Bangladesh

The preliminary examination for 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) began on Friday morning, with over 374,000 applicants vying for a limited number of coveted government positions. The two-hour long started at 10 AM and will conclude at 12 PM, was held simultaneously across 256 educational institutions in all eight divisional cities of Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) is ...

The Advisory Council on Thursday approved proposals to amend two key Election Commission laws; the Election Commission Secretariat Act, 2009, and the Election Officers (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, to promote free, fair and impartial elections. The Council also gave the green light to several amendments to revenue-related laws under the National Board of Revenue (NBR). The decisions were made during ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said there is no concern over the upcoming RUCSU and CUCSU elections, expressing confidence that both polls will be held peacefully and in an orderly manner. He made the remarks while speaking to journalists on Thursday following a meeting on preparations and law and order for Rajshahi University Central ...

Seventy per cent of purchases related to the national elections have already been completed, said Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Thursday. “Materials like clean ballot box locks, official seals, marking seals, brass seals, hessian big bags, hessian small bags, gunny bags have been purchased for polls. Our works to collect election equipment are underway.” Akhtar Ahmed said, “We ...

The Jatiyo Nagorik Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam has told the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus was contacted on August 4 last year and offered the position of head of a new government, days before the collapse of the government. Nahid, a key witness in the case against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman ...

The Election Commission (EC) has announced that the voter registration process for expatriate Bangladeshis in the upcoming national elections is likely to begin in mid-October. According to EC officials, Bangladeshi citizens residing abroad who have National Identity Cards (NIDs) will be eligible to register as voters through a mobile application, developed by the Commission. The initiative aims to ensure the ...

A total of 176 Bangladeshi nationals have returned home from Libya, after being released from Tajoura Detention Center in Tripoli. They arrived in Bangladesh on Thursday (September 18). According to the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tripoli, the mission has been working closely with local authorities and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to ensure the safe repatriation of Bangladeshi citizens ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged on Wednesday to hold a free, fair, transparent, and festive national election in the first half of February next year, calling it a “new beginning” for Bangladesh. He made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) led by Mounir Satouri at the State Guest House ...

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Choudhury has assured that this year’s Durga Puja will be observed in a more festive, organized and peaceful manner than in previous years. Following a visit to Ramna Kali Mandir in Dhaka this afternoon, the Home Adviser praised the temple committee for their efficient preparations and said, “I want to assure everyone ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved 13 development projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 8,333.28 crore. Of the total, Tk 4,437.82 crore will come from the government exchequer, Tk 1,225.36 crore from foreign loans, and Tk 2,670.09 crore from the agencies’ own funds. The approval was given at a meeting held at the ...