Shahidi, Bennett star as Afghanistan draw Zimbabwe Test
Afghanistan veteran Hashmatullah Shahidi and Zimbabwe rookie Brian Bennett starred as the first Test was drawn after a rain-shortened final day in Bulawayo on Monday.
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ADC Sanjida suspended for allegedly protecting Anisul, Salman
Former additional deputy commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Sanjida Afrin has been suspended temporarily allegedly for misconduct.
Work disrupted at聽5 fire-hit ministries
Routine works of the five ministries affected by a fire in the聽 past week were disrupted on Sunday as their offices at new locations were yet to be ready.
Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan鈥檚 forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans...
Tug of war among cadre officials
POSITIONS up to the senior assistant secretary in ministries and divisions are reserved for administrative cadre officials. Other cadre officials can get themselves posted there as deputy secretaries. They can...
Test records for Zimbabwe and Williams as Afghanistan toil
Zimbabwe and their veteran batter Sean Williams created Test records on Friday against Afghanistan, who trailed by 491 runs after the second day of the first Test in Bulawayo.
Former Brig Gen Azmi鈥檚 termination cancelled
The termination of former brigadier general Abdullahil Amaan Azmi was cancelled on Tuesday, replacing the termination order, issued on June 23, 2009, with untimely forced retirement.
Tension in civil service:聽25 cadre officials continue protest
Tensions within the Bangladesh Civil Service deepened on Thursday as administration cadre officials pushed for exclusive promotions, while officials from the 25 other cadres demonstrated...
India鈥檚 ex-PM Manmohan Singh dies aged 92
India鈥檚 former prime minister Manmohan Singh died on Thursday aged 92 after he was admitted to hospital for an illness, the country鈥檚 leader Narendra Modi said....
Bureaucratic elitism, intransigence
THE recent protests and threats made by members of the BCS (Administration) cadre against the Administrative Reform Commission鈥檚 efforts to recommend competitive exams for...
Bangladesh asks undocumented foreign nationals to legalise status by Jan 2025
Home affairs ministry has issued a warning to foreign nationals residing and working in Bangladesh without proper documentation, setting a deadline of January 31, 2025, to legalise their status.
Ex-PMO principal secretary Nazibur sent to jail after remand
Ex-principal secretary to the Prime Minister鈥檚 Office and former National Board of Revenue chairman Nazibur Rahman was sent to jail after end of his three-day remand in connection with killing of...
Tension mounts among govt officers over reform
Administration cadre officials and other cadres are now facing off over the public administration reforms aimed at freeing the civil service from political influence and inter-cadre discrimination and making it more service-oriented.
Admin cadres demand resignation of Public Administration Reform Commission
Calling all members of the Public Administration Reform Commission 鈥榗ontroversial,鈥� BCS (Admin) Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd general secretary Mashiur Rahman has demanded the resignation of the commission.
46 killed in Pakistan air attack on Eastern Afghanistan
Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said on Wednesday, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted 鈥榯errorist hideouts鈥�.
Edn ministry asks public univs to hold cluster-based admission test
The education ministry on Monday directed the country鈥檚 public universities to hold admission tests under the cluster-based system this academic year to keep order in the sector and avoid confusions.
Govt expects $1.1 billion from WB, ADB in Dec
The finance ministry on Sunday said that it expected聽$1.1 billion in loan support from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank would be disbursed in the current month.
Ghazanfar spins Afghans to ODI series win
Teenage spinner Allah Ghazanfar took five for 33 as Afghanistan overwhelmed Zimbabwe by eight wickets on Saturday for a 2-0 one-day international series win.
Illegal Wealth: ACC sues former minister Sadhan
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 25.35 crore...
Reform Proposals: Health, edn cadre officials planning to hold more protests
Officials of the health and education cadres are planning to make louder their protests against the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals, including separating the health and education sectors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, in the coming weeks...
52 killed in Afghanistan bus accidents
Two bus accidents involving a fuel tanker and a truck on a highway through central Afghanistan killed 52 people and injured 65, the Taliban government spokesmen said on Thursday...
Reform Commission: Admin, edn cadre officials oppose planned proposals
Administrative service officials and government college teachers have strongly criticised the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals that the commission has finalised for submitting to the interim government...
A welcome move to better health, education admin
A COUPLE of recommendations that the commission on public administration reforms, instituted in mid-September, says would make are a welcome move. The commission has said that it would recommend the separation of the health and the education cadre from other cadres the way the judicial cadre has been separated from the...
Health, edn to be separated from other cadres
The public administration reform commission would recommend that the government separate the health and education sectors from the cadre services and merge the remaining cadre services into five clusters.
Reform commission for determining promotion of deputy, joint secy based on exams
The Public Administration Reform Commission is set to recommend that no one be promoted to the positions of deputy secretary and joint secretary in the civil service without undergoing an examination, said commission chairman Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury.
Afghan coal mine collapse traps 32
A coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan trapping 32 miners, a provincial official told AFP on Sunday, adding rescuers had been working for hours to reach the men....
Online VAT services to remain suspended for 96 hours: NBR
The National Board of Revenue on Sunday announced that all online VAT services, including Integrated VAT Administration System, will be unavailable for 96 hours due to a network migration...
BNP for action against corrupt officials
Bangladesh Nationalist Party in a series of recommendations to the public administration reform commission has sought action against party-biased and corrupt officials working in the administration in the past 16 years...
Musekiwa lifts Zimbabwe to rare T20 win over Afghanistan
Tashinga Musekiwa struck 11 runs off the final over on Wednesday to give Zimbabwe their second-ever victory against Afghanistan in a T20 international.
CPB, BSD concerned over incitement of sectarian unrest
The leaders of Communist Party of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal- BSD on Wednesday expressed concern over provocation of sectarian unrest in the country...