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Public services plagued by bribes Finds Survey

Dhaka, June 20 -- Public service seekers in Bangladesh faced the highest levels of bribery and corruption at the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) over the past year, with 63.29 percent of re... Read More


Strict action will be taken against CMCH syndicate: Shahadat

Dhaka, June 20 -- Saying that taking patients and relatives of the deceased hostage in the name of ambulance fare will not be tolerated, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain sai... Read More


Only 4 doctors against 8,000 students at BRUR

Dhaka, June 20 -- Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) studies about 8,000 students in 22 departments. There are about 4,000 female students. On the other hand, there are only four doctors in the m... Read More


National seminar held at KU

Dhaka, June 20 -- A national seminar titled "Role of Pharmacists in Drug Discovery and Development: Industrial and Regulatory Perspective" was held on Thursday at the initiative of the Pharmacy Discip... Read More


Seminar on importance of good governance held in Sylhet

Dhaka, June 20 -- Speakers at the seminar on the importance of good governance in building a society and a state without discrimination in Sylhet said that 818,000 crore taka was smuggled, bribed and ... Read More


Swiss accounts hold record Bangladeshi deposits

Dhaka, June 20 -- Bangladeshi deposits in Swiss banks surged to CHF 589.54 million (approximately Tk 8,832 crore) in 2024, marking a dramatic 33-fold increase from CHF 17.71 million in the previous ye... Read More


Iran strikes overnight amid Israel hits nuke sites

Dhaka, June 20 -- Iranian missiles hit an Israeli hospital overnight and Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday as the week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an off-ramp. The head ... Read More


Govt declares August 5 public holiday

Dhaka, June 20 -- August 5 will be observed as a public holiday to mark Student-People's Uprising Day, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki announced on Thursday. Speaking at a press confe... Read More


Malaysia sues Telegram over alleged malicious content

Dhaka, June 20 -- Malaysia said Thursday it had filed a civil suit against social network Telegram for allegedly disseminating content that could erode trust in public institutions and threaten social... Read More


Japan's free high school policy may provoke exodus from public schools

Dhaka, June 20 -- Japan's decision to make high school tuition virtually free, even for private institutions, is raising alarm among educators and policy experts, who warn it could accelerate an exodu... Read More