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463m children had no access to remote learning globally: UNICEF

For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to Covid-19, "there was no such a thing as remote learning," the head of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, reports UNB. The UNICEF launched a new report outlining the limitations of remote learning and exposing the deep...

Ferdous Ara paying tributes

Prominent Nazrul exponent and musician Ferdous Ara paying tributes to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam by placing a wreath at his grave in the city on Thursday, marking his 44th death anniversary — bdnews24.com

ARTICLE 19 hails decision to allow mobile, Internet at Rohingya camps

ARTICLE 19, a UK based international human rights organisation, on Thursday, commended the Bangladesh government decision to allow mobile network and Internet facilities at different Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar.Terming the decision positive, ARTICLE 19 hoped that the home ministry will immediately direct the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to...

Dhaka, Tokyo sign grant agreements to support primary education

Bangladesh and Japan signed on Thursday exchange of notes and grant agreements on "Japanese Grant Aid for the Fourth Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP4)" of JPY 500 million or about US$ 5 million, reports UNB. Japanese Ambassador in Bangladesh Ito Naoki, Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance Fatima Yasmin...

Regent Group chief Shahed indicted in arms case

A Dhaka Court on Thursday framed charges against Regent Group Chairman Mohammad Shahed in an arms case filed with Uttara West Police Station. Judge of the Special Tribunal-1 of Dhaka, KM Emrul Kayesh, passed the order after rejecting a discharge petition filed by Shahed's lawyer. The judge read out the...

Mercury rises in city despite light rain

The mercury rose in the city on Thursday despite a light rain at noon.Higher humidity and low speed of wind raised the heat on the day, said Met Office.However, the 11 millimetre rainfall at noon also caused sufferings for the city dwellers, specially the working people, amid water-logging in a...

IUB arranges webinars marking 'Mujib Borsho'

To celebrate 'Mujib Borsho', birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has been holding various programmes round the year, according to a statement. As part of it, a series of webinars have been chalked out while three of them have already been...