Government jobs: Stalled recruitment tests vex jobseekers
Several recruitment tests for different government posts, including the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations, have been postponed since mid-July, causing concerns among the jobseekers already frustrated by a backlog of tests.
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AL stares at a ‘political death’
Trumpeted as a champion of democracy over the last 15 years by her party colleagues and followers, Sheikh Hasina, 77, has become a pariah overnight.
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AL ‘lost its pro-people image’
Leaders and activists from various levels of the ruling Awami League have voiced concerns that the party has strayed from its founding principles, urging a focus on devoted activists rather than infiltrators.
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Languishing in BCS LOOP
Imam Hossein had applied for the 41st Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams in November 2019, just months after completing his master’s from Jagannath University.
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A house of representatives!
With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.
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Corrupt official let off with just a temporary pay cut
The government has reduced the salary of an assistant commissioner (land) of Bogura sadar upazila for 12 months after he was found guilty of forgery.
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Relatives in UZ Polls: Unfazed, AL MPs breach party directive
The ruling Awami League issues some directives and makes some strategic decisions before local government polls, but its ranks hardly ever abide by those.
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Relatives in UZ Polls: AL chief’s directive for MPs largely unheeded
Awami League lawmakers’ urge to tighten their grip on the grassroots seems to be prevailing over the party president’s directive to have their family members and close relatives withdraw from the upazila parishad polls.
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November 22, 2023
January 7 Polls: Rebels to trouble AL big shots
Awami League nomination seekers are in a race among themselves as on average 11 people are vying to get the party ticket in each constituency.
November 20, 2023
Electoral Code of Conduct: Violations abound on Bangabandhu Avenue
Violations of the electoral code of conduct ran rampant as MP aspirants and their supporters flocked to the Awami League’s central office on Bangabandhu Avenue yesterday.
November 19, 2023
AL, BNP offices: Distance 1.6km, mood poles apart
Scenes at the Awami League and BNP offices could not be more contrasting.
November 18, 2023
AL shifts to polls gear
Two days after the Election Commission announced the election schedule, the Awami League’s election preparation goes full-throttle.
November 12, 2023
A BCL leader’s controversial rise
Not so long ago, Mostafa Hossain Helal used to run a small mobile recharge shop in Moddho Badda area in the capital.
October 15, 2023
AL plans big social media campaign
The ruling Awami League is set to launch a social media campaign portraying Sheikh Hasina as the only leader who as a prime minister can tackle the challenges the country may face going forward.
September 11, 2023
G20 Summit: AL upbeat about ties with US
The ruling Awami League camp is upbeat about its relations with the United States following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s recent India trip to attend the G20 summit.
September 7, 2023
Counter anti-govt propaganda on social media
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday told her party leaders to spend at least half an hour on social media every day fighting anti-government propaganda.
August 21, 2023
Living with traumas and splinters
Daulatun Nahar shudders when questions are asked about the August 21 grenade attack that forced her to adjust to a life of pain and trauma. Many nights she cannot sleep due to the physical suffering caused by splinters that live in her body in the hundreds.
August 7, 2023
General Election: Rally behind whoever the party picks
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday made the leaders from all tiers of her party vow that they would forget the divisions and campaign for those who get the party’s nomination in the coming national election.
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