No plan to raise age limit to enter govt jobs: minister
Public administration minister Farhad Hossain told Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday that the government had no plan to increase the age limit for entering government jobs to 35 years...
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US gives $350,000 in humanitarian aid for flood-hit people in Bangladesh
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development, is providing $350,000 in humanitarian assistance to help communities in the Sylhet and Sunamganj districts recover from deadly monsoon flooding in June....
Students continue blocking roads, highways
Thousands of students from various universities blocked roads and highways in places across the country on Wednesday for the third consecutive day, demanding the cancellation of the High Court order to restore 30 per cent quota for children and grandchildren of freedom fighters in government jobs...
AB Party questions parliament鈥檚 legitimacy to pass budget
Leaders of Amar Bangladesh Party asserted on Monday that the current Awami League government had no legitimate right to pass the national budget in parliament, as lawmakers were not elected by the people...
UPs to get administrator if election not held in time
The Local Government (Union Parishad) (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was passed in the parliament on Monday, introducing a provision for appointing administrators to union parishads after the elected representatives鈥� five-year tenure expires...
Public univ students to hold demos today for cancellation
Students of different public universities including Dhaka University, Jahangirnagar University and Rajshahi University will hold demonstrations today demanding cancellation of the High Court order for the restoration of 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters鈥� children and grandchildren in government jobs...
Govt debt repayment grows聽聽聽聽聽
The government debt repayment to creditors in the first 11 months of the outgoing FY24 surged to $3.06 billion while the disbursement of loan from foreign sources has...
Indian govt working to disrupt democratic process in Bangladesh: Rastra Sanskar Andolan
Leaders of Rastra Sanskar Andolan, a partner of Ganatantra Mancha, on Wednesday, alleged that the Indian government was working to disrupt the democratic process in Bangladesh...
Govt contingent liabilities threaten debt repayment聽聽聽聽
The outstanding contingent liability of the government will remain at an elevated level in the outgoing FY24 because of fresh guarantees extended to...
The change is welcome, if cosmetic
THE change is cosmetic for the Modi government, for at the end of the day, it鈥檚 still a Modi government. For the opposition, the elections have brought a new energy and clarity of purpose. Principally, it is the fight for the idea of India as enshrined in the constitution...
Govt must make national document issuance fail-safe
THE High Court has asked the Election Commission and a number of government authorities that include the Local Government Division and the Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration, to establish the number of the Rohingyas that have been registered as voters and the...
Govt approves hydro power import from Nepal
The cabinet committee on government purchase in a meeting on Tuesday approved a proposal to import 40 megawatt hydro power from Nepal through India...
Govt projects surge in external interest payment
Interest payment against foreign loans has swelled, according to a government projection, raising concerns about its growing impact on debt management in the...
Govt鈥檚 high bank borrowing to hamper pvt sector: FBCCI
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday said that the government鈥檚 excessive borrowing from the banking sector might hamper the...
3.7 lakh govt posts vacant in Bangladesh: public administration minister
A total of 3.70 lakh positions out of 19.151 lakh government jobs remain vacant in Bangladesh, public administration minister Farhad Hossain said on Tuesday....
Govt鈥檚 purchase committee approves 17 proposals
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase on Monday approved 17 proposals, including one proposal to procure some 40,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser from Morocco....
Thousands rally in Armenia against Azerbaijan land transfer
Thousands of Armenians staged an anti-government protest on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan鈥檚 resignation over territorial concessions to arch foe neighbour Azerbaijan...
Govt may roll back austerity steps as earlier steps fail
The finance ministry is likely to narrow down focuses on austerity steps in the coming national budget following pressures from other ministries and...
Partners want聽BNP to strengthen liaison body
Partners of the ongoing simultaneous anti-government movement asked the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party to give the liaison committee that...
Govt fails to get justified water share from India: Fakhrul
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general MirzaFakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said that the Awami League government had failed to get the fair water share of the common rivers flowing between Bangladesh and India...
UK businesses criticise visa crackdown on int鈥檒 students
The UK government鈥檚 toughening of immigration policy for overseas university students risks weakening the higher education sector and could hit recruitment and investment, business leaders warned on Thursday...
Hasina expresses gratitude for welcoming her ignoring 1/11 govt鈥檚 ban
Ruling Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed gratitude to her party leaders and activists as well as the mass people for welcoming her at the airport, ignoring the 1/11 government鈥檚 ban while returning home from abroad....
UPs to get administrator if election not held in time
The Local Government (Union Parishad) (Amendment) Bill 2024 was tabled in Jatiya Sangsad to make a provision for appointing administrators at union parishads on the expiry of the five-year tenure of the elected representatives...
Govt鈥檚 bank borrowing to remain high in FY25
The government is going to narrow down the budget deficit in the new budget to appease the International Monetary Fund, but that will not help in cutting its...
Govt鈥檚 borrowing from banks surges
The government鈥檚 net borrowing from the banking system soared by Tk聽45,557 crore in the past three months, marking a significant shift from the negative borrowing seen in the July-January period of the current financial year 2023-24...
UK govt urged to ease visa for Bangladeshi workers
State minister for expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury MP called on the UK government to ease visa conditions for Bangladeshi restaurant workers who want to work in the UK鈥檚 hospitality and catering sectors...
Govt must increase its food stock, ensure fair prices to farmers
THE government stock of rice having fallen below the level required to prevent millers and wholesalers from manipulating prices is concerning. There are, as 抖阴精品 reported on April 22, 0.89 million tonnes of rice...
Govt reduces Hajj package cost
Religious affairs minister Md Faridul Haque Khan on Saturday said that the government reduced the cost of the general Hajj package compared to the last year despite...
Govt move to allow pvt sector to handle personal data decried
Speakers including lawyers, politicians, cyber security experts and activists on Saturday slammed the government鈥檚 move to allow the private sector to...