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Nationwide elevated highways in the works to boost mobility, minimise land use

Staff Correspondent: The government is planning a nationwide elevated expressway network to connect all 64 districts, aiming to reduce land use and ensure a safer, advanced transport system. A project

Embezzlement under Fake Names: Greedy bank directors remain untouched

TDS Desk: The money in banks belongs to the general public — but in Bangladesh, the very custodians of that money, the bank directors, have plundered it indiscriminately. Masquerading as

Consensus Commission wants to move towards a national charter soon: Ali Riaz

BSS: National Consensus Commission Vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Sunday said the commission wants to move towards a national charter by establishing a consensus as soon as possible. He said

Sustainable funding essential to curb hypertension

Speakers at World Hypertension Day discussion meeting Staff Correspondent: The risk of hypertension and hypertension-related deaths is growing increasingly in Bangladesh. Although provision of free anti-hypertensive medicine has already commenced

Govt moves to fix flaws in hiring under minority, disability quotas

Staff Correspondent: The government is formulating clear guidelines for quota-based recruitment in public jobs to ensure a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory process, mainly for ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities.

Home Advisor downplays India’s border ‘push-ins’

Staff Correspondent: Amid rising instances of people being driven into Bangladesh across various borders from India, Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said these “push-ins” do not necessarily exhibit provocative