'Decay' in education too deep to fix with a commission, says Advisor Wahiduddin

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Bangladesh's education system has "decayed" so severely that forming commissions alone will not improve it, Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud has said. He told a conference in Dhak... Read More

IMF mission in Dhaka to assess progress before releasing sixth loan instalment

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission has begun its visit to Dhaka to assess the use of funds from the fourth and fifth instalments before releasing the next tranche o... Read More

NCP agrees to first proposal of consensus commission on constitutional reform

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The National Citizens Party (NCP) has agreed with the proposal made by the National Consensus Commission that if the constitutional reforms mentioned in the July Charter are not done... Read More

Eight Islamist parties demand July Charter referendum in November

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Eight Islamist parties have called for a referendum in November on implementing the July National Charter, alongside four other demands. Speaking at a joint press conference at the ... Read More

Water cannons, sound grenades used on Ebtedayee teachers' protest

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Police have used force to disperse a march by teachers from Ebtedayee madrasas to demand the nationalisation of their educational institutions. The march from the National Press Clu... Read More

Consensus commission recommendations deceptive, says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called the recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission on the implementation of the July National Charter "decepti... Read More

Rule amended: No recommendations for candidates already working in the same cadre

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- The government has brought about a major change to the public sector recruitment process as a provision has been added stating that any candidate previously selected for or currently... Read More

July Charter referendum still needed if polls are not held at right time: Jamaat deputy chief

Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- If, for some reason, the 13th national parliamentary election is not held "at the scheduled time", the July Charter can still be passed and a referendum should thus be held prior to ... Read More

Montha intensifies into severe cyclonic storm, heads towards Andhra Pradesh

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Cyclone Montha has moved further north-northwest and intensified into a severe cyclonic storm. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued a special bulletin stating the s... Read More

42% of paint samples in Bangladesh contain 'high lead levels'

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A recent study has found lead concentrations as high as 190,000ppm in decorative paints sold in Bangladesh, far exceeding the legal limit of 90ppm set for safe use. The research, co... Read More

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