The government will recruit 2,701 constables to fill vacancies on a priority basis and also reinstate the jobs of around 650 sub-inspectors and sergeants, who were “unfairly” disqualified at the final recruitment stage in 2006. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced the decisions at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Monday. Regarding the restoration of jobs, the minister said ...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Unimass Holdings Ltd. and the Department of Real Estate of Daffodil International University (DIU) was successfully held recently at the International Conference Room in the campus. The event marked a significant step toward bridging academic learning with real-world industry practices in Bangladesh’s real estate sector. The ceremony welcomed distinguished representatives from Unimass ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on launching ‘Farmer Card’ aimed at ensuring fair prices for crops produced by farmers. The Prime Minister presided over the meeting at his special meeting room at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat here, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly said.

BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that the reported reopening of Awami League offices in various parts of the country will be dealt with in accordance with the law. He made the remarks on Monday morning while responding to questions from journalists at the BNP’s central office in Nayapaltan of the capital. Asked ...

Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the government will continue working relentlessly to uphold religious harmony and ensure social protection in Sylhet. “To further strengthen the bond of harmony, we must work with greater unity in thoughts, spirit and practice, with sincerity and dedication,” he said. The minister made the remarks as the ...

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As Malaysians crowd Ramadan bazaars and get together to break their fast, the government is urging vigilance against tuberculosis as the number of cases climb. A total of 596 new TB infections were reported in the sixth epidemiological week of the year, bringing the cumulative total to 3,161 cases across Malaysia, the Health Ministry said in a statement Saturday. The ...

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir today called for collective action to advance Sylhet’s development, stressing that progress must transcend individual or partisan interests. “We will nurture and strengthen Sylhet’s political harmony,” he said, adding that any development initiative undertaken for the region would be a collective effort, not a personal one. “If the Sylhet-Dhaka highway is expanded, the entire region ...

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Zafer H bin Abiyah on Sunday said that his country has issued 750,000 work visas and altogether 14 lakh visas for Bangladeshi citizens in 2025. “There is scope for skilled and semi-skilled workers to jobs in the Kingdom as many development works are going on there,” he said when he met Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said Dhaka and Beijing have been engaged in long-standing discussions on the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project, expressing hope that work on the long-awaited initiative will begin soon. He made the remarks while talking to reporters after his meeting with Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, reports UNB. The Chinese ambassador described ...