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The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) on Sunday published the reviewed preliminary test results of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. The number of successful candidates is 46,250, PSC public relation officer Meer Mosharraf Hossain told reporters. The number is 34,217 more from the previously

A heated debate put Parliament floor on fire, on Sunday, over a recent comment made on women, by Hefazat-e-Islami chief Allama Ahmed Shafi. Treasury bench lawmakers condemned the “derogatory” remarks, while opposition MPs termed Shafi as an Islamic cleric (Alema). Ruling party lawmaker AN Mahfuza Khatun Baby Maudud (Women Seat-50) raised a point of

The opposition BNP, on Sunday, criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for calling the recently elected mayors of five city corporations as corrupt and terrorists. “The PM is perplexed over the utter failure of her party-backed mayoral aspirants in the recent civic polls. Instead of taking lessons from the debacle, she is passing

Criticising Awami League and BNP, Jatiya Party (JP) chairman HM Ershad on Sunday said that both ruling and opposition parties are busy in the politics of vengeance, making the country’s situation volatile. “I never did the politics of vengeance and I will never

The Ganajagaran Mancha activists started a sit-in on Sunday with their vigil ahead of the verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Ghulam Azam, scheduled for Monday at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War. Shortly after Iftar on Sunday, the supporters started gathering at Shahbagh Square, Dr Imran H ... Read more

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam on Sunday rejected the media reports which stated that he has resigned from the party post. “The news published by a section of newspapers about my resignation is totally baseless and false. A vested quarter is spreading propaganda just to achieve political gains,”

Finance minister AMA Muhith has written to the World Bank (WB), saying that the bank made a hasty decision on the Padma Bridge issue, cancelling the promised funds for the project, as the term of its incumbent president was expiring. The finance minister wrote the letter on June 20, in response to the final probe ... Read more

Opposition lawmaker Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Sunday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to withdraw her remarks on the winning candidates in the recent elections of five city corporations and seek apology from the people. The prime minister at a function at her official residence Ganabhaban on Saturday branded the winners as “corrupt and terrorists” and ... Read more

Local govt elections should be held like national polls Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her dissatisfaction over city corporations’ election results and said all local government polls in future should be held like the national elections directly participated by political parties. Inaugurating 88 new AC buses for Dhaka metropolitan city at Ganobhaban on Saturday, ... Read more

Irked by ‘unnecessary’ criticism, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said she will go for a tit-for-tat policy against those criticising the government relentlessly over the quick rental power plant issue. “Let the holy Ramadan be over, let the holy Eid passes by,

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) will publish the new results of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination, after review, on Sunday. BPSC chairman Ahmedul Haque Chowdhury said this on Saturday, while talking to reporters. He also said the previous results announced on July 8 were cancelled. The BPSC decided to review the ... Read more

Officials are divided over a proposal to convert rental and quick-rental power projects into IPPs and extend their tenure, to stave off a possible power crisis in the country. At present, rental and quick-rental power projects jointly generate 1,561MW of electricity. This is about a third of the country’s total generation capacity.

Despite taking the decision to attend the iftar party hosted by BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia for political leaders, the ruling Awami League backed out at the last moment. About the last minute cancellation, party presidium member Nooh Alam Lenin said that the AL delegation had decided not to attend the iftar as Jamaat e ... Read more

France, an influential member of the European Union, believes the trade benefits enjoyed by Bangladesh in EU market under GSP (Generalised System of Preferences) should not be suspended or withdrawn. “We are convinced that the GSP facility that Bangladesh benefits in its economic relations with the European Union is an incentive to undertake the

With the advent of the Holy Ramadan, prices of almost all essential commodities, including rice and vegetables, have increased substantially in recent days. Despite government efforts to fight rising inflation, the price hike is putting pressure on the lower and middle income groups, leaving them in dire straits. According to sources,

The flood situation in the country’s north has slightly improved, with water levels in several rivers declining in the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. The water level of Dharala River has decreased by 35 cm, Brahmaputra by 11 cm, and Teesta by 37 cm, said Abu Taher, executive engineer of Kurigram Water

BNP would reevaluate the Rampal thermal power plant, if it came to power, a senior party leader said on Saturday. “A power plant at Rampal not only endangers the Sundarbans, but is also harmful to the people of this country. The devastation of the Sundarbans will cause slow death to us,” Dr Abdul Moin Khan ... Read more

The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has failed to implement the much talked-about Buriganga River Restoration Project (New Dhaleswari-Pungli-Bangshi-Turag- Buriganga River system), within the stipulated time. The BWDB undertook the Tk. 944.09-crore project in 2010, to infuse new life into the four rivers—the Buriganga, the Turag, the Balu

Seven Bangladeshi crew members, who are being held hostages in Somalia by pirates, are alive and have now been shifted to another hijacked fishing vessel, the Foreign Ministry informed on Saturday. “It has been primarily confirmed through Maritime Piracy and Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) based in London, quoting sources in the UN Office for

M. Saber is a homeless destitute, a vagrant, a beggar- we have many names for people like him. He sits on different spots of the city with a sign board hanging from his neck that says “I am orphaned and disabled, don’t have mother & father. I want a vehicle!”. He explains that he wants ... Read more