemented as per the 2014 sewage master plan with a target to complete by 2030.The construction work of one o...