DMP nabs 1786 in a week
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has intensified security measures across the capital to ensure public safety, and as part of the initiative 1786 persons were brought to book in the last seven days...
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Govt decides to hire 2,000 more doctors: adviser
The government has decided to recruit an additional 2,000 doctors through the ongoing recruitment process of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission...
BNP cautions Islamic scholars against 鈥榮econd republic鈥� slogan
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday urged the country鈥檚 Islamic scholars to remain careful about the newly emerged slogan of the 鈥榮econd republic.鈥�
7 new PSC members take oath
The newly appointed seven members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission took oath Sunday morning...
ICMAB, CIPFA to boost public financial management
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh have signed an agreement to further strengthen public financial management in Bangladesh, said a press release...
Power of language: double-edged sword
As February marks the month of language, it is an opportune time to reflect on the profound significance of language in shaping societies, movements, and individual lives. Language, as a tool of communication, holds immense power 鈥� it can inspire revolutions, unite communities, or incite chaos. Yet, it is also a double-edged sword, capable of both creation and destruction...
Govt transfers 53 police officers
Bangladesh interim government on Thursday transferred 53 police officers, including additional deputy inspectors general and police superintendents as part of a reshuffling in the law enforcement agency.
TOBACCO CONTROL REFORM: Legal challenges and progress
THE rate of tobacco use in Bangladesh is alarmingly high, posing significant challenges to public health, the economy and the environment. According to the World Health Organisation, tobacco-related diseases are responsible for eight million deaths annually, with 1.3 million of these attributed to passive smoking. In Bangladesh, 35.3 per cent of adults use tobacco, with...
7,000 killed in eastern DRC since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 鈥榤ore than 7,000 compatriots鈥�, many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.
Interns鈥� strike antithetical to their professional obligation
PATIENTS suffer across the country as the intern doctors of public hospitals in divisional towns went on a work abstention programme on February 23, demanding that anyone without a bachelor of medicine, surgery, or dental surgery cannot be allowed to use the title 鈥榙octor鈥�. Since healthcare services, particularly in the outpatient and emergency departments in the public...
42,000 people fled eastern DRC to Burundi in two weeks: UN
Around 42,000 people have fled the conflict raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and crossed into Burundi in the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday....
UN decries 鈥榮ummary executions鈥� of children by M23 in DRC
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed 鈥榮ummary executions鈥� of children in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday.
DRC fighting risks sparking wider regional conflict: UK
The UK government on Sunday warned that a growing offensive by Rwandan-backed fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo risked sparking 鈥榓 wider regional conflict鈥�.
Public parks, playgrounds should be protected
THE slow death of Dhaka鈥檚 green spaces under the pretext of development is not merely an environmental concern; it is directly influencing the liveability of the city. The government鈥檚 latest decision to construct a road through Osmani Udyan is yet another example of such destruction of public parks in the name of development or modernisation. The road construction...
PUBLIC ADMIN REFORM: Cluster-based ministries proposed
The public administration reform commission, in its full report published on Saturday, recommended cluster-based ministries to boost officials鈥� efficiency and skills.
PUBLIC ADMIN REFORMS: Ultimatum issued to revise recommendations
The Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council on Saturday issued a seven-day ultimatum demanding that the 50 per cent quota for the administration cadre in the deputy secretary pool, as recommended by the Public Administration Reform Commission, be scrapped...
DTCA should learn from past mistakes
THE government plan on a bus route franchise to streamline public transports in Dhaka could clash with a similar programme that the transport owners鈥� association has taken up. This is worrying. The road transport adviser in December 2024 announced that the government would introduce company-based bus operation on nine routes in Dhaka on February...
Experts sceptical about success of provincial govt
A provincial government system, as proposed by the public administration reform commission on Wednesday, would create multi-dimensional complexities in the country鈥檚 unitary governance system, public administration experts have observed.
DRC conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had 鈥榥ever been higher鈥�.
Yunus urges all to accept reform reports
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon all concerned to accept the reports of the reform commissions and come forward to implement those...
PUBLIC ADMIN REFORMS: Four provinces, capital city govt recommended
The public administration reform commission on Wednesday proposed major structural changes, including the creation of four provinces, two new administrative divisions and a 鈥榗apital city government鈥�...
Attacks on police show public order failure
A SERIES of mob attacks on the police and their stations centring on attempts at snatching away the detained that have taken place recently, the latest having happened in Dhaka at night on February 4, are deplorable on a couple of counts. Such incidents taking place one after another harm law enforcement and the public perception about law enforcement. The...
AIUB holds educational field trip for MPH students
The American International University-Bangladesh has recently organised an interactive educational field visit for its master鈥檚 of public health students to enhance their practical understanding of occupational health practices, said a press release on Tuesday...
Public admin, judiciary reform commissions submit report today
The public administration reform commission and the judiciary reform commission are going to hand over their reports with recommendations to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus today.
Four journalists injured in attack for publishing news
Four Shariatpur-based journalists were injured in an attack by a group of miscreants in front of the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in the district town on Monday reportedly for publishing news over the negligence of doctors at a hospital...
Custodial death must stop for good
YET another death in the custody of the joint forces is shocking, especially when reforms in law enforcement agencies are a priority policy concern for the interim government. A local leader of the Juba Dal, the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, died in the custody of army-led joint forces in Cumilla after he had been picked up from his home on...
PUBLIC SPENDING: Luxury the nation can鈥檛 afford
THE bureaucratic system is plagued with excessive red tape, which manifests through ineffective procedures and corruption, resulting in overspending on civil service that ultimately limits economic performance. Overlapping regulations and insufficient coordination between government bodies make the process to complete business registrations...
HC bans tree felling without approval
The High Court on Tuesday directed the public administration secretary to form district-level committees within seven days to curb widespread and unregulated tree felling in cities and towns across the country...
Two KNF suspects detained in Bandarban
Security forces detained two suspected members of ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front during a special drive at Keplongpara area under Ruma upazila in Bandarban district Monday morning...
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY: Reforming teacher recruitment
AFTER the July uprising of students and the public, the call for educational reform has become louder, highlighting the need to rebuild a liberal, democratic and developed Bangladesh. The education sector must evolve in a way that nurtures the development of new ideas, policies, and intellectual practices. Amidst these cries for reform, one issue...