Officers on Special Duty: No work, full salary
Hundreds of senior civil servants in Bangladesh are drawing full salaries and benefits despite having little...
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16 Apr 2026
Rights commission in limbo
The future of the National Human Rights Commission has been thrown into uncertainty following a decision...
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06 Apr 2026
Derailments expose deep flaws
For rail passengers in the country, buying a ticket does not always guarantee reaching their destination....
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03 Apr 2026
40% of rail crossings illegal, safety gaps exposed
Bangladesh Railway says more than 3,000 rail crossings across its 3,093-kilometre network, with nearly 1,200, nearly...
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23 Mar 2026
Eid holidays expose Dhaka policing gaps
As Dhaka becomes quieter during Eid vacations, incidents of snatching, theft, and robbery tend to rise,...
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19 Mar 2026
ICT scandal: Probe into Mamun deal
An internal investigation has been launched into the circumstances under which former inspector general of police...
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11 Mar 2026
State data erased, again
Successive governments are being accused of removing important state records from official websites after coming to...
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09 Mar 2026
Recruitment rushed, rules bent, Farooki’s museum scandal
An investigation has found a series of irregularities in the establishment of the July Mass Uprising...
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08 Mar 2026
Key secretary posts: Government hunts for loyalists
Nearly two weeks after sweeping changes at the top levels of the country’s civil administration, at...
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06 Mar 2026
BNP also turns to old hands
The BNP government is following the same policy as previous administrations by appointing retired officials on...
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05 Mar 2026