Mohiuddin Alamgir

PSC seeks more pays and perks for chairman, members

The Public Service Commission wants to upgrade the statuses and salaries of its chairperson to that of a Supreme Court’s Appellate Division judge and its members to those of High Court judges.

1d ago

40pc were out of school last year

Almost 41 percent of the population aged between five and 24 years were not in educational institutions last year, says a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

4d ago

50.7pc deliveries now C-sections

The rate of Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries in Bangladesh has increased by more than nine percent in one year.

4d ago

First phase of upazila polls: Officials from EC, not admin, to be ROs, AROs

The Election Commission has made its own officials the returning officers and assistant returning officers for the elections to 152 upazila parishads scheduled for May 8.

1w ago

Ever at ease among the masses: Bangabandhu’s birthday today

It was as early as 6:30am on the sunny spring morning of March 17, 1975.

1w ago

Automated fuel pricing at last

The government has at last introduced the automated fuel pricing mechanism that will see the domestic fuel prices adjust in line with the prices in the international market every month.

4w ago

International Mother Language Day: Languages we may lose soon

Mang Pu Mro, 78, from Kranchipara of Bandarban’s Alikadam upazila, is among the last seven speakers, all of whom are elderly, of Rengmitcha language.

Private university enrolment looking up

Private universities are seeing enrolments for their undergraduate and postgraduate courses picking up after a drop during the pandemic.

January 29, 2024
January 29, 2024

JS devoid of ‘true opposition’ again

The 12th parliament goes into its maiden session tomorrow in the absence of a “genuine opposition” that can hold the government accountable.

January 26, 2024
January 26, 2024

8th five-year plan: Health, education got way less than outlined

The government has made lesser allocations for the education and health sectors than what is projected in the 8th five-year plan, raising questions about its commitment to these critical areas.

January 25, 2024
January 25, 2024

Project Implementation: PM moves to contain cost, time overruns

A planning commission meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday after eight years took three vital decisions to ensure timely completion of projects and avoid cost overruns.

January 15, 2024
January 15, 2024

Parties in parliament second lowest since 1991

The number of political parties in parliament since the restoration of democracy in 1991 seems to be shrinking.

January 14, 2024
January 14, 2024

AL’s total vote dips, JP’s lowest since 1991

Awami League bagged less votes in the January 7 national polls compared to the previous two general elections, according to Election Commission data.

January 12, 2024
January 12, 2024

Turnout swung between the two extremes

Two polling centres posted a hundred percent voter turnout each in Sunday’s election, while two others recorded a 98 percent turnout, according to Election Commission’s centre-wise data.

January 7, 2024
January 7, 2024

Vote today, the outcome long known

As the nation goes to polls today for a third straight time under Sheikh Hasina-led government, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion. The 12th parliamentary election will go down in history as a race between Awami League candidates and Awami League “independents”.

January 6, 2024
January 6, 2024

Turnout the main challenge for EC

The main challenge for the Election Commission will be to hold a peaceful, acceptable election with high voter turnout as campaigning ended with violations of the electoral code of conduct, violence and little festivity.

January 5, 2024
January 5, 2024

93pc centres to get ballots on vote day morning

The Election Commission will send ballot papers to around 93 percent of the 42,025 polling centres on election day morning.

January 5, 2024
January 5, 2024

127 foreign observers to monitor polls

The Election Commission approved a total of 127 international observers to monitor the 12th national polls slated for January 7.

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