Crucial farm jobs dry up in Morocco amid drought
In a sun-baked village north of Morocco鈥檚 capital Rabat, Mustapha Loubaoui and other itinerant workers wait idly by the roadside for farm work made scarce by a six-year drought...
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Court to make final decision on quota: PM
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Sunday that the government could do nothing to reform the quota system in public services until the court resolved the matter...
Ensure proper coordination, adjustment of quota-related issue: NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission chairman Kamal Uddin Ahmed on Thursday said that it was important to ensure proper coordination and adjustment of issues related to quota in the government jobs...
Chhatra Dal extends support to quota movement
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Thursday extended its full support to the ongoing movement of general students demanding reform in the existing quota system for government jobs.
BNP must walk the walk and stop belittling legitimate issues
THE remark of the senior joint secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the government is creating various issues to deflect public attention away from agreements 鈥� said to have been against Bangladesh鈥檚 national interests 鈥� that the government has signed with other countries is misleading on a few counts...
Day-long blockade today
Students continued their protests against the existing quota system in government jobs for the ninth consecutive day on Tuesday by blocking highways at places in the...
US jobs market sees gradual cooldown in June
US job gains eased slightly in June while unemployment edged up, government data showed Friday, in a sign that the world鈥檚 biggest聽economy聽is cooling steadily as policymakers hope...
BNP morally supports movements of teachers, students: Fakhrul
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that the party morally supported the ongoing movements by public university teachers and students based on 鈥榡ustified鈥� demands....
Unrest at public universities
A SURGE of protests by teachers and students at public universities across Bangladesh underscores a deepening crisis in the country鈥檚 higher education system. The causes of this unrest are multifaceted, involving contentious policies such as the newly introduced pension scheme named Prattay under the Universal Pension Scheme and the reinstatement of...
Student protests aganist quota intensify
Thousands of students in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday continued their street protests by blocking the capital鈥檚 Shahbagh intersection and major highways...
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 to review age limit for govt jobs in future: Minister
Public administration minister Farhad Hossain on day said that while there are no immediate plans to raise the age limit for entering government service, the issue remains open for future discussion...