Hamdard Public College鈥檚 211 students earn GPA-5 in HSC
Hamdard Public College鈥檚 211 students earned grade point average 5 in the higher secondary certificate results published on Tuesday.
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Global public debt expected to exceed $100t this year: IMF
Global public debt is expected to reach a record $100 trillion this year, the IMF said Tuesday, warning that the fiscal outlook for many countries may be even 鈥榳orse than expected.鈥�
Rafiqul made acting director of DU PRO
Md Rafiqul Islam Panna, deputy director of public relations office of Dhaka University has been appointed as the acting director of the same office...
UK sanctions Iranian military chiefs
Britain on Monday ordered sanctions against top Iranian military figures after the Islamic republic鈥檚 October 1 ballistic missile attack on Israel...
A case for major public policy
FROM time immemorial, human beings have been living by consuming for survival. This writing, however, is not about our normal behaviours of consumption for living. In modern culture, consumerism refers to the tendency of people who live a lifestyle of excessive materialism that revolves around reflexive, wasteful, or conspicuous consumption triggered...
Unsanctioned ink: graffiti power and public memory
WHAT started as emancipatory self-expression was soon subjected to the dominant aesthetic regime. What started as 鈥榗hika mara,鈥� a signifier of direct state repression, was soon turned into a sanctioned practice. But graffiti remains graffiti by virtue of its unsanctioned nature 鈥� the defiance and the subversive potential it...
Govt appoints new PSC chairman, four members
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government has appointed Mobashher Momen as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission, according to an official notification issued here today.
PSC chairman Sohrab, 12 members resign
The Bangladesh Public Service Commission chairman Md Sohorab Hossain and its 12 members have聽resigned from their respective posts.
Secretary Mokhlesur terms report on bribery in DC appointment 鈥榖aseless鈥�
Bangladesh鈥檚 public administration ministry senior secretary Md Mokhlesur Rahman on Thursday dismissed the allegation of bribery related to deputy commissioner appointment as 鈥榖aseless鈥� and labelled a recent article published in a national daily as 鈥榝ake鈥�.
Russian strike kills six in Ukraine
A Russian strike on a southern Ukraine market killed six people on Tuesday as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said...
Safeguarding digital sovereignty
IN AN increasingly interconnected world, outsourcing public services to foreign entities has become a growing global trend. Bangladesh, like many other nations, is embracing this shift, as seen in its recent decision to assign the printing and issuance of driving licenses to Madras IT. This decision, however, prompts a larger question: How much control...
Govt should redress absence of law officers from court soon
THE government鈥檚 not effectively minding the absence, or presence, of public prosecutors and government pleaders in lower courts is delaying justice as judges are compelled to adjourn hearing during cross-examination of or deposition by witnesses, which undermines the delivery of justice. The law officers, including public prosecutors and government...
Bangladesh observes World Tourism Day 2024
Bangladesh observed 鈥榃orld Tourism Day 2024鈥� under the initiative of civil aviation and tourism ministry in alignment with global celebrations on Friday.
Six directly involved in killing of Bangladesh army lieutenant detained: ISPR
Two cases were filed with the Chakaria police station on Wednesday and six people were arrested in connection with murder of Lieutenant Tanzim Sarwar Nirjon at Chakaraia upazila in Cox鈥檚 Bazar early Tuesday...
Govt forms committee to probe bribery allegation over DC posting
The government on Tuesday formed a one-member committee to investigate the allegation of Tk聽3 crore bribery through a cheque over posting of a deputy secretary as the deputy commissioner...
Reviving publishing industry
THE printing and publishing industry despite its essential role in cultural preservation and economic development has for long been neglected. The sector, crucial for passing down history and knowledge to next generations, has remained in the shadows as other industries have progressed. Now is the time for the industry to be recognised...
More training for women on e-GP stressed
Speakers at a workshop on Thursday stressed the need for more training for women on e-GP for their capacity building in entrepreneurship and taking part in the government procurement system...
Mahmud appointed as BTRC commissioner
The Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday appointed Mahmud Hossain as commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Addiction crisis: saving the youth
DRUG addiction has emerged as one of the most critical public health and social issues in Bangladesh, particularly among the younger population. The increasing accessibility and use of harmful substances such as yaba, phenedyl and heroin have led to a widespread crisis, threatening not only individuals but the future of the entire nation. The youth, who...
Citizens should not take law into their own hands, home adviser says
Home affairs adviser Lt Gen, retd, Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Thursday emphasised the need to raise public awareness about mob justice, saying citizens have no right to take the law into their own hands.
Raising age limit for govt jobs proposed
The Cabinet Division has sent a proposal on raising the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years and the retirement age to 65 years to the public administration ministry...
Govt appoints VCs to six more public universities
The government on Wednesday appointed vice-chancellors to six public universities...
University authorities should address seat crisis in halls
SEAT crisis in residential halls in public universities has been a persistent problem, with 60 per cent of students having no access to residential facilities. The halls of residence had, moreover, been under the control of ruling party student organisation that used to run seat trade and allocate them in exchange for partisan loyalty. Leaders and activists of the...
Govt should mend loopholes in energy import for rental power
RENTAL power plants, set up as an emergency measure under an indemnity law to resolve power shortage soon after the Awami League had assumed office in 2009 that ended in a permanent arrangement to drain the state exchequer by channelling public money into private pockets through capacity charge payment, have not only been a great burden to the economy...
3 Americans, dozens sentenced to death in DR Congo 鈥榗oup鈥� trial
Three Americans were among 37 people sentenced to death in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday over what the army says was a coup attempt.
Public servants should stand equal as others in eyes of law
THE police have decided not to arrest any public servants without specific information and evidence in cases filed in connection with the student-mass uprising that spanned July and August. The police have also decided to drop the names of public servants and other individuals accused in such cases if their involvement is not proved in preliminary...
Mpox vaccine access set to speed up as WHO approves first jab
The WHO said on Friday it had for the first time prequalified an mpox vaccine 鈥� a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
Appointments of eight deputy commissioners cancelled
The Ministry of Public Administration has canceled the appointments of eight newly appointed deputy commissioners out of a total of 59...
Time for a transparent, accountable public service commission
IN RECENT years, Bangladesh has witnessed large-scale movements fuelled by frustration and dissatisfaction with the government鈥檚 policies, especially in terms of employment. One of the...
Govt revokes special PPs in BDR mutiny explosives case
The government recently cancelled the appointment of 17 special public prosecutors in an Explosive Substances Act case, filed with Lalbagh police station over the 2009 BDR mutiny...