President Abdul Hamid on Saturday expressed hope that all members of the armed forces will continue their relentless efforts to...
With the government’s avowed goal of minimizing the neurological disorders, it is a pre-requisite to ensure presence of skilled birth attendants during deliveries to get over health risks.Viewing this medical approach in reducing neurological problems, neuro expert of BSMMU Dr ABM Mukim recently said the presence of skilled birth attendants can drastically reduce the chances of developing Cerebral Palsy (CP) among babies.He went on suggesting people to check CP and advised parents, especially the mothers to remain very careful during...
City Desk :Commemorating the 53rd anniversary of martyrdom of Dr Shamsuzzoha, the Rajshahi University (RU) authorities on Friday observed ‘Zoha Day’ as ‘Teachers’ Day’ on the campus in a befitting manner. On this day in 1969, Dr Shamsuzzoha was shot dead by the then Pakistani military junta in front of the RU main gate as he rushed there to protect the students marching towards the town violating Section 144. Zoha was the RU proctor and a teacher of the Chemistry Department. His...
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Housing and Public Works on Sunday formed two sub committees to review the Plot and Flat Allotment Policy as well as investigate the irregularities and corruption in different organizations under the ministry.Abu Saleh Mohammad Saeed (Dulal) will lead the subcommittee of Plot and Flat Allotment Policy with Sadhan Chandra Majumdar, A K M Fazlul Huq and Nurjahan Begum as members. Besides, Kamal Ahmed Majumdar has been made the convener of the subcommittee for the...
Bangladesh as the President of UNICEF Executive Board has called for universal access to online and distance learning for children across the world during Covid-19 pandemic“Access to online and distance learning universally should be a top priority now,” said Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima, who is also currently serving as President of the Executive Board (EB) of UNICEF.She said distance learning for a large majority of children in the developing countries remains a challenge due...
The ministry for women and children affairs is going to adopt a five-year national action plan to prevent early marriage. The action plan will include short-term, midterm and long-term plans to stop early marriage from 2015 to 2021.This was told at a national dialogue on the action plan to prevent early marriage at CIRDAP auditorium in the city, said an official release.Secretary of ministry for women and children affairs Nasima Begum addressed the meeting as chief guest, while Joint Secretary...
City Desk :Teachers, students, officers, employees and others concerned of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) are getting services free from harassment and irregularities as a result of digitalization of all the services.Digitalization privileges of the university have become role models among other universities in the country. Prof Ali Hossain, Administrator of Central Computer Centre, told media that digitization has been done in most of the working fields, including education, research and technology, in the last four years.He also...