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'Bangladesh investigating failure to send 17,000 workers to Malaysia'

Dhaka, June 5 -- State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury has said the government has formed an investigation committee to find out the reasons behind ... Read More


Malaysian envoy rejects BAIRA's allegations over irregularities in visa issuance

Dhaka, June 5 -- Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Haznah Md Hashim has rejected allegations raised by the Bangladesh Association for International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) over irregularities i... Read More


New RAB DG takes charge

Dhaka, June 5 -- Barrister Md Harun-Ar-Rashid took over as the Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday. Md Harun-Ar-Rashid replaced former RAB DG M Khurshid Hossain as he we... Read More


Maintain 30pc freedom fighter quota in govt jobs: High Court

Dhaka, June 5 -- The High Court has asked the authorities concerned to maintain the 30 per cent freedom fighter quota in government jobs, according to local news portals. The HC bench of Justice KM K... Read More


HSC, equivalent exams begin on June 30

Dhaka, June 5 -- The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent exams will begin on June 30, said Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Wednesday. A total of 14,50,790 students fro... Read More


Upazila polls: Turnout 17.31pc after 4 hours

Dhaka, June 5 -- The average turnout in the first four hours of the fourth phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad elections was approximately 17.31 per cent, according to Election Commission Secretary Sh... Read More


Committee formed to investigate failure to send workers to Malaysia

Dhaka, June 5 -- A six-member probe committee has been established to investigate the failure of recruiting agencies to send workers to Malaysia by the May 31 deadline. The Expatriates' Welfare and O... Read More


Rain likely in Dhaka, seven other divisions: Met office

Dhaka, June 5 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rain or thundershower across the country including Dhaka over 24 hours, starting from 9:00 am today (Wednesday). "Light to mo... Read More


IUB hosts undergraduate law Students Research Conference 2024

Dhaka, June 5 -- A total of 40 law students from 15 universities recently presented research on legal topics at the 'IUB Undergraduate Law Students Research Conference 2024. IUB's Department of Law o... Read More


Mismatches in poverty, inequality data

Dhaka, June 5 -- A World Bank study finds mismatches in Bangladesh poverty and inequality data and shows how to measure the two vital indices and thus help effective policy actions. Poverty rates wou... Read More