Statistics of global monitoring reports show that, nearly two third of the world population stays well below the minimum literacy parameters drawn by UN. South Asian, West Asian and African populations are noted for remaining at lowest graphs of literacy. Mali, Niger and Barkina Faso are reported for their literacy rate being lowest in the world.
“Literacy skills develop from a basic to advanced level throughout life are part of broader competencies required for critical thinking, the sense of responsibility, participatory governance, sustainable consumption and lifestyles, ecological behaviours, biodiversity protection, poverty reduction, and disaster risk reduction….”, maintains the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization, in elaborating the multi-facades of...
The 3
rd Asian Tourism Fair (ATF) will kick off at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Thursday.
The three-day fair will be orgainsed by monthly Magazine Parjatan Bichitra in cooperation with Bangladesh Tourism Board and Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon will formally inaugurate the fair in the morning.
The fair will be opened from 11am to 8pm for every day. The entry fee for the fair is Tk 20.
Apart from Banglad...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has won an international award for promoting financial inclusion policies.
The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of financial policymakers from developing and emerging countries, awarded the BB for its outstanding contribution in making policy for mobile banking, said BB Deputy Governor Abul Quasem at a press conference at its headquarters on Wednesday.
The announcement of the award was made by the AFI at its Global Policy Forum (GPF) meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago today.
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Nine northern districts in Bangladesh have been affected by severe flooding that has seen 17 rivers rise above the danger level. Around one million people there have lost their homes, land and livelihoods.
The situation has started to improve in some places with water levels receding in the major rivers in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Bogra and Sirajganj districts in the Brahmaputra basin since 31 August.
However, severe river erosion in the flood-hit districts has destroyed yet more properties, land and local asset...
Despite the absence of movement from the Indian side on key bilateral issues, Bangladesh has said it is ‘patient, understands India’s constraints, and is hopeful of positive results’.
Dhaka has also signalled that it is at ease with the Narendra Modi government, while urging sections not to ‘whip up emotive frenzy’ over the immigration issue. The two countries have a Joint Consultative Commission meeting on September 20.
In an exclusive interview to HT, Bangladesh’s high commissioner to India, Tariq A Karim admitted that prior to the Indian el...
Members of the Bangladesh Social Club, Muscat, will elect their 12 executive committee members on September 12.
Speaking to Times of Oman, Mohammed Shafiqul Islam Bhuiyan, president of the club, said that the next president and secretary would be chosen from among the 12 executive committee members.
Rules and regulations
“The election is being held under the rules and regulations which have been laid down by the Ministry of Social Development of Oman,” said Bhuiyan.
He also said that genuine members of the club are eligible to vote on Frid...
