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...
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Priyo鈥檚 camera to never depict life anymore
The days of shooting was over for journalist Tahir Zaman Priyo鈥檚 camera on July 19 when a bullet pierced its owner鈥檚 head at a demonstration against Sheikh Hasina and her government near the...
Murder case filed against Ivy, others in Siddhirganj
A murder case was filed on Tuesday night against over 430 people, including Selina Hayat Ivy, the former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation, over the death of Monirul Islam, who was killed during the student-led mass uprising in Siddhirganj...
Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah remembered
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a man who led movements for saving national wealth...
Reclaiming public trust in public administration
IN BANGLADESH, the state鈥檚 bureaucratic machinery, meant to function as the driving force of the nation, has frequently been regarded with suspicion and lack of trust by the citizens it is meant to serve. According to the public administration critics, this lack of faith is a result of various factors such as corruption, inefficiency and a lack of transparency...
Joint operation to recover illegal arms begins midnight past
A joint operation will begin across the country from tonight in an effort to recover illegal firearms.
FF foundation demands probe into ex-minister Mozammel鈥檚 corruption
The National Freedom Fighters鈥� Foundation in a statement on Sunday demanded the investigation of former Liberation War Affairs minister AKM Mozzamel Haque...
Govt forms body for wealth report form
Public administration ministry on Monday formed a five-member committee to prepare an easy wealth declaration form for the government employees...
Abu Ahmed joins ICB as chairman
Abu Ahmed has joined as director and chairman of board of directors of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh on Sunday, said a press release...
Bangladesh govt servants asked to submit wealth statement聽聽聽
The interim government on Sunday asked all government officers and employees of the country to submit wealth statements in line with the...
A new era in China-Africa cooperation
AS THE 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation approaches, the stage is set for a new chapter in Sino-African relations. From September 4 to 6, Beijing will host this pivotal gathering, where strategic partnerships between China and Africa are expected to deepen significantly. For China, this summit is more than a diplomatic event...
Rubina elected BFWE new president
Rubina Husain was elected the new board president of the Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs for the 2024-2026 terms.
Traffic on Dhaka-Tangail highway disrupted due to workers鈥� demo
Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Tangail highway remained suspended for four hours on Saturday as the workers of two pharmaceutical companies staged demonstration on the highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur district to press-home their 21-point demand...
Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day
The death toll climbed on Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is 鈥榝uelling an already explosive situation鈥�...
S Alam鈥檚 proposal on ERL Unit-2 scrapped
The ministry of power, energy and mineral resources on Thursday decided to cancel the S Alam Group鈥檚 proposal for implementation of installation of Eastern Refinery Limited Unit-2...
Civil service officials urged to build a corruption-free country
The National Museum of Science and Technology director general Muhammad Munir Chowdhury on Wednesday urged the civil service officials to build a corruption-free country...
Mokhlesur made MOPA senior secretary
The government has appointed Md Mokhlesur Rahman as senior secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration on contractual basis for next two years...
Petrobangla promotes five 13th-grade employees to 9th-grade
The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation has promoted five 13th-grade assistants to the position of 9th-grade assistant managers for its administration...
Businesses demand reforms in bank, revenue sectors
The country鈥檚 business leaders on Tuesday urged the government to maintain enhanced law and order situation and make reforms in the banking sector and tax administration to restore a favourable business environment...
Visa seekers stage demos at Indian visa application centres
Hundreds of India visa applicants staged demonstrations at the Indian Visa Application Centres in Dhaka and Satkhira on Monday, voicing their anger over delays and alleged harassment in obtaining visas.
Awami League鈥檚 fall: shaping future
FOLLOWING an unprecedented student-led movement that precipitated the dramatic collapse of the Sheikh Hasina administration, Bangladesh finds itself navigating uncharted waters in an effort to forge a future unlike anything experienced since its independence in 1971. This mass insurrection and its immediate triumph will be remembered as one of...
DBA for appointing DSE independent directors from varied sectors
Stockbrokers on Sunday demanded independent directors of the Dhaka Stock Exchange to be appointed from various sectors, including the Bangladesh bank, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry and non-government organisations...
Urgent call for major reform
BANGLADESH has recently experienced a student movement and the victory of the movement on August 5 after a month of student-led protests that sought reforms in the quota system for civil service jobs. The students have always been at the forefront of change, from their role in the 1952 language movement to the 1971 liberation war and the recent..
People hold demos for job assurance, admission, madrassah nationalisation
People in different groups on Thursday gathered in front of the Bangladesh Secretariat to press home their demands including assurance of employment, continuation of the migration system in cluster admission tests and nationalisation of ibtedayi madrassahs...
A liberation for Bangladesh, a lesson far beyond
AS A Malaysian who has frequented Bangladesh over the last 15 years, there is a huge soft spot in my heart for this country. Over more than a decade, I have come to love Bangladeshi people, food, culture and language; I can now even speak some Bangla! (well, basic Bangla which is probably equivalent to the fluency of a 3-year old Bengali kid)...
82 AL activists sued for attacking BNP leader house in 2018
Eighty two leaders and activists of the Awami League, including its presidium member and Rajshahi City Corporation former mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, have been sued in a case for attacking the house of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson鈥檚 political adviser Mizanur Rahman Minu in 2018...
Bangladesh to play Bhutan in two FIFA friendlies
The Bangladesh national football team will leave home for Bhutan on August 30 to play two FIFA international friendly matches against Bhutan on September 5 and 8, confirmed the Bangladesh Football Federation through a media release on Wednesday...
Athletics Fed secretary Montu resigns
Bangladesh Athletics Federation general secretary Abdur Rakib Montu stepped down from his post on Wednesday citing personal reasons...
FBCCI members for resignation of president, directors
Some general members of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade organisation in the country, on Wednesday gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the federation board, including the president, to step down...
