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MPO teachers' housing allowance hiked to 7.5% of salary from Nov, set to double in July

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has once again hiked the house rent allowance for teachers and employees at educational institutions under the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme in the face of protests. ... Read More


CEC calls for effective measures to prevent AI misuse in voting

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has flagged the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a major challenge in the upcoming general election. He said the E... Read More


ICT Act has 'restricted' justice, Hasina's lawyer says

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Amir Hossain, the state-appointed lawyer for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, believes the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act has "limited the scope of justice". He expressed ... Read More


6 rights groups call on interim govt to end 'broad ban' on Awami League activities

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A group of six human rights organisations has called on Bangladesh's interim government to end its ban on the Awami League's political activities under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In a ... Read More


Student devised plot with boyfriend to murder JnU's Jobayed a month ago, police say

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The killing of Jagannath University's Chhatra Dal leader Md Jobayed Hossen was planned more than a month ago, according to police. Investigators say the plot was devised jointly by ... Read More


Seven reforms proposed to overhaul BBS governance, operations

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A government taskforce has proposed seven priority recommendations to reform the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, focusing on greater operational and financial autonomy for the natio... Read More


Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Govardhan Asrani dies aged 84

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Veteran Indian actor Govardhan Asrani, widely known simply as Asrani, has died at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on Monday after being hospitalised for five... Read More


Man dies after assault over alleged rape in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Beaten and left critically injured over a rape allegation, a young man in Narayanganj has died eight hours later in a hospital at Narayanganj. Abu Hanif, 30, a security guard from S... Read More


MPO teachers rally at Shaheed Minar to press for swift action on allowance demands

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Teachers and employees at educational institutions under the government's monthly pay order (MPO) scheme have begun a ninth day of protests to demand increases on a number of their a... Read More


Brahmanbaria woman held over fatal hammer attack on mother-in-law amid family row

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have arrested a woman on charges of killing her mother-in-law with a hammer following a family dispute in Brahmanbaria's Bancharampur Upazila. The incident took place on Sund... Read More