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Anxiety for financially stressed parents as schools 'hustle' them for tuition fees

Several reputed private schools in Dhaka have been accused of cranking up the pressure on the financially stressed parents to pay the tuition fees ahead of a government order on the promotion of students to the next grade, reports bdnews24.com.They fear schools might not promote their children if they fail...

BAF helicopters spread seed balls for forestation

Bangladesh Air Force has undertaken reforestation programme in remote coastal areas of the country and Chattogram Hill Tracts in coordination with the forest department, reports BSS.Under the reforestation programme, seed balls were thrown from helicopters in the coastal areas, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, said a press release.Chief...

Country's 1st geological museum to be set up in Jaflong

SYLHET, Sept 21 (UNB): The Bangladesh Bureau of Mineral Development (BMD) plans to set up the country's first 'geological museum' at Jaflong in Gowainghatupazila of Sylhet to stop stone extraction in the Ecologically Critical Area (ECA). The BMD has already started the process as GowainghatUpazilaNirbahi Officer (UNO) NazmusShakib confirmed the...

Rain brings relief in city

The capital city and different parts of the country received light to moderate rain on Monday, which brought a relief from the scorching heat.The Met office recorded 7.0 mm of rain in Dhaka.With the rain, the mercury dropped considerably. The maximum temperature recorded in Dhaka was 32.2 degrees Celsius until...

Chehlum of Saiful Haq Khan

Chehlum of Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyer Saiful Haq Khan was held at his Nayapalton residence in the city on Friday, says a statement.Recitation from the holy Quran and doa mahfil were held on the occasion.Saiful Haque Khan died on August 09 in the city. He left behind four brothers and...

Chehlum of Jahanara Begum

The Chehlum of Jahanara Begum, wife of former Bogura government pleader Advocate A.K.M. Mokbul Hossain, was held on September 17 at her Bogura residence, says a statement.Recitation from the holy Quran and doa mahfil were held on the occasion.The programme ended with prayers for the eternal peace of her departed...

Naogaon farmers benefiting from early bean farming

NAOGAON, Sept 21: Peasants of Naogaon Sadar Upazila are benefitting from the early bean farming as they are getting handsome profit from the cultivation.Growers cultivated the early variety of bean in last mid May to June and some of them are now busy harvesting the popular vegetable.In the district's retail...

Woman, daughter killed in Cumilla road crash

CUMILLA, Sept 21 (UNB): A woman and her daughter were killed and two others injured in a road accident on the Cumilla-Sylhet highway at Tutbagan in the Cumilla Cantonment area of Cumilla district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Kulsum Akter, 37, wife of Ershad Bhuiya and their daughter Shahinur...