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Day: October 1, 2024
Staff Reporter : The government has formed a committee to evaluate the possibility of raising the age limit for entry into public service, following days of protests by jobseekers demanding the limit be extended to 35 years. The announcement was made by Senior Secretary of the Public Administration Ministry, Md Mokhlesur Rahman, during a press conference at the Secretariat today. The newly formed committee, led by former caretaker government adviser Abdul Muyeed Chowdhury, is tasked with submitting an advisory report...
Court Correspondent : The High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the formation of a high-level task force to investigate the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi that remained un-disposed off for 12 years. The apex court directed the Home Ministry to execute the decision removing the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from the investigation and the report will have to be submitted within the next six months. The High Court bench of Justice...
Staff Reporter : A readymade garment (RMG) worker, Kawsar Hossain Khan, 27, was killed, and 50 others were injured during a clash between workers and law enforcement personnel in the Ashulia industrial area on the outskirts of the capital on Monday. Among the injured, four sustained bullet wounds. Agitated workers also vandalized five law enforcement vehicles. The deceased, Kawsar, was an employee of Mango Tex in the Tongabari area and hailed from Mehediganj, Barishal. Yusuf Ali, the duty officer at...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh Under-17 Football team finished runners-up in the SAFF Under-17 Championship after tasting a 0-2 goals defeat by India Under-17 Football team in the final on Monday in Changlimithang Football Stadium in Thimpu, the capital city of Bhutan. By virtue of yesterday’s victory, India emerged the champions in the meet. Earlier, India beat Bangladesh in their Group-A match at the same venue on September 20. After a barren first half, India scored the two goals in the...
Staff Reporter : Two bodies were recovered from the crude oil tanker Banglar Jyoti just hours after a massive fire erupted following an explosion on the ship’s bow. The incident occurred yesterday while the vessel was docked at Dolphin Jetty No. 7 in Chattogram Port, where emergency teams from the Bangladesh Navy, Coast Guard, and other agencies launched a joint rescue operation. Commander Masud Iqbal, of the Bangladesh Navy (Chattogram area), who is overseeing the rescue efforts, confirmed the deaths....
Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday expressed anxiety over the interim government’s decision to dissolve the textbook coordination committee. TIB criticised the move, calling it a risky precedent and a response to “self-interested radical threats” that compromises policy decisions. In a press release, the organisation voiced deep concern that dissolving the committee responsible for amending and revising textbooks, prepared by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), contradicts the vision of a non-discriminatory and non-communal ‘New Bangladesh.’...
Staff Reporter : At least three Bangladeshi citizens living in Beirut have reportedly been injured amid ongoing severe airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the capital. The attacks have been escalating for over a week. While the Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut did not disclose the identities of the injured, two of them are currently receiving treatment at a local hospital. “We have confirmed that three individuals have been injured due to the ongoing attacks in Beirut and southeastern Lebanon. They have...
