Tag: Bangladesh
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Desperate families of missing foreigners were clinging to hope as they combed hospitals and morgues in search of clues, a week after catastrophic floods tore through Nepal’s Himalayan border region.Outside Kathmandu’s tourist police headquarters, San…
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Iran and the United States traded threats on Wednesday after some of the heaviest fighting in weeks engulfed the Middle East, deepening the foes’ stalemate six months into the war.President Donald Trump said US forces staged a “very heavy attack” on …
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Professor Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuian of the Department of Law at Dhaka University has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC). According to a notification from the Ministry of Public Administration, the P…
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The government has backtracked on its decision to recruit entry-level assistant teachers directly through managing committees or governing bodies at private educational institutions.It has decided to cancel the decision taken on 3 August and retain t…
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Ten more parliamentary standing committees of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) have been formed. However, no committee chairmanship has been given to the opposition party.These committees were formed on Wednesday night. A debate broke ou…
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Farmer Jamir Uddin became involved in a dispute over the cultivation of mortgaged land. Attempts to resolve the matter within the family failed, prompting him to seek assistance from the village court at the Union Parishad (UP). After hearing stateme…
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The amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector has once again crossed Tk 600,000 crore. According to updated Bangladesh Bank data, NPLs increased by Tk 17,851 crore over the three months from March to June this year.An analy…
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National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has provided an explanation regarding the allegations raised by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over irregularities and corruption in the Ministry of Youth and Sports during hi…
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Former justice Syed Shahidur Rahman was among the 650 people from various walks of life who joined Jamaat-e-Islami last Tuesday. His decision to join the party has sparked debate, discussion and criticism on social media.The controversy stems from th…
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A report has appeared in the media quoting Bangladesh’s State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD), Mir Shahe Alam, as saying that Malaysia will recruit 200,000 workers from Bangladesh over the next six months.How…