The just-published results of Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have marked a 3.40 per cent rise in pass figure over the past year's 82.80 per cent on an average. These are nice results by the country's standards. But there is no reason to be euphoric about it. After...
Read moreThere are now 104 private universities in the country as against 42 in the public sector. As many as 105 private universities have received official recognition in Bangladesh over the past 27 years since 1992. Among these, almost half have been approved during the past ten years. In fact, it...
Read moreEmergence of globalisation and integration of regional economies have brought new challenges as well as new opportunities for development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Bangladesh. The country's industrial policy has, of late, identified SMEs as a thrust sector. The Ministry of Industries has set up a SME cell...
Read moreTraffic congestion seems to have become a staple item in Dhaka during Ramadan. On Monday, May 07, the first day of Ramadan this year, the streets and roads were clogged with traffic from the morning till a few minutes before Iftar in the evening.The tailback was especially bad in areas...
Read moreA four-year-child named Jishan and his mother received head injuries on May 06 after they were hit with stones hurled by miscreants at the Padma Express train. At the moment, the child is battling for his life at a hospital. On May 07, the railways minister Nurul Islam Sujan requested...
Read moreLegendary singer Subir Nandi breathed his last at a Singapore hospital on early Tuesday after suffering multiple heart attacks. He was also a great composer. Subir Nandi was influenced by music of Pankaj Mullick, Kundan Lal Saigal, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, and Manna Dey. His musical career started in 1970s. His phenomenal...
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