The preliminary test of the 31st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) Examinations under the Public Service Commission (PSC) will be held on May 27. The decision on the examination was taken at a meeting of the commission at the PSC on Thursday, said PSC Controller of Examinations (Cadre) AYM Naser Uddin
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20 hurt in Narsingdi clash over UP poll
At least 20 people were injured by harpoons early Thursday in a clash between two groups of villagers in Narsingdi Sadar upazila centering Union Parishad election. Police said the clash ensued at about 5:00am when the rival groups of remote Anantarampur village in Chardighaldi Union Parishad as a sequel to a dispute took place over ... Read more
Elephants kill 1 in Sherpur
A man was killed in an attack by a herd of wild elephants in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Md Bahadur Ali, 40, hailed from Dhanua Kamalpur village in Bakshiganj upazila of Jamalpur, reports a correspondent from Sherpur. Abdur Rauf Pradhan, officer-in-charge of Jhenaigati Police Station, said at least ... Read more
SSC results on May 12
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC), SSC vocational and Dakhil examinations of 2011 under 10 education boards will be published on May 12, education officials told The Independent Monday. ‘The due date of publication of the results is May 10 (within two months of completion of exams) but our honourable Prime Minister Sheikh ... Read more
Smuggling thru airport soaring
Law enforcers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have arrested a dozen people, during the last four months, and seized foreign currency, gold ornaments and other valuables worth about Tk. 15 crore. The confiscated valuables were being smuggled to various countries through the premier airport of the country. According to the Airport Police Station, personnel of Armed ... Read more
Expats get MRP service
Introduced in 4 missions; 2 others in process Bangladesh has introduced machine-readable passport (MRP) service in Singapore, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai missions as part of its effort to provide Bangladeshi expatriates with the service in its 65 missions worldwide. The service will be introduced in Jeddah and Riyadh missions next month, considering
Rapist killer Taleb arrested
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested Abu Taleb who raped and allegedly killed a student of class eight setting her on fire after she became pregnant for seven months from the capital’s Rampura yesterday. The victim Nilufa, 16, died on January 31 at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after fighting for her ... Read more
550 foreign-funded NGOs lose registration
Dhaka: NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB), the regulatory body for foreign-funded NGOs, has cancelled registrations of 550 donor-funded NGOs, in the past nine months, while 67 of the organisations have applied for reinstatement of their registrations, sources at the NGOAB said. NGOAB has cancelled the registrations of the NGOs, as they were found to have been ... Read more
HSC exams begin Tuesday
The Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations will begin on Tuesday. The examinations will end on May 31. On the first day, Bangla first paper examination will be held. This year, 7,79,441 examinees will take the exams under the 10 education boards. The chairman of the Board of Secondary and Intermediate, Dhaka, Fahima Khatun, told ... Read more
Govt will shut down 5,043 NGOs
The government has decided to shut down 5043 non-government organisations (NGOs) in 31 districts, as these organisations were found to have violated rules of the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies ( Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961. “We won’t permit any organisation to carry out business activities, after taking registrations
Teachers sued after student beaten unconscious
Lalmonirhat: The headmaster and a teacher of the Goddimari High School at Hatibandha in Lalmonirhat were sued on Thursday on charges of beating a student unconscious for being late for class. Alamgir Hossain, 14, the student, was injured after he had been allegedly tortured by the class teacher, Ehsan Ali, on Tuesday morning
Mobile court for market closure by 8pm likely
The government has decided to deploy mobile courts, if necessary, to enforce market closure after 8:00pm in a day or two to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the Higher Secondary Certificate examination schedule to begin on April 5. The decision was made at an inter-ministerial meeting, presided over by the state minister of
Showcasing Bangladesh begins in Paris March 31
A month-long event portraying the rich cultural diversity of Bangladesh begins in the French capital Paris on March 31. Alliance Francaise de Dhaka and Chittagong,, Bangladesh Brand Forum and Foundation of Alliance Francaise in Paris will jointly organize the event titled ‘Alliances en resonanc/Le Bangladesh
SC needs honest judges to avoid caretaker govt row
Says Dr Kamal Renowned jurist Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday told the Supreme Court that honest, competent, and neutral judges have to be appointed to this court in a very transparent manner in order to avoid any dispute over the system of caretaker government. The last retired chief justice is appointed as chief adviser to the ... Read more
Govt seeks ADB aid
Dhaka-Ctg Expressway Govt seeks ADB aid The government yesterday sought financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to conduct a feasibility study for the Dhaka-Chittagong elevated expressway. Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain conveyed the message to a three-member ADB team at his secretariat office in the
Enrich NHCR to ensure human rights: Mizanur
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Dr Mizanur Rahman yesterday urged the government to provide necessary human resources, fund, and other facilities to the commission to ensure its capability in protecting human dignity of people. “Extend your hands…give us little help and little fund. We will fight our best for ensuring the
Polythene bag use keeps rising
Lax law enforcement blamed Nine years after polythene shopping bags were banned throughout the country, their use is increasing for lack of proper enforcement of the ban, environmentalists have claimed. Save the Environment Movement president Abu Naser Khan blamed lax implementation of law and irregularities in enforcement operations for the increases use of polythene
Drik Gallery exhibits Women in Nature
A weeklong painting exhibition titled ‘Women in Nature’ is going on at the Drik Gallery of Dhanmondi in Dhaka. Exploring various women’s issues, the exhibition is a tribute to the late artist Rawjatun Zannat Champa who died in November 2008 and also to mark International Women’s Day. Three Bangladeshi artists, who are former students of Charukala, ... Read more
Businesses promise jobs for Libya returnees
Leaders of the country’s business associations on Thursday pledged to provide the repatriated Bangladeshis from Middle East and North African countries, especially from Libya, with jobs. They made the promise in a discussion on ‘Prevailing situation in North Africa and Middle East’ organised by the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry at
Rajshahi WASA launched formally
The Rajshahi Water and Sewerage Authority started its work formally on Thursday. Rajshahi mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, as the chief gust, inaugurated the inception. Khairuzzaman, while addressing the programme, said RCC had already taken short- and long-term plans to meet the water demand of the city