Fate of 62 ASPs: Who’s calling the shots?
The stage was all set. The Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah was decked up for the year’s highlight. Another batch of assistant superintendents was about to pass out. Many of the guests and dignitaries had already arrived in Rajshahi the evening before. They would watch 62 ASPs — all BCS recruits — march in their passing-out parade.
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Spending on education falls short of expectations
For example, when the Dakar Declaration came in 2000, the country said it would spend 6 percent of GDP on education. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation recommends earmarking four to six percent of the GDP for the sector.
5m ago
Falling healthcare budget forces people to spend more out of pocket
For instance, the outlay for the health sector was Tk 25,028 crore in 2021-22, representing 4.8 percent of the budget of Tk 518,188 crore. It was five percent in the previous fiscal year when the government spent Tk 21,647 crore under a Tk 460,160 crore budget.
5m ago
Are schools open? Simple issue unnecessarily complicated
Are the secondary schools and colleges open today? It is very likely that no one can answer this seemingly simple question with certainty.
6m ago
Reverse migration rises twentyfold in five years
A few months after his honours examinations at a college in Satkhira in 2018, Quazi Monjurul travelled to Dhaka looking for a job.
8m ago
Funding for Gabtoli-Dasherkandi metro line confirmed
The prospect of having another major metro rail route in Dhaka looks bright as financing for the construction of the southern route of Mass Rapid Transit Line-5 has been confirmed.
9m ago
Who will sit on opposition benches?
With the unofficial results of the 12th national polls out, the question now is what will the opposition in parliament look like.
10m ago
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”.
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November 5, 2023
Spare the students please
Students are unsure whether their examinations will be held on time amid the political turmoil
October 22, 2023
Will the roadblocks to road safety ever be removed?
Five years ago, the government hurriedly enacted the Road Transport Act following an unprecedented road safety movement by school and college-goers after the deaths of two of students in Dhaka
October 15, 2023
Is a one-minute silence the solution?
The government today observed a minute's silence in Dhaka city from 10:00am to 10:01am. The ministry of environment, forests and climate change took the initiative to raise awareness about the harmful effects of noise pollution
September 2, 2023
The dread of dengue has taken over
The situation wouldn’t have been so dire had the authorities learnt any lessons from past experiences.
July 24, 2023
News Analysis: Road safety a pipe dream?
Every time there is a major road accident, some issues inevitably come to the fore: either the vehicles involved do not have the required documents or the drivers are without valid licences or both.
July 2, 2023
7 Years of holey artisan attack: Revisiting the horror
It was just another Ramadan evening at the Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, 2016.
July 1, 2023
Revisiting the horror
The Western-style café in the posh neighbourhood of Gulshan-2 had still a thin crowd after the break of the day's fast. Amid the stillness, guests started arriving at the two-storey eatery, a favourite for expatriates and Bangladeshis alike
June 22, 2023
Sagar-Runi murder probe deadline deferrals: 100 times and counting
Time has stood still for the probe into the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
June 4, 2023
Safety Net Budget Fy 2023-24: Spending just 1.01pc of GDP, not 2.52pc
On paper, Tk 126,272 crore, the amount earmarked for social safety net programmes, looks to be a hefty sum. But the sum flatters to deceive: as much as 60 percent would be going towards those not in dire need.
June 2, 2023
Little cushion for people against inflation
In April, the inflation rate in Bangladesh stood at 9.24 percent. And for some, this economic term has become an issue for deliberation in brightly-lit air-conditioned conference rooms.
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