WTO public forum begins today
The largest outreach event of the World Trade Organisation will start today at the multilateral trade organisation鈥檚 secretariat in the Swiss city of Geneva...
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British unions call for Labour to fix public services
British trade unions host their annual meeting in Brighton on Sunday as they call for the new Labour government to fix public services and improve working conditions...
Building skilled, ethical public services
THE recruitment process in government offices has long been a topic of concern, plagued by inefficiencies, corruption, and a disconnect between theoretical knowledge and practical skills. The current system, where applicants are often appointed based solely on their performance in competitive exams like the Bangladesh Civil Service, has its...
No account of army chief in social media: ISPR
The chief of Bangladesh army general Waker-uz-Zaman has no personal account in any social media platform, said an Inter-Services Public Relations release on Thursday...
Govt appoints UGC chair, VCs of five public univs
The government on Thursday appointed professor SMA Faiz, also a former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University and former chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, as chairman to the University Grants Commission...
Breaking the silence: Addressing mental health crisis
MENTAL health, often overlooked, is a serious public health concern in Bangladesh. Inadequate access to mental health care in the country, limited awareness and deep-rooted stigma hinder effective management and treatment. The Covid pandemic had a profound impact on mental health. Like many post-pandemic countries, mental health problems have increased in Bangladesh...
Reclaiming public trust in public administration
IN BANGLADESH, the state鈥檚 bureaucratic machinery, meant to function as the driving force of the nation, has frequently been regarded with suspicion and lack of trust by the citizens it is meant to serve. According to the public administration critics, this lack of faith is a result of various factors such as corruption, inefficiency and a lack of transparency...
Two children injured in knife attack at Czech school
Czech police said two children were wounded in a knife attack by a pupil at a school in the western city of Domazlice on Tuesday.
Jail break attempt leaves 129 dead in DRC
An attempted jail break at the Democratic Republic of Congo鈥檚 largest and chronically overcrowded prison this week has left at least 129 people dead, the interior minister...
Govt forms body for wealth report form
Public administration ministry on Monday formed a five-member committee to prepare an easy wealth declaration form for the government employees...
Bangladesh govt servants asked to submit wealth statement聽聽聽
The interim government on Sunday asked all government officers and employees of the country to submit wealth statements in line with the...
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...
Academic activities in all public universities in Bangladesh remain stalled聽
Amid the academic activities coming to a near halt in most public universities triggered by a wave of resignation from top officials, the Secondary and Higher Education Division on Thursday in an order asked the...
Civil service officials urged to build a corruption-free country
The National Museum of Science and Technology director general Muhammad Munir Chowdhury on Wednesday urged the civil service officials to build a corruption-free country...
Mokhlesur made MOPA senior secretary
The government has appointed Md Mokhlesur Rahman as senior secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration on contractual basis for next two years...
Immediate, equitable relief access a must
WITH half a million people living in shelters and five million more having been directly affected, public suffering in districts under water is worsening as relief has not yet reached remote areas. The disaster management ministry says at least 74 upazilas in 11 districts have been severely affected, the authorities have opened 3,834 shelters and 27 people have...
Public Security Division forms disaster response coordination cell
In response to the ongoing floods in Bangladesh, the Public Security Division of home ministry has formed a 鈥楧isaster Management Assistance Coordination Cell鈥� to facilitate disaster response efforts.
ISPR protests report on army chief facing anger from young officers
Inter-Services Public Relations on Tuesday protested the report on army chief facing anger from young officers that published in different media outlets...
Top officials of 40 of 55 public univs missing
The interim government鈥檚 education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said on Monday that all senior officials in more than 40 public universities had disappeared following the...
5 retired addl secretaries appointed as secretaries
Five retired additional secretaries have been brought back and appointed secretaries on a contractual basis.
Public Security Division secretary sent on compulsory retirement
The senior secretary to the Public Security Division, Md Jahangir Alam, has been sent on compulsory retirement.
Appointments of NBR chairman, nine others cancelled
The contractual appointments of National Board of Revenue Chairman Abu Hena Rahmatul Munim and nine others have been cancelled.
Atiqur Rahman Salu鈥檚 book publication ceremony held
The publication ceremony of Atiqur Rahman Salu-written book titled Itihaser Batighar was held on Tuesday at the National Press Club in Dhaka...
Bangladesh interim govt action to reflect public expectation: Rizwana
Advisor to the interim government for the ministry of environment, forest and climate change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said that an action plan will be adopted and implemented in the light of current public expectations on climate change...
Bangladesh govt announces 3-day public holiday from today
The government on Sunday declared a three-day general holiday across the country from today and extended the ongoing curfew for an indefinite period from...
Public university teachers, employees withdrawn from Prattay scheme
The government on Saturday removed all entities from under the new universal pension scheme Prattay.
Transfer of errant police officers not enough
THE decision to transfer additional deputy commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Harun Or Rashid, who has recently been at the centre of public criticism for his use of unlawful means to quell students protest seeking reforms in public job quota, appears an admission on part of the government that some city police officials have...
ACC seeks info on five PSC officials
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday sent a letter to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission seeking necessary information about its five officials over allegations of amassing illegal wealth...
Govt becomes public enemy by mass killing: BNP
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday said that the ruling Awami League government became the public enemy by committing mass killings to quell the student movement for quota reform in civil service jobs...
Nat鈥檒 mass inquiry commission a welcome development
IN A historically and politically significant move, a national mass inquiry commission to investigate the recent violent crackdown on student protests that sought reforms in public service job quota was announced on July 29 at a protest that lawyers organised in Dhaka. The commission is meant to establish the political and legal liability for...