EC likely to recruit 2,000 officials before election
The Election Commission has taken a move to recruit 2,000 more officials and employees, including 517 assistant upazila election officers, to enhance its capacity.
Sinha cautions India against Bangladesh govt
Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha, who has sought political asylum in the US, has urged India to support the rule of law and democracy in his country, saying the
Digital Security Bill not to gag journalists: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday claimed that the passage of the Digital Security Bill was meant to check cybercrimes and not to gag the media.
Conspiracies to be there, but I don’t care, says PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said conspiracies over elections were there and will be there in the future but she does not care about it at all.
Seven top BNP leaders get anticipatory bail
The High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bails to seven top Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders including its secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with Hatirjheel police station.
No quota for Class I, Class II govt jobs
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the government committee proposal for abolishing quota system in recruitment of Class I and Class II employees in public service.
Sinha to be brought back: Law Minister
Claiming that former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has no allegiance towards the country, law minister Anisul Huq on Tuesday said he will be brought back home through a legal process.
Govt to spend Tk 4,371cr on navigability dev, reclamation of four rivers
The executive committee of the National Economic Council on Tuesday approved 15 projects involving Tk 13,218.31 crore, including the Tk 4,371 crore 'Navigability development and reclamation of Old Brahmaputra, Dharla, Tulai and Punarbhaba Rivers' project.
Two killed in blast at National Fan factory
At least two workers were killed and 15 others injured in a blast at the heat chamber of National Fan Factory at Tongi in Gazipur on Tuesday.
AL election pledges on independence of judiciary left unfulfilled
The Awami League-led government did not keep its election promises that ‘genuine independence and impartiality of the judiciary will be ensured’ and the Supreme Court would be given ‘the responsibility of controlling and supervising the lower judiciary.’
