Leaders of the quota reform movement yesterday demanded the publishing of a gazette over abolition of quota in government jobs, welcoming the suggestion made by the government committee to get rid of quota system in the Class I and II jobs. The leaders, protesting under the banner of Bangladesh General…

A national campaign has been launched aiming to create awareness about shunning violence and preserving peace in the lead up to the general election scheduled to be held at the end of December. The campaign, ‘Shantite Bijoy’ (Win with Peace), launched yesterday at Bangabandhu International…

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said that a fair election under the partisan government is possible, if all stakeholders, including political parties, play a supportive role. But it also said there is a lack of trust to hold parliamentary polls under the partisan government. TIB said…

The Cabinet yesterday approved the draft agreement on the use of Chattogram and Mongla ports for the movement of goods to and from India, reports UNB. The approval came from the weekly Cabinet meeting held with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at her office. Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul…

The government has decided to create 15,000 more posts, including 400 at the officers’ level—in the ranks of additional director-general, deputy director-general, director, additional director and deputy director—for the country’s border force, the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).…

Afghanis­tan conti­nued their rise in international cricket with an upset 91-run win over Sri Lanka in Abu Dhabi yesterday, knocking the former…