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Home Adviser emphasizes law and order as top challenge

TDS Desk: The primary challenge for the government is improving the law and order situation, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday. Speaking to

493 upazila chairmen, 323 municipality mayors removed

TDS Desk: The interim government has removed all Upazila Chairmen (493) and 323 municipality mayors from their respective positions across the country. The Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNO) will take over

HC questions legality of abolishing caretaker govt; seeks clarifications within 4 weeks

TDS Desk: The High Court (HC) has issued a rule seeking to understand why the abolition of the caretaker government system through the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution will not

201 deputy secretaries now become joint secretaries

TDS Desk: A total of 201 deputy secretaries and officials of equivalent rank have been promoted to the position of joint secretaries. In a major promotion by the government, earlier

Khondoker Rashed to be new BSEC chairman: Sources

TDS Desk: Khondoker Rashed Maqsood is going to be the new chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), according to sources familiar with the matter. Several officials of

Govt to hold ‘fair, participatory’ polls after vital reforms: Yunus tells diplomats

TDS Desk: Highlighting the importance of required reforms, interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday conveyed to the international partners that they will hold a “free, fair participatory”