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A total of 80 government officials, from assistant secretary to secretary levels, have been made officers on special duty (OSD) while the contractual appointments of 101 officials were scrapped in three months till October after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.This information was discl...
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has called for the establishment of a regulatory reform commission to address bottlenecks in the business sector and create a more conducive environment for business in Bangladesh. Additionally, the think tank suggested forming a ‘better business forum...
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he World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR)-2024 was observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world on Sunday (November 17) in memory of those injured or killed in road crashes. Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) observed the day. On the occasion, the DNCC in collaboration wi...
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 415 this year.In the recent fatalities, 7 were reported in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), and one in the Chattogram Division (outsi...
A total of 14 high-profile offenders, including 10 former ministers, two advisers, a retired judge, and a former secretary, will be produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) today in connection with charges of crimes against humanity, including alleged genocide during the July-August s...
A hint of winter chill is now felt in different parts of the country, especially in northern districts, with light fog in the early morning and evening. The advent of winter has sent temperatures tumbling and cast a veil of thick fog in the northern districts. According to the Bangladesh Meteor...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman had called upon the interim government to manifest its commitment to ensuring voting rights of the people through a credible election in a bid to strengthen ties with people and build their trust.Speaking at an event, he warned that people will not tolerate it if t...
The Rapid Action Battalion on early Saturday rescued an eight-month-old baby girl named Zaifa, abducted by robbers after looting money and gold ornaments from a house at Azimpur Medical Staff Quarters in the capital. A team of the RAB recused the baby from Mohammadpur area in the city and arres...
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Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has alleged that people with vested interests had been strategically placed within Bangladesh Bank (BB) to serve the interest of particular groups.“They printed money, showed fake reserves. A person who is...
The government has extended the executive magisterial power of all commissioned officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force by an additional 60 days.According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Saturday, commissioned officers of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, ranked C...
Country’s people, especially farmers living in the rural area, on Saturday, celebrated the ‘Nabanna Utsab’, a Bengali festival of harvesting new crops amid festivity and fervour.With the ray of sunshine of the first day of Agrahayon (Bangla month), the farmers, the integral part of...
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims 2024 will be observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world today (Sunday) in memory of those injured or killed in road crashes. It is a global event dedicated to honouring the millions of lives lost or severely affected by road crashes. T...
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Saturday has issued cautionary alert over fraudulence on hajj refund, as several groups of fraudsters are active in the country in the name of returning Hajj's refund money. The Ministry requested all to be careful against such fraudulent circles," ...
Bangladesh Navy will keep its ships in Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, Barishal and Chandpur open for all to visit on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day on November 21.Bangladesh Naval vessels will remain open at the selected river ports from 12:00pm until the sun sets on Thursday, said an Inter-Servic...
Restriction has been imposed on vehicular movement inside the Dhaka cantonment on November 21, marking the Armed Forces Day, according to a press release of Inter-Serviced of Public Relations (ISPR).It said various events will take place inside Dhaka Cantonment marking the day.The movement will be r...
A gang of robbers kidnapped an eight-month-old baby girl after looting money and gold ornaments from a house at Azimpur Medical Staff Quarters in the capital on Friday morning. Several teams of police are hunting down the robbers who decamped with Tk 1.5 lakh in cash and four bhoris of gold orn...
Members of the Tablighi Jamaat faction led by Indian preacher Saad Kandhlawi have gathered at Kakrail Mosque in the capital for a two-week stay.On Friday, Saad's disciples entered the mosque and took over management duties from its rival faction, led by senior cleric Zubair Ahmed, reportedly on ...
The capital Dhaka has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 226 on Friday morning.On Friday’s air was classified as 'very unhealthy’ and an unhealthy air quality continued for the past few days, according to the AQI index.When th...
Bangladeshi CSOs at the ongoing COP29 in Baku of Azerbaijan demanded for fossil fuel phase out, revision of the current power master plan, adequate and sustainable climate finance and a rapid transition to renewable energy. WaterKeepers Bangladesh, YouthNet, Friends of the Earth, 350.org, Don&r...
Speakers at an event stressed creating public awareness to substantially reduce the death rate of women with breast cancer in the country. The mass media can play a significant role in raising public awareness about prevention and treatment of the disease, they observed. They made the observati...
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