Bangladesh, Thursday, November 29, 2007

A special meeting of the Council of Advisers yesterday approved the list of holidays for the coming year, dropping the November 7 holiday.

Chaired by Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed, the meeting approved the holidays in the 2008 calendar retaining those in this year’s calendar, excepting the holiday on November 7.

The meeting was told that work for formulation of a project proposal to construct 500 more multipurpose cyclone shelters has started.

It was also suggested that steps could be taken to construct 500 shelters for domestic animals.

The meeting was informed that the education ministry would quickly send Tk 2 lakh for buying textbooks for the SSC and HSC examinees. It was also decided that cyclone-affected SSC and HSC candidates for 2008 examinations will fill up forms without fee.

An allocation of Tk 45 core was given on upazila basis for repairing primary schools. Date of annual examination will be fixed consulting local DC and authorities concerned.

The primary scholarship examination has been shifted to mid-January from previously scheduled mid-December.

The finance ministry has allocated an additional amount of Tk 50 core for reconstruction of damaged communications and power infrastructures and arrangement for ensuring drinking water, it was informed in the meeting.