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Businesses warn gas price hike to discourage investments

Manufacturers in the country’s different sectors have warned that the hike in the prices of gas for new industrial and captive connections and for existing industrial connections in case of additional use would discourage new investments...

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Yunus orders quick reforms for polls in December

Chief adviser and chairman of the National Consensus Commission Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called for advancing reform activities quickly with the goal of holding the national elections in December.

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46th BCS examinees block road for delaying exams

A section of the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service examination written examinees in Dhaka on Thursday blocked a road between the Bangladesh Public Service Commission and the Election Commission for delaying the examination...

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ACC investigates Hasina, Rehana for Tk 4,000cr waste

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday launched an inquiry against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and some other people over allegations of wasting Tk 4,000 crore from state treasury for celebrating ‘Mujib Barsha’ in 2020...

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Seizure of 1,067 decimal S Alam land ordered

The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Wednesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 13,067 decimals of land of S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, his family and entities connected to them over corruption allegations...

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Expatriate voting in limbo

The Election Commission is yet to finalise a voting method for expatriate Bangladeshis in the forthcoming national elections, as technical experts remain divided over the suitability of any single system...

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Nagarik Oikya for 100 women seats, against bicameral JS

In its dialogue with the National Consensus Commission on Tuesday, the Nagarik Oikya iterated its opposition to the Constitutional Reform Commission-proposed bicameral legislature but agreed to 100 reserved seats for women in the parliament...

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44th BCS results by June

Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairman Mobasser Monem on Tuesday said the final results of the 44th BCS will be published by June 30.

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Ex-secretary, principal among 11 sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday filed a case against 11 people, including the former secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration and former president of Ideal School and College, Abu Hena Morshed Zaman and the school’s former principal Shahana Ara Begum on charges of admitting 107 students to the school illegally...

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Graft enquiries surge but conviction rate drops

The Anti-Corruption Commission launched a record number of enquiries, 1,894, into corruption allegations against different graft suspects in 2024, far higher than 845 enquiries done in the previous year...

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Indian SC sacks 25,000 teachers, huge blow to Mamata govt

In a massive loss of face to the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Supreme Court has upheld the Calcutta High Court order, cancelling the appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff under the West Bengal School Service Commission, reports NDTV...

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Constitutional change for digital future

IN THE age of digital connectivity, access to the internet is as vital as electricity and water. The constitutional reform commission’s proposal to enshrine internet access as a fundamental right represents a forward-thinking move to modernise the nation. As societies worldwide embrace digital economies, e-governance, and online communication, uninterrupted internet..

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Well-meaning health-sector reforms that call for will

A SOUND referral and back-referral system in health care potentially has several merits. It can ensure equitable access to specialised health care. It can optimise the use of resources. It can improve patient outcomes. It can also enhance coordination between levels of health care. This is, therefore, a welcome move that the health-sector reforms commission is set to...

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Reform proposals ignore influence of election money: RWP

The Revolutionary Workers Party on Thursday said that the reform proposals presented by the National Consensus Commission failed to include any specific measures to curb the influence of money in elections....

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Deadline for 46th BCS scribe applications April 10

The concerned disabled candidates of the 46th BCS written examination are requested to send their applications stating their need for dictation scribes by April 10 during office hours. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission would appoint dictation scribes...

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Hasina’s ex-DPS Khokon, wife sued for Tk 17cr illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against the former deputy press secretary of the former prime minister, Ashraful Alam Khokon, and his wife, Rezwana Noor, on charges of amassing assets worth Tk 17.03 crore beyond known sources of income...

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GK Shamim gets 5.5 years jail in graft case

A Dhaka court on Thursday convicted and sentenced controversial contractor Golam Kibria Shamim alias GK Shamim to five and a half years in jail in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission for amassing illegal wealth...

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