Jatiya Party presidium for quitting cabinet
Most of the presidium members of the Jatiya Party, led by HM Ershad, on Sunday preferred that party leaders should quit the Awami League-led cabinet, but empowered Ershad to make the decision.
RMMRU-WORKSHOP : ‘Reshuffle education curricula to emphasise vocational training’
University teachers and migration experts on Sunday called upon the government to strengthen vocational education by reshuffling the country’s education system.
Univs should concentrate more on research activities
President Abdul Hamid underscored the need for expanding the area of research in universities, saying that research helps create new knowledge that contributes to building knowledge-based society.
Export orders soar to Tk 235cr at DITF
The month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair 2016 ended on Sunday with a robust growth of spot export orders to Tk 235.17crore from Tk 95 crore in the year of 2015, a growth of 147.54 per cent.
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals as it is a collective journey.
Turkey says Russia violated airspace, summons ambassador
Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Ankara to protest and condemn what it called a violation of airspace by a Russian warplane.
Children among 33 migrants dead after boat sinks off Turkish coast
Another day, another group of migrants lost in the Mediterranean Sea -- forever.
U.S. Navy sends ship near disputed island in South China Sea
The U.S. Navy sent a ship near a contested island in the South China Sea on Saturday to challenge "excessive maritime claims that restrict the rights and freedoms of the United States and others," a U.S. Defense Department spokesman told CNN.
Italian police arrest 2 fugitive Mafia bosses in underground bunker
After eluding capture for years, two Mafia bosses have been arrested in an underground bunker in southern Italy.
Large crowd rallies against Italian same-sex civil union, adoption proposal
On Saturday, it was their turn -- to speak out, en masse, against a proposal in Italy to legalize same-sex civil unions and adoptions by same-sex couples.
