Two-year imprisonment for evaluating public exam answer sheets by others
An examiner of public examination will get two years imprisonment if he or she evaluates answer scripts by others...
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Trade with India to go on in public interest: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Saturday affirmed that trade between Bangladesh and India will continue in the greater interest of consumers and businesses of both nations, emphasising the mutual benefits derived from sustained economic cooperation...
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief makes 1st public appearance
Myanmar鈥檚 junta chief on Saturday attended annual commemorations for the country鈥檚 assassinated independence hero for the first time since the military seized power more than four years ago...
7 killed after migrant boat capsizes off Dominican Republic
Rescuers found a seventh body on Sunday in the search for survivors and victims, after a boat carrying migrants capsized days ago off the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic.
Govt鈥檚 problematic approach to deteriorating law and order
THE government鈥檚 approach to the deteriorating law and order situation appears to be as chaotic and disjointed as the situation itself. The strategy, which consists largely of special drives and operations, is problematic on several counts. The launch of one special drive after another 鈥� or even simultaneously 鈥� especially in response to public criticism following violent crime...
DMP again bans public gatherings near SC, CJ鈥檚 residence
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police once again on Sunday banned public gatherings, rallies and demonstrations in areas surrounding the Supreme Court and the chief justice鈥檚 official residence in the capital...
4 dead as migrant boat capsizes off Dominican
Four migrants died and about 20 were missing after their boat capsized off the coast of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean, authorities said Friday...
US health secy sued over Covid vaccine change
Several leading medical groups filed suit against US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Monday, accusing him of endangering public health with new Covid-19 vaccine recommendations...
Engagement of youths in policymaking underscored
Public health experts, development activists and journalists, among other speakers, at a roundtable on Tuesday emphasised youth engagement in policymaking to promote their effective empowerment and ensure the country鈥檚 sustainable development...
Public admin reform commission likely to fail: 25 cadres officials
Officers from 25 cadres outside the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service on Tuesday alleged that the present Public Administration聽Reform Commission was likely to fail and would end up existing only on paper, just as it happened in the past...
Govt may not spare rod to stop corruption in public servants
THIS is worrying that public servants, who handle governance issues, have topped the list of people, as Anti-Corruption Commission data show, engaged in corruption such as illegal wealth, bribery, power abuse and illicit financial flows. The public servants are followed by people in private service, businesspeople, politicians and elected representatives. And, the situation keeps...
Public service, not power platform
THE Bangladesh Public Service Commission has recently announced the recommended list for the 44th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service. This time, more than 2.7 lakh people applied for 1,710 positions across several cadres. Once notified, nearly 2,000...
Police disperse protesters blocking Shahbagh for PSC reforms
Police on Friday afternoon dispersed a group of students and jobseekers who blocked the Shahbagh crossing in the capital demanding reforms in the Public Service Commission and measures against the masterminds of government job recruitment...
Changes in public service ordinance approved
The advisory council of the interim government on Thursday approved amendments to the Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, replacing 鈥榙ismissal or termination鈥� as the maximum penalty for proven misconduct with 鈥榤andatory retirement鈥� for government employees...
New public health emergency
CLIMATE change in Bangladesh is no longer a distant environmental threat; it is unfolding as a public health crisis. The signs are unmistakable. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, recurrent floods, saltwater intrusion and worsening air pollution are already placing considerable strain on an overburdened healthcare system. These environmental pressures are not...
Govt declares August 5 public holiday
Bangladesh interim government has declared August 5 a nationwide public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July mass uprising in 2024...
Suborna elected Republic Insurance chair
Suborna Barua has been elected chairman of Republic Insurance Company Limited during the company鈥檚 159th board meeting, said a press release...
EC seeks public opinion on draft code banning posters
The Election Commission on Sunday invited public opinion by July 10on the final draft of the revised Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates 2025 that proposed ban on posters...
Public hospital rabies vaccine shortage calls for early action
AN ACUTE shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in public hospitals, which include Infectious Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, has created a serious concern, laying bare health services failures. The hospital, which treats 400鈥�500 cases of animal bites a day, ran out of stock on June 27. Hundreds of patients reaching the hospital from outlying areas are turned away. The hospital has also...
Most public hospitals run out of anti-rabies vaccine
The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Mohakhali in the capital Dhaka, the top public hospital in Bangladesh for the treatment of infectious diseases, has run out of the anti-rabies vaccine, causing sufferings to the patients, who rush to the health facility from districts with animal bites after not getting treatment at the local level...
Effective public transport system a must to end road chaos
The chaos that marks the road regime appears to have only worsened, with the public transport system, especially in Dhaka, further descending into disarray. The interim government, despite its efforts to address several pressing issues, seems to have paid inadequate attention to the growing anarchy on the road. Dhaka roads have, meanwhile, become increasingly...
US univ chief quits over diversity prog pressure
The head of a prestigious US public university resigned Friday amid pressure over his alleged failure to curb diversity programmes, the latest salvo in the Trump administration鈥檚 war on academia...
Alternative transport on rise聽as public transport in chaos
The public transport system, particularly in Dhaka city, has descended into greater turmoil, as the interim government could establish little order in the virtually lawless sector it inherited from the autocratic Awami League regime.聽
Kosovo Film Day 2025 celebrated at NSU
The Office of External Affairs of North South University in collaboration with the embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Dhaka hosted Kosovo Film Day 2025, commemorating the anniversary of Kosovo鈥檚 Liberation Day, at the NSU in Dhaka on Wednesday...
PPP divisional confce held
The Public-Private Partnership Authority of Bangladesh on Monday organised a divisional PPP conference and workshop at Hotel Naz Garden in Bogura, said a press release...
Government employees to observe 2-hour work abstention at Secretariate today
Employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat will observe a two-hour work abstention on Monday demanding the repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025...
20 VCs under ACC probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission is carrying out inquiries or investigations into allegations of corruption against at least 20 former vice-chancellors of public universities who served under Awami League regimes.
Five secretaries sent into compulsory retirement
The interim government on Thursday sent five secretaries into compulsory retirement in the public interest under Section 45 of the Public Service Act.
Army warns stern actions against mob violence, public suffering
The Bangladesh Army on Thursday said that it would take stern actions against mob violence, loss of people鈥檚 lives and properties, and activities that would create public suffering in the future...
Collective action sought to beat plastic pollution
Public health experts, academics and green activists at a discussion on Thursday stressed the need for expanding the role of plastic producers to beat environment pollution in the country...