Schoolboy dies falling from rooftop during New Year celebration
Tragedy struck in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Tuesday night as a tenth-grade student fell to his death from the rooftop of a three-story building while celebrating the New Year...
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South Korea investigators vow to execute Yoon arrest warrant
South Korean investigators said Wednesday they would execute an arrest warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol over his declaration of martial law by the deadline of January 6, as the impeached leader鈥檚 supporters rallied outside his residence...
NEW YEAR CELEBRATION: Ban on fireworks, lanterns largely ignored
Defying a ban from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, the city people celebrated New Year鈥檚 Eve with fireworks, crackers and sky lanterns from Tuesday evening to the small hours on Wednesday as elsewhere across the country...
Kings, Fortis edge closer to quarters
Defending champions Bashundhara Kings and Fortis Football Club moved closer to the quarter-finals of the Federation Cup with wins over their respective Group A rivals in two matches at separate venues across the country on Tuesday.
Energypac, Perkins explores enhanced power solutions
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July revolution declaration to bury 1972 constitution: Hasnat
Convener of the anti-discrimination student movement Hasnat Abdullah on Sunday said that with the declaration of July revolution, the 1972 鈥楳ujibbadi Constitution鈥� would be buried on December 31.
Work disrupted at聽5 fire-hit ministries
Routine works of the five ministries affected by a fire in the聽 past week were disrupted on Sunday as their offices at new locations were yet to be ready.
Number of workers going abroad falls in 2024: RMRRU
The Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit said on Saturday that it saw a fall in the migration of workers going abroad for jobs in 2024 compared with 2023.
Victory Day tennis tournament kicks off in Dhaka
The Victory Day tennis tournament commenced at the National Tennis Complex at Ramna in the capital on Friday.
Strike disrupts operations at Baghabari Port
In solidarity with Bangladesh Shipping Workers Federation, workers at Baghabari Port in Shahjadpur, have launched an indefinite strike in response to the recent murder of seven people aboard a ship on the River Meghna in Chandpur.
Tension in civil service:聽25 cadre officials continue protest
Tensions within the Bangladesh Civil Service deepened on Thursday as administration cadre officials pushed for exclusive promotions, while officials from the 25 other cadres demonstrated...
Tension mounts among govt officers over reform
Administration cadre officials and other cadres are now facing off over the public administration reforms aimed at freeing the civil service from political influence and inter-cadre discrimination and making it more service-oriented.
Admin cadres demand resignation of Public Administration Reform Commission
Calling all members of the Public Administration Reform Commission 鈥榗ontroversial,鈥� BCS (Admin) Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd general secretary Mashiur Rahman has demanded the resignation of the commission.
Goals galore in Fed Cup聽
Forward Nabib Newaz Jibon slammed a hat-trick as Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society sealed a crushing 6-0 win over Fakirerpool Young Men鈥檚 Club in their Group B match of the Federation Cup...
Summit operating 13 out of 18 power plants
Summit Corporation Limited is now operating 15 power plants out of 18, said a press release on Thursday...
Reform Proposals: Health, edn cadre officials planning to hold more protests
Officials of the health and education cadres are planning to make louder their protests against the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals, including separating the health and education sectors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, in the coming weeks...
Cancellation of lease of parks, playgrounds demanded
Twenty-four environmental organisations on Thursday formed a human chain, demanding the North City Corporation cancel leases of parks and playgrounds to protect citizens鈥� rights...
FIFA clears Hamza to represent Bangladesh
Leicester City midfielder Hamza Choudhury is all set to represent Bangladesh national football team after receiving approval from FIFA鈥檚 players鈥� status chamber, confirmed the Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday.
Reform Commission: Admin, edn cadre officials oppose planned proposals
Administrative service officials and government college teachers have strongly criticised the public administration reform commission鈥檚 proposals that the commission has finalised for submitting to the interim government...
Enforced Disappearance: 20 top army, police officials barred from leaving country
The Ministry of Home affairs has asked the Department of Immigration to take necessary steps to withdraw passports of and prevent travel outside of Bangladesh by 20 former army and police officials on charges of their involvement in enforced disappearance...
Bangladesh debunks attempts to distort history of 1971 Liberation War
The Bangladesh interim government on Wednesday refuted attempts to distort the history of 1971 War of Independence, referencing a book written by the late J N Dixit, a former Indian foreign secretary, diplomat, and national security adviser....
A welcome move to better health, education admin
A COUPLE of recommendations that the commission on public administration reforms, instituted in mid-September, says would make are a welcome move. The commission has said that it would recommend the separation of the health and the education cadre from other cadres the way the judicial cadre has been separated from the...
Ronaldo confirms wants to take reins of Brazilian football
Brazil legend Ronaldo has confirmed he wants to become president of the country's football governing body to address a 鈥榙eep crisis鈥� the sport is facing nationally.
Health, edn to be separated from other cadres
The public administration reform commission would recommend that the government separate the health and education sectors from the cadre services and merge the remaining cadre services into five clusters.
ICB gets Tk聽3,000cr loan to stabilise capital market
The Investment Corporation of Bangladesh has received a loan of Tk聽3,000 crore from the Bangladesh Bank to help stabilise the capital market...
Fortis FC stun Kings聽
Fortis Football Club stunned treble winners and defending champions Bashundhara Kings with a 2-0 win in their Group A second match of the Federation Cup at the Kings Arena on Tuesday.聽
Effective measures needed to fight inflation, rising poverty
THIS is highly worrying that inflation, especially food inflation, has pushed about 10 per cent of the population, 1.78 crore people, either into poverty or at risk of poverty in 2022鈥�2024. A Research and Policy Integration for Development study has also identified that the segment of people living in extreme poverty has increased from 5.65 per cent in 2022 to 7.95 per cent in...
Reform commission for determining promotion of deputy, joint secy based on exams
The Public Administration Reform Commission is set to recommend that no one be promoted to the positions of deputy secretary and joint secretary in the civil service without undergoing an examination, said commission chairman Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury.
Crisis-hit Spanish football federation elects new chief
Spain's football federation elected Rafael Louzan as its new president on Monday as it tries to move on from more than a year of turmoil sparked by former boss Luis Rubiales's forced kiss on star player Jenni Hermoso.
True liberation war history not yet written: Badruddin Umar
Eminent writer and researcher Badruddin Umar claimed that true history of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War had not been written and what had been written was the official narrative and 80-90 per cent of those were fabricated.