Author: Asian Bangla

Asianbangla, Dhaka : The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of a law framed to recognise top Qawmi degree Dawra-e-Hadith as equivalent to master’s in Islamic studies and Arabic. The proposed law will bring some 15 lakh Qawmi madrasa students under the mainstream education system, said Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam. A cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office, gave the approval, he told reporters after the meeting. On April 11 last year, the prime minister had announced that Dawra certificates would be recognised as equivalent to master’s degrees. Two days later, the education ministry…

Asianbangla, Dhaka : Almost all quotas in civil service should be abolished and merit-based recruitment prioritised, suggests the committee formed to evaluate the quota system. The panel, however, would seek the Supreme Court’s opinion about the 30 percent quota for freedom fighters’ children and grandchildren. Cabinet Secretary M Shafiul Alam, who leads the seven-member committee formed on July 2, told this to journalists at the Secretariat after a cabinet meeting yesterday. He said time has come for open competition and this is the key finding of the committee, which has almost finalised its recommendations. There is an SC verdict regarding…

Asianbangla Desk: A study has found women who work for 45 hours or more a week may be associated with nearly 70 per cent increased risk of diabetes. On the other side, longer-working men however did not face this risk. The researchers noted that the reason may be because women might work longer hours, when all the household chores and family responsibilities are taken into account, the researchers said. According to the study, long working hours might also prompt a chronic stress response in the body, so increasing the risk of hormonal abnormalities and insulin resistance. The length of the…

Asianbangla Desk : Lactating mothers should eat some special foods with their regular menu so that they can breastfed their babies enough. Here are some of the healthiest foods you can eat for breastfeeding. Pure drinking water : Though water is not a food but drinking throughout the day is important for your milk supply. Without enough, you’ll also be dehydrated and low on energy. Not a good thing— especially when you’re already sleep-deprived. Don’t worry too much about hitting a quota, just drink for thirst. Salmon : An excellent source of protein, salmon is rich in vitamin B12…

Asianbangla, Dhaka : Shipment delays and late presentation of documents to Bangladesh’s authorities are among the most critical challenges faced by the country’s garment sector, according to a survey. Some 66 percent of the exports could not be delivered on time while late presentation of documents, which poses a money laundering risk, occurred 53 percent of the time, said the survey of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM). Inadequate knowledge of domestic and international regulations was also to blame, it said. The BIBM revealed the findings of the “Trade Facilitations in RMG by Banks: Risks and Mitigation Techniques” survey…

Asianbangla, Dhaka : Bangladesh would have been the Switzerland of the East if Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was still alive, said Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday. He had two goals: one was the independence of the nation and another building a prosperous and poverty-free Bangladesh. “But, he was assassinated just as he put the country on the path of development,” Ahmed said at a seminar styled “how far would have Bangladesh’s economy and society advanced had Bangabandhu been alive?” The Bangladesh Economic Association organised the seminar at the CIRDAP to commemorate Bangabandhu’s 43rd death anniversary. Affectionately christened the Father of…

Asianbangla Desk : Authorities in northern China delayed the demolition of a massive mosque on Saturday after thousands of people demonstrated to stop its destruction, local residents said, amid a nationwide government drive to tighten restrictions on religious activities. Afp, Weizhou Across China, officials have sought to limit religious freedoms for Muslims as part of a widespread attempt to bring believers in line with the dictates of the ruling Communist Party. Protesters began gathering Thursday ahead of a deadline to demolish the grand mosque in the town of Weizhou in the northern Ningxia region, local residents said. Videos posted on…

Asianbangla Desk : The leaders of the five states bordering the resource-rich Caspian Sea signed a landmark deal yesterday on the legal status of the inland sea which boasts a wealth of oil and gas reserves and sturgeon. Afp, Aktau The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan signed the agreement on the status of the inland sea, which has been disputed since the collapse of the Soviet Union rendered obsolete agreements between Tehran and Moscow. The host, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, said before the signing that the leaders were “participants in a historic event.” Russian leader Vladimir Putin,…

Asianbangla Desk : An explosion in a residential building thought to be storing weapons and ammunition in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib killed at least 39 people including 12 children on Sunday, a war monitor said. The explosion happened in the town of Sarmada, which is near the Turkish border and north of the provincial capital Idlib city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, adding that 12 children were among the 39 dead. Syrian civilians, displaced during the country’s seven-year long war, were living in the building which was also used by an arms dealer, the Observatory said. The Syrian White…

Asianbangla Desk : The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has been allotted 28 reserved seats for women and five for non-Muslims by the election commission, taking the party’s tally to 158 in the National Assembly — just 14 short of the number required for simple majority. The Election Commission of Pakistan on Saturday distributed the reserved seats among the parties on the basis of their final tally of elected members. There are 60 seats reserved for women and 10 for minorities in the NA. Khan’s party, which is just 14 short of the number required for simple majority, will depend on smaller…