'Scrap MRP project, introduce electronic passports'

A parliamentary body on Wednesday asked the government to cancel the project for issuing machine-readable passports (MRPs) and take steps for introduction of electronic passports to save crore of public money. Apart from passport issue, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Planning Ministry also made a set of recommendations including relocation of Kamlapur Railway station to Tongi to ease terrific traffic congestion in the capital city.

Govt to introduce online school admission system

The education ministry is set to introduce online application system for school admission to reduce harassment of admission-seekers and their guardians, ministry officials said. Thousands of children of school-going age and their guardians need to face harassment during collection and submission of admission forms every year.

SC to go digital soon

The Supreme Court (SC) of Bangladesh is soon going to introduce digital systems to keep its records and documents on updated website and on digital display boards and LCD monitors in the court complex to ensure easy public access to the functioning of the top judiciary.

AL likely to introduce new posts including executive president's

Awami League may introduce some new posts including that of an executive president through the national council on July 24.

Subachan introduces awards for theatre groups

Theatre group Subachan Natya Sangsad will honour a theatre group of outside Dhaka with the Arju Smriti Natya Padak from this year.

The group will also receive Tk 25,000, a crest and a certificate, said the organisers at a briefing in the city on Wednesday.

Subachan’s Abu Daud Ashrafi, theatre critic Biplab Bala and Director Kamaluddin Kabir were present, among others, at the briefing.

Two ex-PMs sued to introduce ''politico-military'' democracy

Charge against Hasina motivated, says her counsel

Barrister Shafique Ahmed, a top counsel for Sheikh Hasina, Tuesday alleged that the two former Prime Ministers have been sued by the incumbent government with a scheme to depoliticize tested politicians and introduce ''sustainable politico-military democracy'' putting its loyalists in power(The News Today).