Quicken Ashrayan Project-2 work as 50,000 more homeless to get houses in June: PMO
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asked the field level officers to quicken the work of the Ashrayan
Project-2 as the government is set to provide over 53,434
houses in this June and 1.25 lakh more others by next year.
But at the same time, it has directed the authorities concerned to
enhance the surveillance to make sure the quality of the works and
right people to get the houses under the Ashrayan Project.
In a virtual meeting to review progress of the project’s ongoing
work held at the PMO in the capital this afternoon with Prime
The education ministry is set to finalise the draft of the Education Act soon, keeping a provision for imposing ban on printing, publishing, and marketing notebooks and guidebooks.
The draft act stipulates that teachers will not be able to give private tuitions to students of their own institutions. It also seeks to ban corporal punishment for schoolchildren and mental torture by teachers.
Speaking to this newspaper after attending a virtual meeting yesterday afternoon, top education officials said the work on the draft by the ministry was in the last stage. We will take a short time to bring changes in the sentences and words of the draft if there is any last-minute changes, said a top education ministry official.
Educational institutions to start activities on May 23, if situation gets normal
All the educational institutions of the country will start academic activities on May 23, if the coronavirus or Covid-19 situation gets normal.
The authorities of the academic instiututions have been asked to take measures in this regard.
Secretary of Department of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education of the Education Ministry Md Mahbub Hossain made the comment in a discussion held virtually on Thursday.
Speaking in a dialogue titled ‘What should be the budget in coronavirus situation for the fiscal year of 2021-22 to overcome the loss of Corona’, Mahbub Hossain said, “We have started broadcasting classes on television, online and radio to continue the educational activities in Covid-19 situation. Besides, assignment tasks are being provided to the students at secondary level.”
Khaleque for stern action to prevent coronavirus
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KHULNA, April 10, 2021 (BSS) – Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Mayor Talukder Abdul Khaleque here today asked government officials, law enforcement agencies to take stern action against the violators of health safety guidelines and other rules set by the government to prevent the sudden surge of COVID-19 in the country.
“Everybody must wear face mask, maintain social distance, use regular sanitizers and abide by health guidelines to prevent the deadly virus”, he said while addressing a meeting as chief guest at Khulna Circuit House conference room today.
Cabinet division secretary (Coordination and Reform) Md Kamal Hossain virtually joined the meeting.