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No decision yet on interim government’s tenure: Dr Yunus

Shawdesh Desk: Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus of the interim government stated that no decision has been made yet regarding the tenure of the interim government or the timing of the

RAB had no negligence, its media chief says over ex-home minister’s ‘escaping’

Shawdesh Desk: Denying any negligence in their duties over the reported escape of ex-home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, L Col Munim Ferdous, chief of RAB’s media wing, on Wednesday said it

Tense situation prevails in Khagrachari; indefinite Section 144 underway

Shawdesh Desk: Tension continues to grip Khagrachari after the mob killing of Abul Hasnat Muhammad Sohel Rana, a teacher at Khagrachari Technical School and College. In the wake of the

Public awareness for horn-free Dhaka to begin in December: Rizwana

Shawdesh Desk: The government is set to implement a gradual ban on vehicle honking across Dhaka city by December, with the goal of making the entire capital a ‘quiet zone’

DB arrests Kamal Naser, Nazrul Islam Majumder, Mesbah Uddin

Shawdesh desk: The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested Kamal Naser Chowdhury, former principal secretary and adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina; Mesbah Uddin, former Secretary

Committee formed to review age limit for govt jobs

Shawdesh Desk: The interim government has constituted a committee to review the issue of raising age limit to 35 for entering the public services. This committee has been formed in

Cancellation of Textbook review committee a risky compromise with radicals: TIBCancellation of Textbook review committee a risky compromise with radicals: TIB

Shawdesh Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday said the Interim Government has set a worrisome and risky precedent by compromising policy decisions in response to self-interested radical threats. The

Former lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Mansur held at Dhaka airport

Shawdesh Desk: Detectives detained former lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed from the immigration section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on early Monday. Mansur, also ex-vice-president of Dhaka University