Bangladesh slides two steps down in Corruption Perception Index
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh slides two steps to the 10th position from the bottom among the 180 countries covered in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2023, compared to 12th position ReadMore
NCTB to give corrections to textbooks soon
Shawdesh desk: The National Curriculum and Textbook Board, the state-owned publishing house looking after the printing and distribution scheme, on Tuesday said that it would give rational corrections to the ReadMore
Bangladesh to utilize China’s experience for next five-year plan
Shawdesh Desk: Planning minister Major General (retired) Abdus Salam said on Tuesday that the Bangladesh government was considering to utilise Chinese experience for formulating the next national five-year plan. He ReadMore
Light rain in Dhaka, Khulna likely
Shawdesh Desk: Rain or thunder shower is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna division and at one or two places over Dhaka division, said a Bangladesh Meteorological ReadMore
Global Leaders renew call for justice for Professor Yunus
Shawdesh Desk: A total of 241 global leading people in different fields including over 125 Nobel laureates have sent an open letter to Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina for the ReadMore
HC bans use of bar-fetter of accused except top listed criminals
Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Tuesday banned use of bar-fetter of accused except top listed criminals and extremists while producing detained accused in courts from jails. The court also ReadMore
Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail
Shawdesh Desk: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in prison, less than two weeks before the country votes in an election his party ReadMore
‘An ad, not statement for Yunus on Washington Post’: FM
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said that what appeared on Washington Post regarding Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was an advertisement, not a statement. ‘Washington Post published ReadMore
