Govt plans late feasibility study聽
The government is going to borrow $250 million from the Asian Development Bank to implement a project for capacity building of the National Pension Authority struggling to...
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Metro rail services disrupted as power supply goes off
The services of metro rail remained suspended for about half an hour on Sunday as electricity supply was suspended, said officials of Dhaka Mass Transit...
Public univ shutdown to continue
After the weekend of Friday and Saturday, the teachers of the public universities are going to resume their indefinite work abstention programme across Bangladesh today pressing for their demand for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Unrest at public universities
A SURGE of protests by teachers and students at public universities across Bangladesh underscores a deepening crisis in the country鈥檚 higher education system. The causes of this unrest are multifaceted, involving contentious policies such as the newly introduced pension scheme named Prattay under the Universal Pension Scheme and the reinstatement of...
BNP infiltrates student, teacher movements: Hasan Mahmud
Foreign minister and the ruling Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said that the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party had infiltrated student and teacher movements over quota system and pension, as the party 鈥榣acks the capability to initiate independent actions.鈥�....
We can鈥檛 keep doors closed, PM tells JS on transit
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday questioned what loss Bangladesh would incur if transit facilities were provided to India and insisted that Bangladesh could not keep its doors closed in this current world...
All public univs shut down for third day
The teachers continued their work abstention programme for the third consecutive day on Wednesday in public universities across Bangladesh demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made mandatory for new recruits...
Public univ teachers鈥� strike against pension scheme enters 3rd day
The indefinite strike by teachers and employees of public universities continued for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding their exclusion from the Prattay pension scheme...
Univ teachers reject pension authority clarification
The National Pension Authority on Tuesday clarified few issues of its newly introduced Prattay instrument in the wake of countrywide indefinite work abstention by...
Did she slip up with emergency?
JUNE 25 marked the anniversary of Indira Gandhi鈥檚 21-month 1975鈥�77 emergency. The 50-year-old event came up for censure in the Lok Sabha speaker and president Draupadi Murmu鈥檚 address to the joint sitting of the two houses of the poarliament in the past week. The fuss over the emergency looks clearly designed to frame the resurgent Congress...
Teacher strike paralyses public universities across Bangladesh
Academic activities in public universities in Bangladesh came to a standstill on Monday as teachers started work abstention for an indefinite period, demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme made...
Govt shouldn鈥檛 force any pension scheme
THIS is unacceptable that the authorities did not resolve the crisis centred on the dissatisfaction of employees of state-owned autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies regarding the mandatory new pension instrument under the Universal Pension Scheme in three months. Since the gazette notification published...
Public univ teachers set to go on indefinite strike from tomorrow
Teachers of all public universities are scheduled to observe a full-day work abstention today demanding cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Public univ teacher strike continues for 2nd day
Teachers of the country鈥檚 different public universities on Wednesday observed the half-day work abstention for the second consecutive day under a three-day protest demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Female doctor commits suicide by setting herself on fire in M鈥檚ingh
A female physician committed suicide by setting herself on fire after posting a Facebook post on Tuesday...
Public univ teachers resume strike for 3 days
Teachers of the country鈥檚 different public universities on Tuesday resumed the half-day work abstention under a three-day protest demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Two people killed in Mymensingh road accident
Two people died when a covered van overturned and crushed a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Bhoradoba club market area of Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Saturday...
3 motorcyclists among 4 killed in road accidents
Four people, including three motorcyclists, were killed and nine others injured in road accidents in Mymensingh, Sylhet, Narail and Chapainawabganj on Friday...
EU wants more collaboration in security, defence
Ambassador and head of delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley on Monday said that the EU wanted to see more collaboration in the area of security and defence in Bangladesh beside their support in achieving the goal of green transition...
Registration to universal pension scheme tops 3 lakh
In just 10 months of its launching, the number of registration to the universal pension scheme crossed a new milestone of three lakh for the first time as it reached 3,03,176 on June 10, 2024.....
New public servants to come under universal pension scheme
All newly appointed public officials will be brought under the Universal Pension Scheme from July 1, 2025.聽
BMD predicts rain in Rangpur, M鈥檚ingh, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Dhaka divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department had forecast rain or thundershowers in Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions over 24 hours, starting at 9:00am on Thursday...
Public univ teachers observe strike for cancellation of pension scheme
Teachers of different public universities across Bangladesh on Tuesday observed half-day work abstention demanding the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
Gender responsive planning, stressed to ensure equality
Development workers on Wednesday called for adopting gender responsive planning and budgeting guideline and monitoring tools to ensure equality...
Govt must take mosquito density survey findings seriously
THE pre-monsoon mosquito survey of the Directorate General of Health Services that has found a high density of Aedes mosquito in Dhaka is worrying. This suggests the failure of mosquito control programmes. Dengue prevention efforts of the south city authorities, as the survey finds...
Flick appointed new Barca coach
Barcelona appointed former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Hansi Flick as coach on Wednesday on a deal which runs till June 2026, after sacking Xavi Hernandez last week.
Public university teachers demand pension scheme notice cancellation
Teachers of different public universities on Sunday called for the cancellation of the universal pension scheme notification for them, terming it as discriminatory...
6 killed in road accidents
Six people were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh, Tangail and Chattogram on Friday evening and Saturday.
Pension to remain in social safety allocations in new budget
The government is unlikely to separate the allocations for pension from the social safety net programme in the new national budget which, according to economists, is done intentionally to show the overall programme fat...