The United Kingdom will have a new Labour government whose class composition will be radically different from previous ones. According to our analysis of Labour’s shadow cabinet, some 46 percent of Keir Starmer’s likely cabinet members were raised by parents with “working class” occupations. That figure is well above average in terms of the broader […]
A huge number of cases, inquiries, and investigations against corruption suspects have remained pending with the Anti-Corruption Commission for years due to the failure to complete them in due time. According to the latest available ACC statistics, a total of 3,348 cases are now pending with courts across the country, while a total of 4,008 […]
The now-removed taxman, his family used stock market to mint tens of millions Former NBR official Md Matiur Rahman, who became a subject of controversy thanks to a high-profile sacrificial goat, has made much of his wealth by minting pre-public shares, an analysis of his and his family’s shareholding in at least 15 publicly listed […]
বৈষম্যবিরোধী ছাত্র আন্দোলন সরকারি চাকরিতে কোটাব্যবস্থা বাতিলের দাবিতে আজ রোববার বিকেলে সারা দেশে সড়ক–মহাসড়ক অবরোধের ডাক দিয়েছেন শিক্ষার্থীরা। তাঁরা এই কর্মসূচির নাম দিয়েছেন ‘বাংলা ব্লকেড’। এর পাশাপাশি সব বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ও কলেজে ক্লাস-পরীক্ষা বর্জন ও ছাত্র ধর্মঘট পালন করা হবে। দাবি আদায়ে গতকাল শনিবার পূর্বনির্ধারিত বিক্ষোভ কর্মসূচি শেষে রাজধানীর শাহবাগে আন্দোলনকারীদের পক্ষ থেকে এ ঘোষণা দেওয়া […]
Thousands of students brought out a mammoth procession at Dhaka University today protesting the reinstatement of the quota system in government jobs. The demonstration, which started around 3:00pm, is supposed to march through the DU Memory Eternal Chattar, TSC, Bakshi Bazar, BUET, Eden College, New Market intersection, Nilkhet intersection and end at TSC, said Nahid […]
A cluster of shanty-like homes belonging to Hindus are accessible only by a makeshift bamboo bridge over a roadside canal at Patikelbari village of Gopalganj Sadar upazila. The rickety structures declare the financial constraint of the 100 or so Maitra family. The current generations of the Mitras were never rich, but they were never this […]
Bangladesh has secured the 93rd spot among 163 countries in the global peace index for 2024, with a score of 2.126. It outperformed India, Pakistan and other South Asian peers, but lagged behind Bhutan and Nepal. According to the report published by the Institute for Economics and Peace on Tuesday, Bangladesh scored 2.515 in the […]
Rivers still flowing above danger level Flood situation has improved slightly. But the rivers in this district were still flowing above the danger level today. “Flood situation is improving both in the city and in rural areas,” said Sheikh Russel Hasan, deputy commissioner of Sylhet. “As rainfall reduced and water level of rivers is gradually […]
Parliament went into the first budget session on Wednesday to debate and pass the proposed national budget for the fiscal 2024-2025. President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Monday summoned the 3rd session (budget session) of the 12th parliament, exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution. The parliamentary […]
Steps taken for ADP implementation, she tells JS Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday that those responsible for the failure to send over 17,000 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia in time will be brought to book. “The issue is being investigated, and if anybody is found responsible for this, he or she will have to face […]
