School-based
assessment
back in place
The government asked the schools across the country to carry out school-based assessment of students of Class VI to IX, instead of the existing evaluation based solely on examinations. While some schools, especially in Dhaka, have begun implementing the assessment, schools mostly outside Dhaka are yet to receive the directive...[ + ]
Taka depreciates by 8.6pc in FY06
Taka has lost its value against the US dollar by 8.58 per cent during the just-concluded fiscal year, standing at Tk 69.73 at the end of June on weighted average basis. The rate was Tk 63.75 per dollar at the end of June 2005, down 5.2 per cent from Tk 60.43 per dollar of a year back, Bangladesh Bank statistics showed..[ + ]
SAARC FMs meet in Dhaka Aug 1-2 to
review plan of action
Trade in services, transport
links high on agenda
The foreign ministers of the seven member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation are scheduled to meet in Dhaka on August 1-2 to review the implementation status of the plan of action taken at the 13th SAARC summit, official sources said...[ + ]
Suicide their last resort
At least 28 teenage girls, taunted and harassed by hoodlums, committed suicide in the last four years, their deaths exposing the vulnerability of young women in the society plagued by lawlessness. Harassment of girl students in front of schools and colleges or on their way has been on the rise in every neighbourhood of the city. But most of the victims endure it silently and avoid filing complaints with the police fearing further troubles...[ + ]
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