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Growth in stagnation as demographic dividend ‘not fully harnessed’

Bangladesh must move away from a cheap labour-dependent economy that relies primarily on the readymade garment sector and remittance inflows, eminent economist and BRAC Chairperson Hossain Zillur Rahman said at a public lecture on Thursday.He said the country struggled to translate democratic principles into state practices and failed to fully...

Nothing has changed yet, but PM is trying: Fakhrul

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday lamented that nothing has changed in the country's administrative culture despite the July Uprising, but expressed the hope that change will come under the leadership of Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman, reports UNB."With great pain, I must...

DU to review all appointments between Jan ’09 and Jun ’24

The University of Dhaka (DU) syndicate has also decided to review all appointments of teachers, officials and employees made between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2024. It has formed a four-member committee to investigate allegations against teachers, officials and employees accused of opposing students during the July 2024 mass...

HC disposes of 7,565 old cases in a day

The High Court (HC) on Thursday disposed of 7,565 old criminal miscellaneous cases through its 14 Criminal Motion Benches as part of an ongoing special initiative to reduce the backlog of cases, reports UNB.With this, a total of 43,357 old criminal miscellaneous cases have been disposed of in 10 working...

David Emon sent to jail

CHATTOGRAM, July 30: A Chattogram court on Thursday sent notorious gangster Mobarak Hossain Emon, widely known as David Emon, to jail after showing him arrested in three criminal cases.Senior Judicial Magistrate Saima Afrin Hima passed the order after police produced Emon before the court.He has been shown arrested in three...

IUB's Shah Amran named BAC member

Dr. Md. Shah Amran, Professor of Pharmacy at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been appointed a full-time member of the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC). The Secondary and Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education issued the appointment on Sunday under the Bangladesh Accreditation Council Act, 2017. The appointment is...