City Desk : State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Tuesday urged the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) to show commitment to human rights and press freedom making and broadcasting documentary on the genocide orchestrated by Israeli forces in Gaza. He made the call while talking about the recent documentary of the DW on Bangladesh’s human rights situation comparing with the context of Sri Lanka at a workshop, reports BSS. The state minister inaugurated the workshop titled...
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City Desk : A total of 3.70 lakh positions out of 19.151 lakh government jobs remain vacant, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain said on Tuesday. The minister revealed this information during a dialogue organized by the Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF). Addressing a question about women lagging behind in the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), the minister noted that out of 84 secretaries, 11 are women. Additionally, there are 658 senior assistant secretaries, seven female deputy commissioners, 151 female UNOs, and...
Court Correspondent : The Supreme Court yesterday extended its earlier order that issued status quo on the transfer of Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited’s shares of Dhaka Elevated Expressway to China’s Sinohydro Corporation Limited until further directive. The order of status quo will continue till the first meeting of arbitration on this issue pending in Singapore, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court said. A full bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan passed the order...
BSS : Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will visit New York to attend the UN programme marking the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on May 30. After attending the 4th International Conference on “Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Charting the Course towards Resilient Prosperity” in Antigua and Barbuda, he will be paying a three-day visit to the United States of America (USA), a foreign ministry’s press release said here on Tuesday. During his US visit, the foreign minister will...
City Desk : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony took place at the BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) boardroom in Nishatnagar, Turag, Dhaka on May 30, 2024. The MoU facilitates collaborative activities between the institutions in academics, training, fashion branding, and research based on equality and reciprocity. The agreements were signed by Mr. Md. Shafiul Islam, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BUFT, and Dr. Md. Kamruzzaman, Founder of Blucheez Outfitters and Regional Chief (South East...
City Desk : Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka for Singapore on Thursday on an official visit. During the visit, he will attend the “International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue 21st Asia Security Summit-2024” to be held in Singapore from May 31 to June 2, 2024. In addition, the army chief will hold bilateral meetings with the Chief of Staff (Army Chief) of the Singapore Armed Forces and high-ranking military and civilian officials from various...
City Desk : World No Tobacco Day-2024 will be observed today in the country as elsewhere in the world with...
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