Offices to operate as per regular schedule from Wednesday: ministry
All offices in Bangladesh will run as per the regular schedule from Wednesday, said the public administration ministry on Tuesday.
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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...
False propaganda targeting army spread by various foreign, social media: ISPR
Inter Services Public Relations Directorate has claimed that false and misleading propaganda is being spread by certain vested groups through various foreign and social media platforms...
Rallies held worldwide over student movement in Bangladesh
Solidarity rallies and protests were held in various countries worldwide in response to the student movement and violence in Bangladesh over quota reform in public services in the past week...
Public sufferings left unsorted
THE curfew ordered midnight past July 19, along with the deployment of the army in aid of civil administration, to contain unrest born out of the student movement seeking reforms in civil service job reservations had some discommoding effects on people鈥檚 daily life...
Public univ teachers vow to continue strike
The teachers of public universities announced on Thursday that a resolution to their demand for the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay was...
Public universities closed sine die, students confront authorities, police
University authorities announced the closure of public universities and halls across the country for an identified period on Wednesday...
Public univ teachers continue strike for 16th day
The teachers of public universities across the country observed their indefinite work abstention programme for the 16th day running on Tuesday, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay, terming it discriminatory...
A shockingly precarious mess of govt鈥檚 intransigence
THE death of at least six in attacks on July 16 by the ruling Awami League鈥檚 student wing Chhatra League and the police on students protesting against and seeking reforms in quota for public service recruitment is shocking. The armed attacks in July 15鈥�16 on unarmed students, who were holding protests peacefully, have also left...
Public univ teachers鈥� strike passes half a month
Half a month passed on Monday of the work abstention programme enforced by the teachers of public universities, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme...
PSC serves show-cause notice on 4 employees
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission has served show cause notices on its four officials and employees for their alleged involvement in running coaching centres for recruitment tests amid widespread allegations of question paper leaks...
Public univ teachers determined to continue shutdown
Public university teachers across the country decided on Sunday to continue their indefinite work abstention programme until all their demands, particularly the demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme Prattay, were met...
Public univ teachers to decide next course today
Public university teachers are scheduled for today to hold a meeting to decide their next course of action following their meeting with ruling Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader.
Krejcikova beats Paolini to win Wimbledon title
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic defeated Italy's Jasmine Paolini to win the Wimbledon women's title on Saturday for her second Grand Slam singles triumph.
Obaidul Quader urges teachers鈥� leaders to withdraw strike
The road transport and bridges minister and general secretary of the ruling Awami League, Obaidul Quader, on Saturday said that he had urged the public university teachers鈥� leaders to withdraw their strike....
HC to hear petition seeking judicial inquiry into BCS question聽paper leak
The High Court has set Sunday to hear a writ petition seeking a directive to hold judicial inquiry into question paper leaks in Bangladesh Civil Service examinations.
Public univ shutdown passes 11 days
The teachers of public universities across the country continued their indefinite work abstention programme for the 11th day on Thursday, demanding the cancellation of the new universal pension scheme that was made mandatory for new recruits...
BNP must walk the walk and stop belittling legitimate issues
THE remark of the senior joint secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the government is creating various issues to deflect public attention away from agreements 鈥� said to have been against Bangladesh鈥檚 national interests 鈥� that the government has signed with other countries is misleading on a few counts...
RU postpones freshers鈥� orientation due to teachers鈥� strike
The authorities of Rajshahi University on Thursday postponed the orientation class for the freshers, who recently enrolled at the university under the 2023-2024 academic sessions, due to the ongoing indefinite strike by public university teachers and employees since July 1....
PSC seeks ACC inquiry into wealth of 5 officials
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission sent a letter to the Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday seeking an inquiry against its five officials over allegations of amassing illegal wealth...
Public univ teachers in Bangladesh mull new programme as strike on
The teachers of public universities are planning for new programmes to press for their demand for cancellation of the new universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Public univ shutdown continues
Many students of different public universities and service seekers are facing difficulties regarding studying abroad or joining jobs amid the ongoing work abstention programme of the...
PSC forms three-member probe body over question leak allegation
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission has formed a three-member probe committee to investigate the allegation of question paper leaks in the job examinations organised by the commission...
Public univ shutdown continues
Teachers of public universities across Bangladesh continued their indefinite work abstention programme for the eighth consecutive day on Monday, pressing for the cancellation of the...
PSC officials among 17 sent to jail for question leak
Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday sent 17 people, including five Bangladesh Public Service Commission officials and a former driver of the...
Public univ staff threaten to shut down聽admin work as teacher strike continues
The teachers of public universities resumed their indefinite work abstention programme across Bangladesh for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday while the officers and...
Public univ shutdown to continue
After the weekend of Friday and Saturday, the teachers of the public universities are going to resume their indefinite work abstention programme across Bangladesh today pressing for their demand for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Anti-quota protests keep spreading
The students of different public universities continued their protests on Friday demanding cancellation of the High Court order for restoring a 30 per cent quota for...
UN warns of increased trafficking, sexual slavery in DRC
UN experts on Thursday sounded the alarm over increasing human trafficking for sexual exploitation, stemming from conflict and displacement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.