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14 Dhaka University admission seekers were handed over to police on Friday for allegedly cheating in the ‘Ka’ unit admission test by using Short Massage Service (SMS) on their cellular phones. The ‘Ka’ unit admission test for the first year honours courses of the 2013-14 academic session was held at 77 centres in the capital. ... Read more

2 contracts to be finalised with ConocoPhillips, ONGC Videsh in December. Bangladesh will sign two contracts with two international oil companies (IOCs) in December for exploring hydrocarbons in the Bay of Bengal. “We have completed all necessary tasks by this time for signing the contracts, including the signing of the initial agreements, vetting from the ... Read more

The burn and plastic surgery unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) is facing a shortage of manpower even though there has been a spurt recently in the number of severely burnt patients from different parts of the country because of political violence. DMCH sources attributed the acute manpower crisis to the fact that even ... Read more

A group of Bangladeshi civil society members has urged global leaders to listen to the plights of climate victims and condemned industrialised countries for blocking a “loss and damage” mechanism in the UN climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland. The mechanism is an arrangement that

A physician reportedly fled from the Shahbagh police station on Friday after DMCH authorities handed him over to police allegedly for issuing fake medical certificates. The physician was identified as Dr Mohammad Jahangir Alam. Hospital sources said, Jahangir Alam illegally issued DMCH certificates to people regarding injury and others diseases in exchange of money.

30 incumbent ministers dropped A 29-member cabinet, including eight new and 21 existing ministers and state ministers, has been formed to oversee the next general election. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has forwarded the resignations of 16 ministers and 14 state ministers to President Md Abdul Hamid. The portfolios

In a new turn of event in the country’s volatile political landscape, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam to initiate talks with his ruling party counterpart to resolve the ongoing political crisis, reports UNB. The Prime Minister made the call as she met

Us Congressional Hearing On Bangladesh Non-inclusive polls could deepen crisis A US congressional hearing on Thursday expressed concern at the ongoing political stalemate in Bangladesh and feared escalation of violence in case a non-inclusive election took place. The subcommittee on Asia and Pacific of the house committee on foreign affairs of the US Congress made ... Read more

President-oppn meeting minutes sent to govt The BNP-led 18-party alliance on Thursday threatened to launch another spell of countrywide hartal if the government failed to initiate talks with the Opposition to end the stand-off within a couple of days. Apparently irked over the government’s reluctance for a compromise, senior Opposition leaders threatened to intensify their ... Read more

A 24-hour nationwide transport strike paralysed road communication across the country, particularly on long distance routes since Thursday morning. No long distance bus or truck was seen on the highway causing sufferings to people. Transport workers began the strike responding

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asserted that an unprecedented development and modernisation of the Bangladesh Armed Forces had been accomplished during the tenure of the Awami League government. She said Awami League (AL) never used the armed forces for its political interests. “Rather, the party has done everything required for building an efficient,

Reducing the basic wage by Tk 200 from Tk 3200 of the proposed recommendation, the minimum wages board for the garment workers on Thursday made its final recommendation of Tk 5,300 as minimum monthly wage for entry-level workers. The board also recommended for five

ACC chief says anti-graft body made subservient The countrymen would wage a movement against the amended Anti-Corruption Commission law, as it made the graft watchdog subservient, acting ACC chairman Mohammad Shahabuddin said yesterday. He said the move to give government officials impunity and protection would not see the light of the day. According to the new law, ... Read more

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday, expressing deep concern over recent violence and urging calm in the run-up to elections in Bangladesh. “MEPs (Members of European Parliament) call on all groups and individuals to exercise tolerance and restraint, especially in the lead-up to, during, and after the elections,” said a European Parliament

The Board of Investment has decided to review the pay structure for foreigners working in the private sector in Bangladesh amid widespread allegations of tax evasion against the foreign nationals and their local employers, BoI officials said. They said that most of the foreign

He was detained and tortured by police two years ago. Yet he was determined to overcome the odds and become a first-class government officer. It was yesterday that his hard work finally paid off. Abdul Kadar, who was tortured in police custody in July 2011, has been recommended for the education cadre by the Public Service ... Read more

33rd BCS Exams 8,529 get govt job The Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday published the final results of the 33rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, recommending 8,529 successful candidates for recruitment in different government cadres. This is the highest number of appointees to government services through a single BCS exam, AYM Nesar Uddin, examinations controller (cadre)

Headmasters of 7,627 of the 18,598 secondary schools have said their institutions have poor teaching and learning facilities and those schools as have been categorised as ‘poor’ or ‘non performing’ ones in a government survey. The survey titled ‘Performance-Based Institutional Self-Assessment Summery 2013’ was prepared by Secondary Education Sector

A drug addict youth hacked to death four members, including his four-year-old boy, mother, sister and a distant relative, of his family at Golapganj in Sylhet on Thursday afternoon. Local people handed over the killer, Abdus Salam alias Furuk, 35, a carpenter and son of the late Abdul Aziz of village Dakkhin Bhag Puranpara

An unknown miscreant injured the owner of a fast food outlet by firing shots at him in Moghbazar area under Ramna Police Station in the capital on Thursday morning, reports UNB. The victim was identified as Masum Billah Joy, 40, owner of Chitrangan Fast Food in the area. Witnesses said an unidentified miscreant entered