Bangladesh Civil Service examinees holding protests on Wednesday demanding an immediate cancellation of all sorts of quota in public service recruitment led to traffic chaos in the capital. Examinees of the 34th batch BCS exams continued with their protests on the day. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission later in the evening said that it would review the preliminary test results. […]

The government has no plans to reform the quota system in the Bangladesh Civil Service examinations although many positions under quotas remain vacant. The government is not having any quota reforms plans although the Public Service Commission in its annual reports earlier recommended such reforms in the civil service examinations. The commission in its annual reports of 2009 and 2011 […]

Retailers in most of the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka charging higher that what were in the chart the commerce ministry and businessmen decided for Ramadan, which begins today. Most of the commodities sold for exorbitant prices on the market on Wednesday. Consumers alleged that shopkeepers were charging higher than the prices set by the ministry and the businesspeople […]

Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury testified on Wednesday in choked voice that her husband martyred eye specialist and intellectual Dr Abdul Alim Chowdhury was abducted by Al-Badr men on orders from detained Jamaat chief Matiur Rahman Nizami on December 15, 1971 afternoon and was later killed. She said that Alim used to finance freedom fighters and treat them whenever the need arose, […]

Chinese company Poly Technologies Inc has tagged conditions including repayment period of its proposed investment of $2.4 billion for the Padma Bridge project in 15 years without any grace period. ‘The acceptable repayment period by the government of Bangladesh preferably will be not longer than 15 years,’ said an official of the ministry of communication, quoting an initial proposal by […]

The owner of the MV Hope, which had six members on its crew missing in an accident, announced reward for anyone giving proper information on the missing people, dead or alive, Captain Mohiuddin Abdul Kader, the local representative of Protection and Indemnity Club, an international organisation working for the protection and safety of sailors, said. ‘Whoever gives information on the […]

The ruling Awami League on Wednesday doubted if the Transparency International’s survey that found political parties the most corrupt institutions in the country was part of a reported move of installing non-political people in state power. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party questioned the finding as it did not specify any political party rather blamed all the parties as a […]

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction at the quality of service of the national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines. She asked the civil aviation and tourism minister, Faruk Khan, about the reasons for low standards of Shahjalal International Airport and quality of Biman’s service. The prime minister, who flew in by Biman flight on the Dhaka–London–Belarus–Dhaka on […]

Seventeen North American retailers, including Walmart and Gap, on Wednesday formed the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Initiative undertaking a five-year plan, which sets aggressive timelines and accountability for inspections, training and worker empowerment. The alliance will inspect Bangladesh factories that manufacture products for them within the first year and develop common safety standards for the factories within the next […]

Holy Ramadan, the lunar month of self-purification through fasting and abstinence, starts today. Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing and benediction, will be observed on the night of August 5. The National Moon Sighting Committee took the decision in a meeting at the Islamic Foundation office Tuesday evening after reviewing reports on moon sighting for the holy month of […]