Tabith to run for BFF president post
Former vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation Tabith Awal announced on Monday that he would contest for the BFF president post in the forthcoming...
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Sri Lanka鈥檚 new leader says no magic solution to crisis
Sri Lanka鈥檚 first leftist president was sworn in to office Monday and vowed to restore public faith in politics, but said he had no magic solution to the hardships suffered following an unprecedented economic crisis...
Effective dengue prevention steps demanded
The Socialist Party of Bangladesh on Thursday submitted a memorandum with seven demands, including effective measures for dengue prevention, to the administrator of the Dhaka South City Corporation...
Mahmud appointed as BTRC commissioner
The Ministry of Public Administration on Thursday appointed Mahmud Hossain as commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
DNCC launches anti-mosquito drive
Dhaka North City Corporation on Thursday launched a weeklong special anti-mosquito drive as dengue cases keep rising.
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...
Freedom fighter Nazrul Islam鈥檚 death anniv observed
The 53rd anniversary of the death of freedom fighter Nazrul Islam was observed on Wednesday...
Overspending on civil administration
FOLLOWING the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime in August, one challenge Bangladesh faces as it moves forward is the sheer size and untenable budget of the Bangladesh Civil Service. The budget for the financial year 2023鈥�2024 reveals that 22 per cent of our national budget goes into public administration, which is a clear marker of the...
Action to be taken against fake FFs: adviser Farooq
Liberation war affairs adviser Farooq-e-Azam on Sunday said that action would be taken against those who had received the freedom fighter certificates without having their participation in the Liberation War.
12 DIGs, 22 SPs get new posting
As part of the ongoing reshuffle in police administration, the inspector general of police on Sunday posted 12 deputy inspector generals to their new assignments at the police headquarters...
Tarafder Ruhul Amin bids for BFF presidency
Just a day after current Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin declared his decision not to compete for the post in the forthcoming federation elections, businessman...
National govt: need of the hour
EVER since the liberation war, we have accrued so many Gordian knot in body politic that not only one but multiple strikes from an imagined Alexander can free us of such a chokehold. Our social-political divides are so divisive, toxic, and dirty that I wonder if we belong to the same nation. We have spilled blood frequently hoping for a better future...
TCB starts selling essentials from today
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh聽will start selling essential commodities at subsidised prices across聽the country from today for the month of September...
Communal harmony: need for political transition
AS BANGLADESH navigates through a pivotal phase in its political and social transformation, the necessity of maintaining communal harmony has never been more critical. The country鈥檚 rich tradition of religious tolerance, once a shining example for the region, now faces the gravest threats in recent memory. The foundations of this harmony, deeply...
Interim govt still struggles to streamline civil admin
The interim government is struggling to streamline the civil administration apparently due to the tentativeness of the top level officers and hindrances in promoting mid-raking officers who endured...
Jainul Bari new SBC chairman
The government appointed Mohammad Jainul Bari, the immediate past chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority as the new chairman of the board of directors of Sadharan Bima Corporation...
ACC initiates enquiries against ex-mayor Ivy, two ex-MPs
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday initiated enquiries against former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Selina Hayat Ivy, and former two lawmakers of the Awami League government over allegations of amassing illegal wealth through corruption...
Hafizur takes charge as FBCCI administrator
Bangladesh Competition Commission member Md Hafizur Rahman formally took charge on Thursday as administrator of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry...
Conceit comes before the fall
THE word 鈥楻azakar鈥� originates from Arabic and translates to 鈥榲olunteer鈥� in English. On August 2, 1971, during the height of Bangladesh鈥檚 liberation war, the then-governor of East Pakistan, Lieutenant General Tikka Khan, issued the East Pakistan Razakars Ordinance. This ordinance called for the creation of a voluntary force to be trained and equipped by the...
Bangladesh, China to strengthen water management cooperation: adviser
The water resources and environment adviser to the interim government, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, said on Wednesday that China expressed its commitment to sharing expertise in water management, building a smart water conservancy system, and enhancing data sharing during floods...
FBCCI president Mahbubul Alam resigns
The president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI), Mahbubul Alam, has resigned.
Hafizur Rahman appointed as administrator of FBCCI
The interim government has appointed Md Hafizur Rahman, member of Bangladesh Competition Commission and former additional secretary, as administrator to the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry...
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...
Rizwana seeks US assistance for Buriganga restoration
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest, and climate change, on Monday said that Bangladesh wanted US assistance in cleaning the Buriganga River and mapping its major polluting sources...
Migration aspirants stage demo
Several hundred people aspiring to migrate to Italy on Monday staged a demonstration in the capital鈥檚 Gulshan area urging the Italian embassy in Dhaka to return their passports with Italian visas immediately...
Another dies, 6 still critical
Another worker, who suffered injuries in an explosion at the SN Corporation ship-breaking yard at Sitakunda in Chattogram, died on Monday raising the death toll to two in the incident...
Halim appointed BHBFC chair
Former cabinet secretary ASM Abdul Halim on Monday joined as a director and chairman of the board of directors of Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation, according to a press release...
AI in national security and reforms
ARTIFICIAL intelligence, with its transformation, is swiftly dominating the globe. It compels nations to reconsider forthcoming challenges in every sector. In fact, under the forward-thinking leadership of Dr Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 interim government, Bangladesh now stands at the crossroads through which AI can be utilised not only for the reinforcement of...
Students unveil National Citizens Committee
The National Citizens Committee made its debut at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday as a platform to nurture the hopes and aspirations of the sections of society that participated in Students Movement Against Discrimination to topple the previous Awami League-led government on August 5.
24th BCS admin adhoc committee formed
Public administration ministry deputy secretary Nurjahan Khanom and Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, under planning ministry, director Saiful Islam have been elected as convener and joint convener respectively of the 24th BCS administration cadre service adhoc committee.