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July 3, 2023

Headmistress suspended after brutal caning

Bangladesh authorities suspended the head teacher of a girls' primary school Thursday after she caned a group of pupils so brutally that 15 of them needed hospital treatment, officials said. The girls aged between 10 and 12 were all thrashed by the principal, Akter Jahan, as a punishment for ignoring her orders to clean up a class room on Wednesday, government administrator Kamrul Hasan said. "She was suspended this morning after preliminary investigations into her conduct," Hasan told AFP.cane_st "Fifteen girls were hospitalised. Five of ...

Government plans seven-fold hike in cotton output

The government has approved a Taka 105 crore proposal, which will help annual cotton output in the country to soar seven-fold by 2018. Currently, Bangladesh produces only 100,000 bales of cotton, which meets only 3 percent of the annual requirement of the textile mills in the country, the Daily Star reported. cottonBy implementing this project, it is expected that cotton production in the country will touch 700,000 cotton bales. By means of planned cotton farming, output will be hiked by implementing the project in 35 upazilas under 10 distr...

Remains of Bangladesh workers to be flown back today

The remains of the three Bangladesh nationals, who died when an MRT concrete span fell on them on Monday, will be flown back to their home country today. “MRT Corp and Syarikat Muhib­bah Perniagaan dan Pembinaan Sdn Bhd (SMPP), the contractor for Package VI where the incident oc­­curred, are liaising closely with the Bangladesh High Commission to make the ne­cessary arrangements for the repatriation of the remains,” MRT Corp said in a statement. “Family members of the victims have been informed of the incident. SMPP held a tahlil prayer for the victims last night, and will be performing solat jenazah ghaib before they are flown to Bangladesh,” it said yesterday.

Tata Nano to drive in Bangladesh market

India's automobile giant Tata Motors has launched its low budget Nano car in Bangladesh, two years after it announced plans to capture the market in the neighbouring country. "We are confident that the combination of a perfect product with best-in-the-country service and parts back up will firmly establish the Nano's footprint in Bangladesh," chairman of Tata's sole distributor Tata Niloy Group, Matlub Ahmed, told the Nano's launching ceremony last night. tata nano_0The four seater 624 CC Tata Nano, known to be the world's cheapest ca...

Islami Bank holds Shari`ah Committee meeting

A meeting of the Shari`ah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) was held on Thursday (August 21, 2014 ) at Islami Bank Tower. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Vice-Chairma of the Committee and Mufti and Muhaddis of Al Jamiatus Siddikiah Darul Ulum (Madrasha-e-Furfura Sharif) presided over the meeting. DSC_0135The meeting was attended among others by Prof. Dr. Abu Bakr Rafique, Member Secretary of the Committee & Vice Chancellor of International Islamic University Chittagong, Principal Mohammad Serajul Islam, Former Principal, M...

Robi- Drishty debate competition kicks off at Ctg

Robi-Drishty inter-School, College and University debate competition kicked off at the Theatre Institute Chittagong today. Thirty schools from Chittagong, 10 Colleges and 24 Universities from Dhaka and Chittagong are taking part in this debate competition. Robi has been sponsoring this annual event since 2006. DSC_0353Renowned journalist Mr. Mahfuz Anam, Editor, The Daily Star, inaugurated the debate competition. Ms. Washika Ayesha Khan, MP, Mr. Wahid Malek, Managing Editor, Daily Azadi and Mr. Masud Bakul, President, Drishty were present on t...
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