Primary schools may reopen this week

The government primary schools, which remain closed across the country since July 24, may reopen this week. Primary and Mass Education Secretary Farid Ahmed told Jago News on Saturday afternoon. “Efforts are underway to reopen the government primary schools this week. A meeting will be held tomorrow (Sunday) to make a final decision in this […]

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India’s growing “outward-looking role” in the Global Space Economy

India’s space agency, ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) seems to have embarked on the journey to revolutionize its space field through two major mantras. First, increasing collaborations and partnerships for space research and technology, heavily envisaged by space diplomacy, claiming its role in future space exploration and capacity expansion. Second, its focus on increasing efficiency […]

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Seminar on climate change held at BOU

Staff Correspondent: Dhaka, Apr-03, A seminar on climate change and disaster management was held today at Bangladesh Open University (BOU) on its campus in Gazipur. In the seminar, Dr. Jennifer Pickering of Memphis University, USA presented the keynote paper on “Rethinking Geomorphic Drivers in Bengal: Impacts of Megafloods on Fluvial-Deltaic System Dynamics”, said a press […]

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Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested: UN

Int.NM Desk: Dhaka, Mar-28, The founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, the United Nations said Tuesday. “Matiullah Wesa, head of PenPath1 and advocate for girls’ education, was arrested in Kabul Monday,” the United Nations mission in Afghanistan tweeted. End/Dnm/Id/Mos/

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