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Rohingya genocide case to proceed
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Rohingya Influx
Need 1 week to assess situation
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Wasfia 1st Bangladeshi to conquer K2
22 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
22 July 2022, 03:00 AM
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21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Yet-to-start mega projects: Consider putting them on hold
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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‘You cannot remain silent’
21 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Electricity crisis may worsen
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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EC’s dialogue hits a snag as BNP skips it
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
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Public Procurement Contracts: Collusion still key in winning
Political influence, collusion between influential people, and syndication still play a key role in winning public procurement contracts from four government institutions despite the introduction of a simplified procurement process, says a report of Transparency International Bangladesh.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 fallout: recruitments stalled, jobseekers worried
Soon after completing her MBA from Dhaka University last year, Fahmida Khan started looking for jobs. Her first choice was a government job for which the recruitment takes place through BCS exams.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Spiraling Onion Prices: Govt insists stock enough, but in vain
Repeated assurances of sufficient stock or the promise of importing onions from alternative destinations by top-level government officials could not rein in unbridled onion prices.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Yoshihide Suga named new Japanese PM
Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament yesterday to become the country’s first new leader in nearly eight years, appointing a new cabinet that kept about half of the familiar faces from predecessor Shinzo Abe’s lineup.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh economy relatively in good shape
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh’s economy is more or less in a good shape now although the Covid-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to it like it has done to other countries in the world.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Students Amid Closure: Walled in by uncertainties
Shabeeb has been having trouble concentrating on his studies for the last few days. Stuck at home for six months, the fourth grader of a reputed private school in the capital has become bored and depressed.
16 September 2020, 18:00 PM
30-plus too can apply for govt jobs
The public administration ministry is going to issue a gazette notification within a day or two to allow those who turned 30 on March 25 or later to apply for government jobs.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
NID Card Forgery: EC officials compromising server security
Many field level polls officials share passwords of a software with data entry officers for corrections to national identity cards, which ultimately gives criminals the scope for forging the cards.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Arab-Israel Recognition: Trump presides over historic deals
US President Donald Trump yesterday presided over the signing ceremony of historic diplomatic deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that could herald a dramatic shift in Middle East power dynamics and give him a boost ahead of the November election.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
BJMC Golden Handshake: Workers skeptical, feel harassed
There was a lavish ceremony inside Karim Jute Mills Corporation on the outskirts of Dhaka yesterday to mark the disbursement of due wages and other benefits of the laid-off and retired workers of 25 shuttered state-run jute mills.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Abrar Fahad Murder Case: All 25 accused to face trial
A tribunal in Dhaka yesterday framed charges against all 25 accused Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology students in the Abrar Fahad murder case.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Khaleda’s sentence suspension extended
The government has extended for six months its earlier order that suspended the jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and released her from jail.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Onion makes consumers cry
Onion prices have shot up dramatically in the country due to panic buying by consumers and price gouging by wholesalers in the immediate aftermath of India’s decision on Monday to suspend onion exports.
15 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Threats send prisons on high alert nationwide
The prison authority has beefed up security across the country following a threats from some unidentified miscreants over phone and letters of “snatching away militant inmates” from jails.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
India bans onions export
India yesterday banned export of onions with immediate effect, a move more than likely to create a crisis in the markets of Bangladesh.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
After 30 years of autocracy’s demise, democracy still remains a distant dream
Article by Mahfuz Anam on the International Day of Democracy
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh passes China with virus deaths
Bangladesh has surpassed China in terms of the total number of deaths due to Covid-19 with the health directorate reporting 26 deaths in the past 24 hours till 8:30am yesterday.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Biman may stay caged
The cabinet yesterday approved a draft law allowing the aviation ministry to keep its control over Biman, even though the national flag carrier was turned into a public limited company in 2007 to make it profitable.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Dumping in Buriganga: Wasa MD not complying intentionally
The High Court yesterday observed that the managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is intentionally not implementing a 2011 directive asking it to seal off drains and sewerage lines linked to the Buriganga.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Laid-off jute workers start getting paid
Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) will begin making payments to the laid off workers of 25 shuttered state-run jute mills of the country.
14 September 2020, 18:00 PM