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- Sep 28, 2026
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Pry teacher recruitment: Selected, yet still waiting (opens the original)
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After finally being selected as an assistant teacher at a government primary school in February, Shariful Islam (pseudonym, as per request) quit his job at a private company, where he earned Tk 40,000 a month. He also skipped two government job viva voce examinations, expecting to join his new post soon. But when the appointment letters were finally issued on September 24, his name was missing. “Now what do I do?” said Shariful, who was among the more than 200 candidates gathered in front of the
What could he have stolen that was worth his life? (opens the original)
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I have watched the video from Moheshkhali more than once. I still cannot make sense of it. Mohammad Faysal is tied to an electric pole. His hands and feet are bound. Bricks are placed on his shoulders. Several young men and teenagers can be seen beating him. Police said he had been detained on suspicion of theft. His relatives later took him to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The video leaves one unavoidable question: what could he possibly have stolen that was worth his life? Maybe
Higher viva marks may undermine fairness in public recruitment (opens the original)
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Last July, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed said his party wanted the viva marks of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination reduced to 50 from 200 to limit scope for discrimination in Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) recruitment. By then, however, the viva marks had already been reduced to 100, as the total BCS examination mark was reduced from 1,000 to 1,100 on December 4, 2024. Salahuddin Ahmed is the home minister now, and his government is preparing to raise viva marks of recrui
What else must women do? (opens the original)
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When a woman journalist attends a political party’s event, the only qualification she should need is that she is a journalist there to do her job. She should not have to satisfy a political leader’s religious expectations before asking him a question. Recent remarks from Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim suggest otherwise. At an IAB press conference in Purana Paltan on September 10, a woman journalist was allegedly moved from the front row and asked
What else must women do? (opens the original)
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When a woman journalist attends a political party’s event, the only qualification she should need is that she is a journalist there to do her job. She should not have to satisfy a political leader’s religious expectations before asking him a question. Recent remarks from Islami Andolan Bangladesh Senior Nayeb-e-Ameer Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim suggest otherwise. At an IAB press conference in Purana Paltan on September 10, a woman journalist was allegedly moved from the front row and asked
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