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More than 78,000 teachers apply for 13,500 MPO school lead posts

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A fierce competition is shaping up across Bangladesh's private education sector as 78,711 teachers vie for 13,559 leadership posts in MPO-listed institutions. The applications were ... Read More


Government appoints Monjur Morshed Chowdhury as home secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The government has appointed retired secretary Monjur Morshed Chowdhury as the secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs on a one-year contract. The Ministry of Public Administratio... Read More


Four of a family injured in gas cylinder explosion in Cumilla

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Four members of a family, including a woman and a child, have suffered burn injuries after an explosion triggered by a suspected gas cylinder leak in Cumilla's Daudkandi. The incide... Read More


NCP calls BNP-linked city corporation administrator appointments 'abuse of power'

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has described the appointment of BNP-backed administrators in six city corporations as "an abuse of power", warning that the move could undermine a l... Read More


Two school students killed in truck-motorcycle collision in Gopalganj

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Two school students riding a motorcycle have died in a collision with a truck in Gopalganj's Muksudpur Upazila. The accident occurred on Tuesday at the Dhaka-Khulna highway, said Mu... Read More


7 on board die as air ambulance crashes in India's Jharkhand

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- All seven people on board an air ambulance have been killed after it crashed in India's Jharkhand state. The aircraft went down near Simaria in Chatra district while travelling from... Read More


Former ICT chief prosecutor Tajul rejects corruption allegations

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Recently removed chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam has said the allegations of corruption levelled against him while serving at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) are "false... Read More


ECNEC, two cabinet committees on purchase, economic affairs restructured

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The government has reconstituted the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, and the Cabinet Committee on Economic... Read More


Three central bank officials 'immediately transferred' after show-cause notices

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The Bangladesh Bank has ordered immediate transfer (stand release) of three officials who received show cause notices for breach of discipline. The central bank had served them the ... Read More


4 police officers 'withdrawn' over Suhrawardy Udyan assault on student, journalists

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Four policemen have been withdrawn from their duties following the alleged assault on a Dhaka University student and two journalists during a raid at the Suhrawardy Udyan. The incid... Read More