Education Minister Dipu Moni has said the government is going to resume in-person academic activities in all educational institutions this month.

The man beloved for the song “Chalte chalte mere yeh geet yaad rakhna/ Kabhi alvida na kehna” (As you walk remember this song of mine/ Don’t ever say farewell) bade his final farewell, leaving the Indian subcontinent’s music lovers shocked and saddened.

The search committee, tasked with recommending 10 names to the president to form the next Election Commission, shortened the proposed list of 322 to some 50 people.

The National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 yesterday said all educational institutions could be reopened now for students of class six and above as the transmission of the virus declined significantly.

The consumers are bearing the burden of extravagance, mismanagement and corruption of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority, said speakers at a virtual discussion organised by Consumers Association Bangladesh (CAB) yesterday.

The Kirtankhola river has the greatest excess of an antimicrobial API in the world, according to a global study that found levels of metronidazole in the river water to be more than 300 times the safe limit.

Almost one third of the individuals recommended to be in the next Election Commission are former bureaucrats.

Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday said they have had successes but at the same time failed to earn the confidence of many political parties and fully check polls violence.

There is no democracy in the country, and the polls here do not reflect the will of the masses, Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar said yesterday, his last day in office.

The search committee will disclose all the names proposed for the posts of the chief election commissioner and other commissioners today, said its head, Justice Obaidul Hassan. 

The gas shortage is a result of negligence towards gas exploration and the reliance on imported LNG something to be wary of, experts told a discussion yesterday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the country’s educational institutions would be reopened at the end of this month if the Covid situation improves.

Sitting for tests on three optional subjects and for fewer marks, HSC examinees of 2021 have achieved brilliant results as the pass rate and number of GPA-5 achievers in nine general education boards increased.

Before the pandemic, Mujibur Rahman, a private firm employee, could provide for his family of four. He could pay for the education of his three children, make rent and even save something for a rainy day.

Five years ago, the Bangladesh Tariqat Federation attracted public attention after the formation of the Election Commission because CEC KM Nurul Huda and election commissioners Rafiqul Islam and Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury were appointed as per recommendations made by the party.

Eminent citizens yesterday suggested the search committee disclose the names of its picks for the Chief Election Commissioner and other commissioners before sending the nominations to the president.

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Almost all major opposition parties have refrained from submitting names to the search committee for forming the next Election Commission, citing a lack of confidence in the committee.

At least 180 people submitted their own names to the cabinet division for nomination for the new Election Commission.

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is going to prepare a comprehensive database incorporating all data of every citizen.