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Transparency in teacher recruitment stressed

The first phase of recruitment tests for 45,000 assistant teachers in government primary schools will begin on Friday. In the first phase, examinations will be held in 22 districts on Friday, second phase in 30 districts on May 20 and third phase in 31 districts. State Minister for Primary and Mass ...

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BNP is like unfit, unlicensed vehicle: Shameem

Deputy Minister for Water Resources AKM Enamul Hoque Shameem said that the BNP had lost its ability to move a long time ago. The situation of BNP-Jamaat is like unfit and unlicensed vehicles. Convicted Tareq Rahman is leading the BNP team in video calls from abroad. If there is no unity in the group...

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Bangladesh imposes new curbs on entry

The government is introducing new restrictions on entry into Bangladesh. Every passenger will have to fill up an online health declaration three days before entering the country. The decision will be effective from April 25.The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has already issued a ...

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41pc Boro paddy in Haor areas harvested: DAE

Till now, 41 percent of the paddy harvesting in the haor (wetland) areas of the country has been completed.Of this, 38 percent harvesting was in Kishoreganj, 73 percent in Netrokona, 29 percent in Brahmanbaria, 37 percent in Sylhet, 36 percent in Moulvibazar, 25 percent in Habiganj and 42 percent in...

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Covid-19: No death, 45 cases recorded in 24 hrs

Bangladesh registered no death in 24 hours from Covid-19 till 8am Thursday, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total number of deaths has so far reached to 29,127 and the death rate is 1.49 percent.A total of 45 new infections from Covid-19 wer...

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Probe report finds teacher Hridoy Mandal innocent

Hridoy Chandra Mandal, a maths and science teacher at Binodpur Ramkumar High School in Munshiganj, has not been found guilty of hurting religious sentiment, said a probe report.Professor Abdul Hai Talukder, the principal of Government Haraganga College, who headed the one –member probe probe c...

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Petrobangla withdraws decision to cut gas supply to industries

The government has withdrawn the decision to suspend gas supply to the factories for four hours daily, which will be effective from today (Friday).Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) issued a notice in this regard on Monday. Earlier, the state-run Petrobangla had issued circula...

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Geoengineering could put 1b people back at risk of Malaria: Study

Geoengineering to prevent the worst impacts of climate breakdown could expose up to a billion more people to malaria, scientists have found.The report, published on Wednesday in Nature Communications (“Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries), is the first ...

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Rain likely in parts of country

The met office on Thursday predicted rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty wind at a few places across the country in the next 24 hours as of 9am Friday."Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at a ...

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Tobacco control must to save youths: Speaker

Smoking among young people has been on the rise in recent times, posing a threat to the country's public health. Therefore, in addition to raising public awareness against the harmful effects of tobacco products, the existing tobacco control laws must be amended and appropriate tobacco laws...

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Rain brings relief to city-dwellers

The nor'wester of Wednesday morning accompanied by rain and gusty wind brought relief to the residents of Dhaka City from the heat wave that has been sweeping over the country for the last few days.Due to the thundershower, water-logging created in different areas of the capital, although it sta...

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Sustainable energy supply essential for dev

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that a sustainable energy supply is essential for sustainable development. To ensure access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy, the field of cooperation needs to be expanded.The state minister made the remarks while...

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One Covid death in 24 hrs

Bangladesh registered one more death in 24 hours from Covid-19 till 8am Wednesday. The total number of deaths has reached to 29,127 with the latest figure.The country recorded 28 new infections in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 1,952,440 according to a press release issue...

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No new burden on taxpayers next FY

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the budget for the next fiscal year 2022-23 will be placed in Parliament on June 9.He made the statement while responding to a question from reporters after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday.When asked about...

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People laugh when BNP talks of democracy: Hasan

Information Minister and Awami League joint general secretary Dr Hassan Mahmood said, “people laugh when the leader of a party born undemocratic such as BNP speaks of democracy. Question remains how much right they have to talk about democracy.”The minister made the comment while exchang...

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‘Eradicating poverty possible thru strengthening zakat fund’

State Minister for Religion Md Faridul Haque Khan said that if the zakat fund is strengthened, it will be easier to eradicate poverty from the country. The government has taken initiative to enact zakat fund management law to make zakat management more powerful and orderly. The activities of th...

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Online application process for DU admission tests begins

The online application and fee submission process for the 1st year (honors) admission test in the 2021-22 academic year of Dhaka University started on Wednesday.Vice-Chancellor Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the programme as the chief guest in the virtual vlassroom of Prof Abdul Matin Chowdhury i...

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BNP does not want prosperous, dignified Bangladesh: Sheikh Parash

BNP never wants Bangladesh to be dignified and prosperous. BNP is more allied with the enemies of the creation of Bangladesh. They wanted to turn Bangladesh into a failed state. So that the pride and tradition of our great liberation war may be shattered, said Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, Jubo League ...

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Prime Minister to inaugurate BSCIC head office today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate a total of four projects including 14-storey Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) head office and Madaripur BSCIC industrial city (expansion) project implemented in Tejgaon industrial area of the capital today.She would also lay the...

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Dohazari-Cox’s Bazar rly project may linger for a year

The Dohazari-Cox's Bazar railway project, which is now 25-kilometer visible and achieved overall 69 percent progress, is likely to delay for another year due to Covid-19, land acquisition complications, delay in removal of electric poles and global unrest. However, the authorities concerned are ...