Mohiuddin Alamgir

Although the much-talked-about Road Transport Act, 2018 came into effect yesterday, it could hardly be enforced anywhere in the country due to a lack of preparation from the authorities, especially the BRTA and the police.

A parliamentary watchdog yesterday raised questions over the commerce ministry’s delay in importing onions to face the ongoing crisis, while another minister separately admitted the government’s “failure” in this regard.

Even three years after arson attacks and vandalism on the homes and temples of Hindus in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar upazila, those responsible are still to face any punishment as the investigations of most of the cases are yet to be complete.

There will be not much festivities centring Kali Puja today in Bhola where tensions still prevail following a clash in Borhanuddin upazila that left four people dead.

Sixth grader Zakaria Hasan (not his real name) suddenly lost interest in school. On different pretexts, he stayed at home. It was a new school and a new bunch of classmates, so his parents thought this could be a reason.

A number of religious leaders, including imams, in Bhola had broken their promise to the local administration of taking all necessary steps to postpone the fateful October 20 rally.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday told the BBC that they were yet to identify the person who had hacked the Facebook ID of Biplob Chandra Baidya, but Facebook authorities had given the Bangladesh government some idea, not any concrete information about the hacker.

Fearing further attacks, most of the Hindu families in Bhola, have stopped sending their children to schools and restricted their business operations, said the community leaders.

Sattya Prashad Das spent his whole life teaching religious education and humanity to his students, irrespective of religions and caste in his locality in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila.

The first phone call which awoke Biplop Chandra Baddya on Friday, right after lunch, may have been the most life-changing one he had ever received.

For two days, hate speech was spreading via Facebook messenger and the local administration and police failed to grasp the gravity of the situation and act accordingly, locals of Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila said.

With the tenures of the two Dhaka city corporations nearing to an end, the Election Commission is yet to make any decision on declaring the schedule for the next polls.

About 55 percent of English and mathematics teachers in secondary schools have not been trained specifically to teach the two key subjects. This has been affecting the quality of education.

For nearly two years, Raushan Mahmud has been working as a cashier at a firm that produces garment accessories in Gazipur.

Delays in investigations and no punishment of perpetrators of gruesome campus murders have fostered a culture of impunity at public universities.

Digital transformation and use of artificial intelligence in education system in Bangladesh can play a significant role in reducing risk of question paper leaks and teachers’ errors in marking answer scripts, international experts said.

Identification and proper nurturing of gifted and talented children, outside of academics, is needed for fostering innovation and creativity among them, Bangladeshi and Indian educationists and officials said.

A UGC probe committee has found evidence of irregularities and corruption against the vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University in Gopalganj and has recommended his withdrawal.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) spent more money than any other political party during campaigning for the 11th parliamentary polls held, shows Election Commission data unveiled yesterday.

About one-third of higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region have taken measures for machine learning, reveals a study by Microsoft Asia and International Data Corporation (IDC) Asia/Pacific.