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Schools, colleges closed indefinitely nationwide

Staff Reporter: All secondary and higher secondary educational institutions, as well as polytechnic institutes, across the country have been ordered to suspend their classes indefinitely. This announcement was made by the Ministry of Education in a statement released on Tuesday evening (July 16). Abul Khair, the ministry's public relations officer, confirmed the directive. The statement noted that considering the safety of school and college-going students, all educational institutions under the purview of the Ministry of Education, including secondary and higher secondary schools and polytechnic institutes, will remain closed until further notice.            

SAARCFINANCE seminar in port city

The SAARCFINANCE Seminar on "Trading in Local Currencies: Problems and Prospects for the SAARC Countries" was held at a hotel in Chattogram under the auspicious of the SAARCFINANCE Wing, Research Department of Bangladesh Bank on Friday last. The inaugural session was graced by Abdur Rouf Talukder, Governor of Bangladesh Bank, as chief guest. Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mozumder, Secretary of the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance joined as special guest. In addition, Dr Md Habibur Rahman, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank delivered the keynote speech at the inaugural session and Dr. Aditya Gaiha, Chief General Manager (in-charge) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), was also present as a special guest. Dr. Sayera Younus, Executive Director (Research) of the Bangladesh Bank pre...

Titas Gas to be more customer-friendly

Due to the government's commitment and the multifaceted reform initiatives undertaken by Harunur Rashid Mollah, the Managing Director of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, customers of Titas Gas are set to experience significant improvements shortly. To ensure uninterrupted gas supply for its customers, Titas Gas has already launched several small, medium, and large projects. Under the guidance of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the Minister of State for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid Bipu, as well as Petrobangla's Chairman Zanendra Nath Sarker and Titas Gas's Managing Director, various measures have been taken to make the energy sector more customer-friendly.

President, PM greet Buddhist community on Buddha Purnima

Buddha Purnima, the largest religious festival of the Buddhist community, being observed today across the country. On the occasion of the Buddha Purnima, President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate messages greeted the members of the Buddhist community as well as the countrymen. In his message, President Shahabuddin said Buddha Purnima is a holy religious festival related to the birth and attaining supreme enlightenment and great passing away (Mohaporinirvana) of Gautam Buddha. He said Gautam Buddha always sought welfare for mankind and he tried his best to make the whole world a peaceful and prosperous. The President said Buddha disseminated the message of equity and friendship during his entire life...

Steps to be taken to stop unregistered news portals, Arafat tells JS

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat today told the Jatiya Sangsad that steps would be taken to close all unregistered online news portals. The ministry will send to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) the total list of all online portals which are registered, under process for registration and applied for registration, asking it to stop operation of the unregistered portals and those which didn’t apply for registration at all, he said. The state minister said this responding to a supple...

DNCC mayor stressed AI, coordinated efforts to ensure road

In collaboration with Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Vital Strategies, organized the 2nd Road Safety Journalism Workshop on April 28, 2024, at the conference room, DNCC building (Nagar Bhavan) on the 6th floor. A total of 25 journalists from various national media outlets participated in this workshop. The Honorable Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation, Mr. Atiqul Islam spoke at the closing session as the chief guest. In his speech, DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam highlighted the urgent need for action to reduce and prevent road crashes to ensure road safety in Dhaka city, as well as in Bangladesh. He stressed the importance of public awareness campaigns and enforcement of traffic laws to address the growing ch...
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