The Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DECAB) and the Bangladesh-China Apon Media Club have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening media collaboration and professional exchanges between Bangladesh and China.
The government has appointed new chairmen to the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) and several education boards, including Dhaka, Barishal, Jashore, and the Madrasa Education Board.
The government is formulating a new policy for the registration and operation of online news portals, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Yasir Khan Chowdhury has informed parliament.
The national parliament witnessed a lively atmosphere as 50 women MPs from reserved seats attended the House for the first time. Welcoming their presence, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said that the parliament looked “colourful” with the participation of women lawmakers.
A money exchange businessman was shot and robbed of Tk 17 lakh in Motijheel, capital, on Sunday afternoon, June 7. The incident took place around 3:15 pm in front of Janata Bank.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called upon teachers to come forward as the vanguard and role models for social change, as the government aims to build a knowledge and merit-based state and society. Speaking at the inauguration of a teacher training programme on job-oriented and technical education organised by the National University at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on Sunday morning, June 7, the prime minister said that if the country's students and youth can be transformed into skilled human resources in technology, a prosperous and self-reliant Bangladesh will become a world role model.