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After recruitment of some 5,000 doctors recently, the government is now set to hire 1,532 assistant teachers on ad hoc basis for different government high schools in the country, The Independent has learnt from reliable sources. “We are amending the existing appointment rules of 1991 to make way for the fresh recruitment of the assistant teachers

For the first time in the country, the government will provide 30 per cent of the basic pay as risk allowance to policemen who are holding the ranks of constable to sub-inspector (SI) from this month. The finance ministry has approved the home ministry’s proposal of providing the risk allowance on Sunday, a source in the ... Read more

Ashulia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday, urged garments workers to cast their votes for ‘boat’ (the election symbol of her party) to give her the scope to serve the people of the country for another term. “Cast your vote for ‘boat’ and give me the scope to serve you for another term,” the Premier said, ... Read more

A BNP leader on Sunday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of violating the election code of conduct for spending public money to seek votes for her party. “Sheikh Hasina, who is still in charge of the government, has been seeking votes for the boat (Awami League’s election symbol) by holding

Veteran broadcaster and internationally acclaimed journalist Sir David Frost has died following a heart attack on board a cruise ship. He was 74. He suffered the heart attack while he was giving a speech aboard cruise ship Queen Elizabeth on Saturday night, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

The Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule of parliamentary elections after holding discussions with major political parties when they unanimously express their wish to take part in the elections, an EC commissioner said on Sunday. “If political parties want, the EC can take an initiative to hold meetings with them (the political parties)

Maddhyapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL), a subsidiary of Petrobangla, the state-owned energy company, will sign a contract on Monday with Belarus-based Germania-Trest Consortium to operate the country’s lone hard rock mine. “Our aim is to produce 9.2 million tonnes of hard rock from the Maddhyapara granite mine. We will

Communication Minister and Awami League presidium member Obaidul Kader on Sunday said that his party would not give its ticket to those who are isolated from the people, to contest in the next general elections due early next year. “We will nominate those who have huge peoples’ support, for contesting in the upcoming polls in ... Read more

Chairman of Dhobaura Upazila in Mymensigh Forkan Uddin Selim was killed in a clash between the two rival groups of the ruling Awami League over supremacy in the area on Sunday evening. Police said the clash first started at about 2:10pm between the two groups led by AL secretary of Ghamari Union Azizul Haque Khan and ... Read more

The navigability crisis is continuing to disrupt ferry services between Paturia and Daulatdia on the river channels, having worsened over the last couple of days. Frequent suspension of ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia route has dislocated communication links between Dhaka and 21 south-western districts.

Miscreants have threatened to blow up the Chittagong Court Building, Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Building and the Customs Building demanding the release of, an alleged war criminal, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury facing trial in the International Crimes Tribunal. The anonymous letter which reached Mir Ruhul Amin, the Chief Judicial

The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned why the bail granted to Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jesmine Islam in 11 corruption cases should not be cancelled. In response to a petition, the HC bench comprising Justice Nizamul Haque and Justice Kashifa Hossain issued the rule. Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Sheikh Yusuf Harun

At least 30 persons including two cops were injured in a clash between two groups of BNP activists at Ullapara upazila headquarters in Sirajganj district on Sunday noon. Of the injured, 20 persons were admitted to Ullapara upazila health complex and Sirajganj General Hospital. Condition of two persons was stated to be critical,

A freedom fighter prosecution witness on Sunday said that staying in Pabna, accused Motiur Rahman Nizami, now ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami, used to chalk out plans and often had discussions with the Pakistan occupation army in order to thwart the Liberation War in 1971. “I came to know of this through interrogation from the Razakars and ... Read more

In the face of a possible United States-led military strike in Syria, Bangladesh has asked all its citizens living in the war-torn country to leave. “Bangladesh has been closely monitoring the situation in Syria and has already advised its citizens to leave Syria,” said a Foreign Ministry statement on Saturday. According to officials at the ... Read more

Unidentified assailants stabbed to death a local Juba League leader in broad daylight, at Pallabi in Mirpur area of the city, on Saturday. The victim was identified as Shah Ali alias Rocky, 35, son of Matiur Rahman Khokon of Mirpur Section-7, Road-5, House-568. He was the president of Ward 92 unit of Juba League, an ... Read more

Ferry services on the Paturia-Daulatdia channel, the gateway to the country’s south-western region, have almost come to a stanstill. All 10 Ro Ro ferries have stopped plying on the Padma river since Friday morning. Two K-type (light vessel) ferries are transporting vehicles across the river with great difficulty. The assistant general manager of the Bangladesh Inland

Chairman of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), Dr Mizanur Rahman, underscored the need for a participatory democracy for ensuring good governance, and poverty alleviation in the country. “There is no need to invent any new mechanism because all provisions for a participatory democracy are already there in our Constitution,” he said, while addressing

Oishee Rahman, daughter of slain Special Branch Inspector Mahfuzur Rahman and his wife Swapna Rahman, was sent to Dhaka central jail from Gazipur adolescent development centre on Saturday. Deputy director of Department of Social Services (DSS), Gazipur district unit Lutfunnesa said, Oishee has been shifted to Dhaka central jail at around 11:00 am following a ... Read more

Leader of the opposition and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson KhaledaZia, on Saturday, urged the people of the country to make preparations for an all-out movement against the present government, saying that a “suffocating situation” is now prevailing in the country. The main objectives of the movement would be to restore the caretaker