Morning Brief

Recruitment at public universities: UGC finalizes policy to fix teacher-student ratio

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has finalized a policy to ensure that the number of teachers recruited to public universities is appropriate to the number of students they need to teach.

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FILE PHOTO: A general view of an entrance to Dhaka University's central library Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Govt looking to ramp up domestic gas production with new wells

The government is planning significantly increase the digging of gas wells to help meet domestic energy demand amid the global fuel price hike due to the Russia-Ukraine war.

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File photo of a gas field Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

MoU on Kushiyara river's water sharing to be signed in September

State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Farooque on Friday said that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on interim water sharing of Kushiyara river will be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India scheduled for September first week.

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Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune

Out on bail, Samrat pays tribute to Bangabandhu

Alleged casino kingpin and expelled president of Jubo League Ismail Chowdhury Samrat paid tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Friday.

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Minister: Stock of urea fertilizer sufficient

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun on Friday said Bangladesh meets the demand for urea fertilizer through local production and imports.

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File photo of a farmer applying urea as fertilizer during the process of preparing seedbed for paddy cultivation Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka Tribune