Metro rail services partially closed due to technical glitch
The metro rail services on the Agargaon-Motijheel section remained suspended since 9:40am on Wednesday due to the 鈥榯echnical glitch鈥� of the track...
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Justice Mustafa Zaman鈥檚 mother passes away
Rokeya Begum, the mother of the High Court Division Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam, passed away on Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Mymensingh.
Gendered misinformation
THE unforeseen collapse of the Awami League government on August 5 sparked new forms of political violence across the country and created fertile ground for religious tensions. Attacks took place on homes and establishments belonging to people of different religions, raising concerns over rising communal violence...
Juba Dal leader killed in drive by joint forces
A Juba Dal leader was killed in an arrest operation by the joint forces in Golpukurpar area of Mymensingh on Tuesday.
Gazipur RMG workers block Dhaka-M鈥檚ingh Highway demanding arrear
Workers of a garment factory in Gazipur鈥檚 Tongi blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway on Tuesday morning and staged a demonstration demanding due wages...
Communal harmony: need for political transition
AS BANGLADESH navigates through a pivotal phase in its political and social transformation, the necessity of maintaining communal harmony has never been more critical. The country鈥檚 rich tradition of religious tolerance, once a shining example for the region, now faces the gravest threats in recent memory. The foundations of this harmony, deeply...
Democracy, responsible journalism and the role of newspapers
IN THE annals of human civilisation, democracy stands as a magnificent garden, a living, breathing ecosystem that requires constant care and attention. This garden, with its countless plants representing the diverse voices and ideals of society, is not a barren, untamed wilderness but a carefully cultivated space where the fruits of freedom and justice can flourish...
Time, cost overruns in projects must first be investigated
BUS Rapid Transit Line 3 Project, taken up about 12 years ago to connect Gazipur to the Dhaka airport with a dedicated bus service on a 20.5-kilometre corridor, has become an example of irregularities and mismanagement of development projects. The project, once completed, is meant to carry close to half a million people every day. The estimated travel...
Bus rapid transit project to get 6th extension, cost to rise for 3rd time聽聽聽
The deadline of the country鈥檚 first-ever bus rapid transit line project, undertaken nearly 12 years ago to connect Gazipur and Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport through a dedicated bus service over...
DMTCL gets new managing director
The government on Monday has appointed Mohammad Abdur Rouf as new managing director of the Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, the implementing agency of metro rail services in the capital.
Find out reason of people鈥檚 apathy about pension schemes: Salehuddin
Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday asked the National Pension Authority officials to identify the reasons behind unwillingness among citizens about its new schemes...
Govt must step up flood relief, rebuilding efforts
WITH more than six million people having been directly affected by the flooding of Bangladesh鈥檚 east, north-east and south-east, public suffering continues as the government support has been visibly inadequate. Many still live in shelters and are struggling as their houses and livelihood came to be gravely affected. In Cumilla, one of the worst affected...
Vested interests want DAP suspension: BIP
The Bangladesh Institute of Planners on Wednesday said that vested interests became active in suspending and reviewing the Detailed Area Plan for their business profit leaving the city more unlivable and unplanned one...
Asian govts urged to accelerate energy transition
The two-day energy finance conference of the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis began in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday with a call on the governments of Asian countries to accelerate energy transition to get rid of costly and unreliable fossil fuels...
Metro rails to run on Fridays also
The authorities of the metro rail services on Monday started preparatory work to run the services on Fridays soon...
Joty guides Mymensingh to maiden title
Mymensingh Division clinched their maiden Women鈥檚 National Cricket League title when they beat Rajshahi Division by 48 runs in the final round match at the Bangla Trac Cricket Academy...
Demographic transition and its global impact
IN THE 21st century, demographic transition, not an esoteric fact any more, has become a critical issue for policymakers and economists worldwide. The process affects every aspect of society, from the labour market and economic growth to healthcare systems and social security to the extent that supranational organisations such as the World Bank...
$325m capacity enhancing programme stalled
The capacity building of the National Pension Authority under a proposed programme worth $325 million is likely to drop amid scarcity of dollars...
NATO chief backs Ukraine offensive
Ukraine was fully within its rights to launch its surprise offensive into Russia鈥檚 Kursk border region as an act of self-defence, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg told German newspaper Die Welt...
Public universities need to be put back in order early
PUBLIC universities need to be put in order, with an immediate resumption of academic and administrative activities that have stalled for about two months, partially since July 1 when teachers began work abstention demanding their exclusion from a universal pension scheme that the government finally cancelled on August 3...
South Korean president for pension fund reform
South聽Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Thursday to reform the country鈥檚 multi-billion dollar pension scheme, as a looming demographic crisis threatens to upend the payment system鈥檚 stability...
Western hypocrisy in the global minerals scramble
WESTERN governments have finally realised that the energy transition is happening 鈥� and that the resources needed are mostly in Chinese hands. Transition minerals, by some dubbed the 鈥榥ew oil,鈥� are the key ingredients for renewables technologies like EV batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines that make the transition happen...
Flick hoping Barca can register 'unbelievable' Olmo
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is hopeful Dani Olmo can make his debut for the club on Saturday against Athletic Bilbao.
Workers block highway for arrears in Gazipur
Workers of a chemical factory on Sunday blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway at Barabari area in Gazipur, demanding arrears and reopening the factory...
Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid appointed as new NSI DG
Major General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid of the Bangladesh Army has been appointed as the director general of National Security Intelligence, according to an ISPR press release on Tuesday...
Iran鈥檚 vice president, Javad Zarif, resigns
Iran鈥檚 vice-president Javad Zarif on Monday announced he had resigned from his post.
Public university teachers, employees withdrawn from Prattay scheme
The government on Saturday removed all entities from under the new universal pension scheme Prattay.
Flick opens Barca tenure with win over City
New Barcelona manager Hansi Flick made a triumphant start to his tenure on Tuesday as the Spanish giants beat Manchester City on penalties after their pre-season friendly at Orlando finished 2-2 at full-time.
Teachers say edn minister agrees to exclude public univs
Education Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury on Monday agreed with the protesting teachers on excluding the public university teachers, officers and employees from the new universal pension scheme Prattay, said protesting teachers鈥� leaders...
A stitch in time would have saved nine
TWO protests began on July 1. Teachers of the 35 public universities that have teachers鈥� associations started abstaining from work to press home their exclusion from the universal pension scheme called Pratyay that the government made mandatory. And, students and job-seekers started holding protests, first, against civil service job reservations and, then, for reforms...