Metropolitan News

Classroom to Career: Shaping future workforce

The British Council hosted the Symposium on Employability: Learning and Development at its Fuller Road Auditorium in Dhaka on Monday, May 12. The day-long event brought together policymakers, education experts, industry leaders, and youth representatives to address the pressing issue of graduate employability and workforce readiness in Bangladesh.
The symposium was the culmination of a series of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) led by the British Council with academic institutions, employers, and development professionals to better understand the skill gaps that hinder the transition from education to employment. These FGDs revealed a significant gap between academic training and industry needs, highlighting the urgency for curriculum reform, experiential learning, and targeted career guidance.
K M Kabirul Islam, Secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division at the Ministry of Education, attended the event as a special guest. Evan Frendo, Learning Consultant for English in the International Workplace, and Almeer Ahsan Asif, former Deputy Chief of Party of the USAID Bijoyee Project, participated as keynote speakers.

DMP urges not to obstruct traffic by blocking roads

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a statement today requested all not to block roads in the name of protests that create a nagging traffic snarl in the capital city and cause massive suffering to the public. The Traffic Division of DMP is making a vital effort to reduce traffic congestion; however, incidents of road blockades for any reason are causing widespread public suffering. In the greater interest of the city dwellers and for the sake of proper traffic management, the DMP has made a special request to all concerned to refrain from unnecessarily blocking roads. Recently, severe traffic congestion has been created in the capital due to road blockades in the name of various demands and protest programs, the statement said. Due to this, school-college, university students and office-going passengers are facing various inconveniences, it continued. Serious disruption is being created in the transportation of foreign-going passengers and sick patients for urgent needs, it added.

DMP bans meeting, rallies surrounding Jamuna, Bangladesh Secretariat

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on public gatherings, processions, and rallies in the areas surrounding the official residence of the Chief Adviser, Jamuna and Bangladesh Secretariat, effective from today until further notice. In a public notice issued by DMP Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali, the restriction has been imposed under Section 29 of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Ordinance, 1976, to ensure the security of the Chief Adviser. The ban also covers key locations, including Hotel Intercontinental intersection, Kakrail Mosque intersection, Officers Club intersection, and Mintoo Road, among others.

DMP ensures strict security measures for Buddha Purnima celebrations

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali today said they have taken necessary measures to ensure security and better traffic management for peaceful celebrations of Buddha Purnima to be celebrated on May 11. "All necessary preparations regarding security and traffic management have been completed for the upcoming Buddha Purnima celebrations," said the DMP Commissioner while presiding over a coordination meeting at the DMP headquarters. The DMP chief said that DMPs traffic division has made comprehensive arrangements to ensure uninterrupted traffic flow near Buddhist monasteries during the event. Numerous CCTVs and archways have been installed at the Buddha Purnima venues to make the security foolproof, he said. Representatives of various Buddhist monasteries in Dhaka city, Buddhist religious leaders, intelligence agencies, specialized units of the police, Dhaka South and North City Corporations, Fire Service and Civil Defence, DPDC, WASA, Public Works and various government and private service providers were present at the meeting. The session began with a power point presentation on the overall security plan, delivered by DMP Joint Commissioner (Operations) Mohammad Shahidullah.