Errors in textbooks, if any, will be corrected: Dipu Moni

If there are errors in textbooks, they will be corrected, Education Minister Dipu Moni has said."This year's textbooks are experimental and trials have been conducted at 62 educational institutions over them. Even after that, there could be errors, and they will be corrected," she said at a programme in Chandpur

Teach children about true Islam: PM urges Islamic scholars

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the country's Islamic scholars to teach the people, especially the children, true humanitarian values to keep them away from terrorism, militancy and drug addiction. "These vices are destroying families and the society as well," she said while virtually inaugurating 50 more model

PM urges affluent section to stand by destitute people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the affluent section of the society to stand beside the destitute people as her government has been working to arrange houses for all homeless people of the country."Not a single person will remain landless and homeless in Bangladesh. That is our goal," she

Work collectively for a fair economic order: PM at Voice of South Summit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the world leaders to work collectively for a just and fair economic order as the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict with sanctions and counter-sanctions have created havoc throughout the world. "Taking current global economy into account, it is high time to work

Tiger Census: Installation of cameras begins in Sundarbans

The Forest Department has started setting up a total of 1,330 cameras at 665 spots in the Sundarbans to count tigers, deer and pigs. Abu Naser, forest official of Sundarbans West zone and director of Sundarbans Tiger Conservation Project, said the camera installation work started at Kalabogi Ecotourism Center around

Dialysis Fee Hike: Police sue protesting kidney patients, arrest one

A case has been filed against some kidney patients and their relatives who have been protesting the recent hike in dialysis fee at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.Mostafizur Rahman, sub-inspector (SI) of Panchlaish police station, registered the case against Md Mostakim, a patient and 50 to 60 unidentified others around

New Year Celebration: Metro rail service halted for 2 hrs due to fallen sky lanterns

The newly launched metro rail services in Dhaka remained suspended for two hours on Sunday morning as a number of sky lanterns used for New Year celebrations fell on the electric rail lines.The metro rail authorities suspended the operation on safety ground from 8am, Managing Director (MD) of Dhaka Mass