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MCQ test for recruiting 516 sub-assistant engineers cancelled
The interim government has cancelled the multiple-choice question (MCQ) examination for recruiting 516 sub-assistant engineers in the Bangladesh Railway (BR). The post has the 10th grade rank under the Public Service Commission (PSC). The PSC announced the exam cancellation in a notification on...
India must understand it’s not Sheikh Hasina's Bangladesh: Asif Nazrul
The interim governments Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser, Dr Asif Nazrul has strongly condemned the attack on the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, India, alleging a failure by the Indian government to ensure security for the diplomatic mission. In a post on his...
Govt to brief diplomats on minority issues today
The interim government on Monday will brief diplomats stationed in Dhaka on current issues, especially on the minorities, reports UNB. Its mainly on minority issues, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the media. Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will brief the...
Delaying elections in name of reforms is unreasonable
BNP standing committee member and former minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said that the first task of the interim government was to remove those who had corrupted the elections process from their responsibilities while holding various posts in the administration during the previous government. By not...
Multi-faceted conspiracy continues
A complex conspiracy involving the state and interim government is unfolding. Suddenly, a sense of unease has gripped the lives of ordinary people, with no one knowing when or where an incident might occur. Even minor issues are escalating into conflicts or violence. What should be a normal...
‘Attempts to incite and create divisions will be thwarted’
Mahfuj Alam, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement and adviser to the interim government, has said that recklessness, provocation, creating divisions and conflicts among students and youth, and attempts to turn the forces of the uprising reactionarythese will all...
Govt urges students to remain calm
The interim government has called upon students to remain calm and not to get involved in any clash, reports BSS. If any instigation is found behind such clashes, strict action will be taken, Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Monday in the wake of clashes that occurred among...
Govt nods draft of ICT Ordinance to penalise political parties
The interim government has, in principle, approved the draft of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) Ordinance 2024, paving the way for taking action against the countrys political parties for their indulgence in acts against humanity. The approval was given during a meeting of the advisory...
CA didn’t say tenure of interim government will be 4yrs: Press Secretary
Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus did not say that the tenure of the interim government will be four years, said his press secretary Shafiqul Alam. He said that many people are making headlines without listening to the real fact. The whole matter was cleared up and it wasnt mentioned about four...
11-member media reform commission formed
The interim government has formed an 11-member media reform commission with veteran journalist Kamal Ahmed as its chief. The commission will submit their report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus by the next 90 days, said the chief advisers press wing on Monday, reports UNB. On October 17,...
Commonwealth to work with interim govt to build ‘inclusive, prosperous’ Bangladesh: ASG
Commonwealth Assistant Secretary-General Prof Luis Gabriel Franceschi has underscored the Commonwealths commitment to working with the interim government to build a discrimination-free, inclusive, and prosperous Bangladesh. A high-level Commonwealth delegation, led by Franceschi, called on...
Passport application of Shirin Sharmin Chy suspended
The Department of Immigration Passports has suspended the passport applications of former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain. The decision follows the adjournment of Shirin Sharmins application due to her involvement in a murder case and a plea of absconding....
UK expects CA to lay out his vision
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West on Sunday said the United Kingdom expects Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus to layout his vision for how all things will unfold as the government is committed to promoting national reconciliation, reports UNB. After her...
Interim govt's primary responsibility to restore democracy: Dr Moyeen
BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said the primary responsibility of the current interim government is to restore democracy in Bangladesh by holding a credible and national election, reports UNB. Speaking at a discussion, he also said Sheikh Hasina fled to India like a coward in...
Skilled men replacing pro-fascists in administration: Asif
The interim government is recruiting skilled, capable and honest manpower by driving out patrons of the ousted fascist Awami League government from the public administration. Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain made the statement while addressing a function held at the Officers...
Reforms being carried out to solve crisis: Dr Salehuddin
Finance Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that reforms in various sectors, including in financial, capital market and banking ones, are being carried out to solve the crisis that the interim government inherited from the previous regime, reports Dhaka Tribune. The...
'Roots of fascists run so deep that fighting against them is difficult': Asif
The Law Adviser to the interim government Dr Asif Nazrul believes that Fascism has deep roots in this country and its so deep that fighting against these fascists has become arduous. In the past 15 years, they have consolidated while we have only been working against this process for a few...
Govt. to continue OMS to ensure food for all
The interim government will keep the food distribution continue under the Open Market Sale (OMS) to ensure food security of all people throughout the country, reports BSS. At the instruction of the interim government the food ministry has undertaken a three month action plan from August this...
BNP's 31-point reform proposal will align with Interim Government's reform plans: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stated, The 31-point reform proposal is not just BNPs own creation. It was developed based on the collective opinion of all those involved in the movement. Many aspects of this 31-point reform proposal will align with the reform initiatives...
Govt under pressure
The interim government is under pressure from all sides just passing after three months. Pressure from the political parties to hold the national election as soon as possible, wide criticism about the inclusion of new advisers and recruitment in other sectors, interest from the various levels to...
Not everything needs reform, parliament will carry out those tasks: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, as a nation, we should not be intolerant, we should be tolerant. It is true that the garbage of 17 years cannot be removed in 17 days or 17 months. The interim government should give time for this. We have repeatedly said that there is not...
CA to address World Leaders Action Summit at COP29 Wednesday
Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus will address the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly known as COP29, on Wednesday, reports The Business Standard. The 29th climate summit started in Baku, Azerbaijan...
ICT chief prosecutor writes to IGP for Interpol red notice for Hasina
Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam has sent a letter to the inspector general of police (IGP), requesting action to issue a red notice through Interpol for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with an International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) case, reports Dhaka Tribune. This...
National Dengue Control Strategy on cards
The interim government has finalised the draft of National Dengue Prevention and Control Strategy (2024-2030) as the vector-borne disease continues infecting people in the country, reports BSS. The draft of National Dengue Prevention and Control Strategy (2024-2030) has been finalised, which is...
Chief Adviser off to Baku to join COP-29
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday left Dhaka for Azerbaijan capitals Baku on a four-day state visit to attend the global climate summit Conference of Parties-29 (COP-29), reports BSS. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the chief adviser and his...
Govt developing cyberbullying prevention framework: Nahid Islam
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Sunday said the interim government is developing a separate framework to combat the issue of cyberbullying, which is particularly affecting girls in the country. Nahid Islam, also the information and broadcasting...
All cases will be abolished with repeal of DSA: Asif Nazrul
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Friday said that the Digital Security Act (DSA) will be repealed by the interim government. He said this at the DRU-Desh TV Best Reporting Award-2024 ceremony at Dhaka Club this afternoon. Asif Nazrul said, With the repeal of...