JRC to review condition of 54 transboundary rivers
Al Mamun Harun Ur Rashid : Members of the Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) of Bangladesh and India are set to convene in Kolkata on Thursday...
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UK may aid Bangladesh corruption investigations:Sky News
NN Online: UK-based investigators are looking at how they can assist with probes into alleged grand corruption in Bangladesh, Sky News understands. The development...
Ebtedayee madrasa teachers to get MPO benefits after 40yrs
NN Online: Teachers of Ebtedayee madrasas – the primary-level educational institutions under the madrasa board – in Bangladesh are finally seeing progress after 40 years,...
‘MPO-enlisted teachers to get increased allowances’
NN Online: Wahiduddin Mahmud – the outgoing education adviser – has announced a pay boost for MPO-enlisted (private) teachers. Festival allowances, entertainment allowances, house rent,...
No more ‘Sycophancy’ for foreign loans says Governor
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s balance of payments (BoP) has seen a notable improvement, bolstered by a strong foreign savings position, removing the need to seek...
Turk to present UN fact-finding report on BD Wednesday
NN Online: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will present the United Nations’ fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses linked to...
From Protest to Politics: NCP to face tough road to power
Abu Jakir : As the National Citizen Party (NCP) emerges as a new political force in Bangladesh, its path forward appears challenging. Founded in the...
Election likely to be held by December: Dr Yunus
NN Online: Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government is committed to holding a free and fair election, and the vote...
Sadeeq Agro Chairman Imran held
NN Online: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Imran Hossain – the chairman of Sadeeq Agro – in connection with a money laundering case....
4 killed in fire at Dhaka’s residential hotel
NN Online: A tragic fire at the “Saudia” hotel in the city’s Shahjadpur, claimed the lives of four people on Monday. The victims’ bodies were...
July victims, family to get school admission quota
NN Online: The government has announced a new initiative to reserve seats in government secondary schools for the families of those injured or martyred during...