Social welfare minister dies
Social welfare minister Syed Mohsin Ali, who was undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital, died on Monday morning aged 67.
Eid-ul-Azha on Sept 25
Holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on September 25 as the new moon of the Arabic month of Zilhajj was not sighted in Bangladesh sky on Monday.
Khaleda to fly for London Tuesday
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, would fly for London on Tuesday for medical treatment for her eyes.
VAT ON TUITION FEES : Door open for discussion, says Muhith
Finance minister AMA Muhith on Sunday said the ‘door was open’ for discussion on the demands of the private university students.
OPERATION CLEAN HEART : HC declares actions of operation illegal
The High Court on Sunday declared the actions taken by army-led joint forces under the code name Operation Clean Heart between October 16, 2002 and January 9, 2003 as ‘illegal’.
City traffic thrown into chaos
The capital was brought to almost a standstill on Sunday, second time in four days, as hundreds of private university students peacefully demonstrated, blocking roads at several key points for withdrawal of value added tax imposed on their tuition fees.
Hajj on Sept 23
The day of Arafat, the main ritual of Hajj, will fall on September 23, Saudi Arabia said on Sunday, reports Gulf News quoting Al Arabiya TV. The announcement was made on Sunday after the kingdom’s official moon-sighting body detected the Zil-hajj crescent.
Children to get modern education: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh will be built in a way where all the children will get modern education along with the knowledge of modern technologies. ‘We want to build Bangladesh in such a way where the children will get modern education and equipped with the knowledge of modern technologies,’ she said.
Commonwealth SG Sharma calls on Khaleda
Visiting Commonwealth secretary general Kamalesh Sharma on Saturday night called on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia. Kamalesh met Khaleda at her Gulshan office at about 9:50pm and the meeting lasted for more than an hour.
Muhith urges students to stand guard against tuition fee hike
The finance minister, Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, on Saturday asked private university students to prepare for a movement against university authorities if the authorities tried to increase tuition fees in the next year.
