Weekend
Educationists want national talks
Eminent educationists, teachers and guardians demanded that the government should postpone holding secondary school certificate exams with structured questions by a year, from 2010 to 2011, and arrange a national dialogue on the issue. The education ministry on July 29, 2007 decided the students who would be in Class IX in 2008 would face structured questions in the 2010 SSC exams with marks set for different segments of a question, instead of the essay types that are now in practice...[ + ]
Rajshahi people suffer for shifting of bus terminal
Shifting of the inter-district bus terminal to Nawdapara from Shiroli has caused immense sufferings to long-haul passengers in commuting to and from the city centre. The new terminal, set up six kilometres away from the downtown Rajshahi, lacks adequate waiting and security arrangements, and the inbound and outbound passengers have to spend extra in the absence of city service transports, travellers and transport workers said...[ + ]
Siddons eyes improvement
Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons hoped that if everything goes according to plan then a win or two is not impossible in the upcoming series against Pakistan. Siddons said this at a press conference at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium prior to the team’s departure for Pakistan on Saturday. Bangladesh skipper Mohammad Ashraful also echoed the same views...[ + ]
WI fight hard
for control
West Indies, replying to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 278, reached 268 for seven when bad light stopped play on the second day of the second Test on Friday. Sri Lanka’s bowlers exploited the lively Queen’s Park Oval pitch and heavy conditions to keep scoring at a premium, but several West Indians got starts...[ + ]
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