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Gratuity to housing workers in breach of law

Gratuity to housing workers in breach of law

Shahed Shafiq
The housing ministry authority has taken a decision to give gratuity to 161 third and fourth class employees in breach of existing laws. As a...Details
Con men use false NBR work order to dupe job seekers

Con men use false NBR work order to dupe job seekers

Rafsan Jani
A work order from the National Revenue Board (NBR) in the name of joint secretary (admin and finance) Asadul Islam, was released on 10 March.In...Details
Janata Bank lagging behind in all indicators

Janata Bank lagging behind in all indicators

Golam Mowla
State owned Janata Bank is lagging behind in all indicators; on one hand, default loan has increased while on the other, there is scarcity of...Details
Road cutting policy to safeguard fibre optic

Road cutting policy to safeguard fibre optic

Md A Halim
For a variety of reasons, roads in Dhaka and other parts of the country are cut and, as a result, many telecommunication infrastructures are...Details
Companies vacillate in removing banned items from market

Companies vacillate in removing banned items from market

Udisa Islam
Shihab Uddin Khan, the lawyer who lodged a writ at court over inferior quality products in the market, has said that not removing the 52 low grade...Details
Banned food items still in market

Banned food items still in market

Sheikh Jahangir Alam
Despite the High Court’s order to withdraw 52 products, the banned items were sold in the market. The Bangladesh Standard and Testing...Details
Mediterranean ‘death trap’ for Bangladeshis!

Mediterranean ‘death trap’ for Bangladeshis!

Saddif Ovee
Around six months ago, Bilal, a young man from Sylhet, began his journey towards Europe with three other people. After going through several...Details
Govt wants to provide uninterrupted power to industrial sector

Govt wants to provide uninterrupted power to industrial sector

Shanchita Shitu
The government wants to provide power to the industries from the national grid and for this, work is underway to ensure uninterrupted supply. A...Details
Extortion, extra tax at Gabtoli cause meat price to rise

Extortion, extra tax at Gabtoli cause meat price to rise

Shahed Shafiq
The sellers and buyers of Gabtali cattle market say that since the lessee of the market extracts excess tax, the price of meat goes up. The...Details
Markets being monitored; buyers still not happy

Markets being monitored; buyers still not happy

Shafiqul Islam
Twelve government bodies are monitoring the daily markets for Ramadan and will take steps in case they notice irregularities. Reportedly, 35 teams...Details
‘IS appoints Bangladeshi as chief for Indian subcontinent’

‘IS appoints Bangladeshi as chief for Indian subcontinent’

Sheikh Shahariar Zaman
Islamic State has reportedly appointed a Bangladeshi as its chief for it Indian sub-continent chapter. Sri Lankan intelligence agencies, aided by...Details
PM Sheikh Hasina is also a successful mother

PM Sheikh Hasina is also a successful mother

Mahbub Hassan
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is successful both in politics and parenthood. Her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy is an IT specialist and went to St. Joseph,...Details
Rape statement to women magistrates or to sensitive persons?

Rape statement to women magistrates or to sensitive persons?

Udisa Islam
Following a circular saying that the statement of a rape victim has to be made to a woman magistrate, a question has arisen: why should the...Details
Fake transfer orders of teachers in Chattogram

Fake transfer orders of teachers in Chattogram

SM Abbas
Using the e-mail of primary education department, five primary teachers in Chattogram were sent transfer notices. However, in reality, no transfer...Details
Bangladesh’s success in international diplomatic polls

Bangladesh’s success in international diplomatic polls

Sheikh Shahariar Zaman
The UAE, Russia, Turkey and Brazil were vying to get the rights to hold World Expo 2020 and, in 2013, all of them wanted the support of Bangladesh...Details
AL’s local unit committee formation in morass

AL’s local unit committee formation in morass

Mahbub Hassan
No part of Dhaka city Awami League managed to give a full-fledged committee for the units in wards and unions. While some thanas in the south have...Details
CTTC trying to identify IS militant Motaj’s cohorts

CTTC trying to identify IS militant Motaj’s cohorts

Nuruzzaman Labu
Dhaka based Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) is trying to identify the cohorts of Syria-returned IS militant, Motaj Abdul...Details
Pistol and bullets disappear from Shahbagh police station

Pistol and bullets disappear from Shahbagh police station

Rafsan Jani
A pistol and 16 rounds of bullets which went missing from the rest room of Shahbagh police station have not been recovered.ASI Himangshu Saha has...Details
Awareness needed to prevent stone throwing at trains

Awareness needed to prevent stone throwing at trains

Amanur Rahman Roney
Almost 80 percent young children are involved in the act of throwing stones at trains. Though the children are caught, in most cases, they are...Details
Burnt lawyer claimed foul play before dying

Burnt lawyer claimed foul play before dying

Amanur Rahman Rony and Rafsan Jani
Polash Kumar Roy, 36, said in a statement before dying that he was set on fire. The same claim is made by his family. Before dying at the Burn Unit...Details
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