Foysal never came back home, dead or alive
On July 19, after having lunch, Md Foysal Sarker told his mother, Hajera Begum, that he would return soon before stepping out of their rented house in Savar鈥檚 Abdullahpur about 3:00pm...
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Ordinance raising age limit for public jobs issued
An ordinance raising the age limit for entering public sector jobs to 32 was issued by Bangladesh president Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday.
Jobseekers announce grand rally on Nov 24
A group of government jobseekers on Sunday called for a grand rally at 11:00am on November 24 in Shahbagh, Dhaka, demanding a minimum age limit of 35 for applying to government jobs with an open age limit under certain conditions...
Govt should put plans in place to head off tech-drive job loss
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, setting in across the world bringing about a new order dominated by technology, could well leave its impact, sooner or later, on Bangladesh even if it would opt to stay out of it. Bangladesh should, therefore, align itself towards the shift while there is still time as graduation of society into another industrial revolution will come...
A life with lost meaning
Anwar Hossain, 55, has had an unbearable life since 2020, when he lost his 18-year-old daughter to Covid 19...
Preparations needed to address 4IR automation job losses: experts
Experts at a programme on Saturday said that Bangladesh should make timely preparations to address the job losses automation could cause in the readymade garment and textile sector...
5,00,000 govt jobs to be created in 2yrs: Asif
Youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Friday said that 5,00,000 jobs would be created in the government sector in the next two years.
US hiring slowest since Biden took office, on strikes, hurricanes
US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final major economic snapshot at the end of a razor-edge presidential election campaign where...
Police disperse job aspirants demanding public service age limit extension
The police have dispersed a group of students and job seekers who tried to head towards the secretariat from Shahabagh in Dhaka protesting Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government decision to raise the age limit for public service to 32 from 30.
Hit with bullet, dead in custody
Md Mamun, a security guard, was shot at in the chest on a road near his workplace in Narayanganj at 4:00am on July 22 during the curfew imposed to quell student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reservations...
Govt鈥檚 focus to attract FDI for job creation: Nahid
Posts, telecommunications and information technology adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said that the interim government was trying to create a suitable environment to attract foreign companies to invest in Bangladesh with the aim of generating more job opportunities...
Women鈥檚 exclusion reflects govt鈥檚 patriarchal bias
WOMEN have played a pivotal role in the student protests seeking reforms in civil service job reformation flared into a mass uprising against the authoritarian Awami League government, but their contribution and voice have been largely ignored in the post-uprising political affairs and public narrative...
Bangladesh raises age limit to 32 for govt job entry
The interim government on Thursday extended the maximum age limit for entry to jobs at government, autonomous, semi-autonomous and statutory organisations to 32 years from 30 years.
Committee recommends 35 years for men, 37 years for women
The review committee on determining the age limit for entering government jobs on Monday recommended to the interim government that the age limit should be 35 years for men and 37 years for women...
Body positive about age limit extension
The committee appointed to review the age limit for entry into the civil service jobs has expressed positive views about raising the limit as demanded by a section of students...
Police fire tear gas shells as CA house blocked
The police on Monday afternoon lobbed tear gas shells and baton-charged the protesters who blocked the interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 official residence...
Last journey in brother鈥檚 lap
Md Sujan, a truck driver鈥檚 assistant, was caught in a clash between students demanding reforms in civil service job reservations and the law enforcers, aided by Awami League people, on his way back home at Mohammadpur on July 20...
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...
Three shot at in a house, two survive
Sanjida was hit with a bullet in the lower abdomen as she turned to step inside the room with her daughter, who stepped out onto the balcony a while before...
Education reforms to meet market needs, empower work force
IN RECENT years, Bangladesh has been facing a critical issue, widening the gap between the education provided by its higher institutions and the actual demands of the job market. This mismatch is not just a concern for the career prospects of graduates but a pressing challenge that demands immediate attention. It could potentially stifle the nation鈥檚...
European stocks, dollar recover from US jobs disappointment
European stock markets and the dollar recovered Monday after big pre-weekend falls caused by concerns about the health of the US economy, but Asian equities declined further...
Jobseekers block Shahbagh
Job seekers on Saturday noon blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital, demanding that the age limit for entry into government jobs be raised to 35 years from existing 30 years...
Job recruitment deaths highlight unemployment crisis in India
India launched a probe on Tuesday after 12 applicants for government jobs died during physical tests for coveted posts as excise officers.
A mutiny rooted in history?
MULTIPLE assumptions emerged from the furious anti-job quota protests that recently catapulted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina to her worst encounter during her last 15-years of uninterrupted rule. The number of deaths swirled beyond two hundred as of this writing; overwhelming brutalities, rampant arson, prolonged curfews...
Govt should take pulse of people and hear their voice
People from all walks of life have taken to the streets to lend their support for the student protests, which聽in the beginning of July sought reforms in civil service job reservations but have now been on the streets demanding the resignation of the government. The protests which begun with a single demand came up with fresh demands as the government...
US extends hiring cooldown while unemployment highest since 2021
The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate since 2021, government data showed Friday, fuelling calls for interest rate...
Nat鈥檒 mass inquiry commission a welcome development
IN A historically and politically significant move, a national mass inquiry commission to investigate the recent violent crackdown on student protests that sought reforms in public service job quota was announced on July 29 at a protest that lawyers organised in Dhaka. The commission is meant to establish the political and legal liability for...
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...
Student protesters announce rallies across Bangladesh today
Students Movement Against Discrimination, a platform for anti-quota movement, announced protest rallies across the country on Monday for pressing their demand.
147 killed in聽violence during quota protests across Bangladesh: govt
The government at last disclosed on Sunday that 147 people, including common people, students, police, and ruling Awami League activists, were killed in...