City Desk :
Citizens’ Rights Movement
Five green and civic rights activists urged the Shipping Ministery to take immediate effective steps to investigate alleged irregularities and corruption in the Department of Shipping (DOS) as per directives of the Prime Minister’s Office. They made the demand in a joint statement on Tuesday. The statement said that following a direction of PMO, the shipping minister ordered to form a probe body headed by an additional secretary to investigate the alleged massive irregularities and corruption in DOS, especially against one of its ship surveyors and examiners, who is also a director of a mega project funded by South Korea regarding issuing fake ‘no objection certificate (NOC),’ inland drivership and mastership certificates and following unfair means in conducting drivership examination and inland vessels’ registration and annual fitness activities. The directive letter from the office of the principal secretary to the Prime Minister had reached to the Ministry of Shipping before Eid-ul-Azha and the shipping minister initiated the file about 15 days ago. But the Ministry is yet to take effective measures to implement the direction of PMO and the decision of concerned minister, the statement alleged. In the statement, green and rights bodies have urged the government, especially concerned officials of MOS, to avoid the tendency and ill motive to protect any corrupt officer in shipping sector. The signatories in the statement are: Citizens Rights Movement President Major (Retd) Md. Mafizul Haque Sarker, Supreme Court’s lawyer and Nodi Rokkha Shopath President Barrister Sadia Arman, former lawmaker and Nirapad Noupath Bastobayon Andolon President Advo Tasnim Rana, Poribesh Sammato Bashjogga Dhaka Bastobayon Parishad Convenor Tusar Rehman and Council to Protect Passengers Rights of Bangladesh (CPPRB) general secretary Sekendar Hayat, says a press release
University Grants Commission
A report on the 20 years strategic plan for tertiary education and research in universities by the six Expert Committees was presented at a workshop held at UGC auditorium recently. The six committees were earlier formed by the Education Ministry to review and update 20 years strategic plan for Bangladesh. Strategic Policy Unit (SPU) of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project organized the workshop. Prof Abdul Mannan, Chairman, UGC presided over the workshop. Convenors of the six committees- Dr. Mohammad Farashuddin, former Governor, Bangladesh Bank (vision, size and shape group), Prof Dr. Dil Aforza Begum, Member, UGC (quality group), Professor Nazrul Islam, former Chairman, UGC , Prof Dr. M. Shah Nowaz Ali, Member, UGC (future funding group), Prof Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb, VC, BRAC University and Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain, Member, UGC (ICT group) presented their reports in the workshop. UGC Member Prof Dr. Mohammad Yousuf Ali Mollah moderated the workshop. Prof Mannan, in his speech said that the report on the updated 20 years strategic plan for public and private universities by the six expert committees will play an important role for enhancement of higher education and research in Bangladesh. He also said that expansion of higher education has taken place in the country. Now we have to ensure quality education at tertiary level.Dr. Gauranga Chandra Mohanta, ndc, Project Director (Additional Director), Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, Dr. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank, members of expert committees and officials from UGC and HEQEP, among others were present on the workshop, says a press release.
Citizens’ Rights Movement
Five green and civic rights activists urged the Shipping Ministery to take immediate effective steps to investigate alleged irregularities and corruption in the Department of Shipping (DOS) as per directives of the Prime Minister’s Office. They made the demand in a joint statement on Tuesday. The statement said that following a direction of PMO, the shipping minister ordered to form a probe body headed by an additional secretary to investigate the alleged massive irregularities and corruption in DOS, especially against one of its ship surveyors and examiners, who is also a director of a mega project funded by South Korea regarding issuing fake ‘no objection certificate (NOC),’ inland drivership and mastership certificates and following unfair means in conducting drivership examination and inland vessels’ registration and annual fitness activities. The directive letter from the office of the principal secretary to the Prime Minister had reached to the Ministry of Shipping before Eid-ul-Azha and the shipping minister initiated the file about 15 days ago. But the Ministry is yet to take effective measures to implement the direction of PMO and the decision of concerned minister, the statement alleged. In the statement, green and rights bodies have urged the government, especially concerned officials of MOS, to avoid the tendency and ill motive to protect any corrupt officer in shipping sector. The signatories in the statement are: Citizens Rights Movement President Major (Retd) Md. Mafizul Haque Sarker, Supreme Court’s lawyer and Nodi Rokkha Shopath President Barrister Sadia Arman, former lawmaker and Nirapad Noupath Bastobayon Andolon President Advo Tasnim Rana, Poribesh Sammato Bashjogga Dhaka Bastobayon Parishad Convenor Tusar Rehman and Council to Protect Passengers Rights of Bangladesh (CPPRB) general secretary Sekendar Hayat, says a press release
University Grants Commission
A report on the 20 years strategic plan for tertiary education and research in universities by the six Expert Committees was presented at a workshop held at UGC auditorium recently. The six committees were earlier formed by the Education Ministry to review and update 20 years strategic plan for Bangladesh. Strategic Policy Unit (SPU) of Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project organized the workshop. Prof Abdul Mannan, Chairman, UGC presided over the workshop. Convenors of the six committees- Dr. Mohammad Farashuddin, former Governor, Bangladesh Bank (vision, size and shape group), Prof Dr. Dil Aforza Begum, Member, UGC (quality group), Professor Nazrul Islam, former Chairman, UGC , Prof Dr. M. Shah Nowaz Ali, Member, UGC (future funding group), Prof Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb, VC, BRAC University and Professor Dr. Md. Akhtar Hossain, Member, UGC (ICT group) presented their reports in the workshop. UGC Member Prof Dr. Mohammad Yousuf Ali Mollah moderated the workshop. Prof Mannan, in his speech said that the report on the updated 20 years strategic plan for public and private universities by the six expert committees will play an important role for enhancement of higher education and research in Bangladesh. He also said that expansion of higher education has taken place in the country. Now we have to ensure quality education at tertiary level.Dr. Gauranga Chandra Mohanta, ndc, Project Director (Additional Director), Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project, Dr. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, Senior Operations Officer, World Bank, members of expert committees and officials from UGC and HEQEP, among others were present on the workshop, says a press release.
