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Electoral Reform Commission gets proposal to prosecute ex-ECs for holding controversial polls

TDS Desk The Electoral Reform Commission has received a proposal to bring former election commissioners under trial for allegedly violating constitutional obligations and oath of office by conducting controversial elections,

CEC, 4 ECs sworn in

UNB, Dhaka The newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and four commissioners took oath on Sunday. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the swearing-in ceremony at the judges’ lounge of

Bangladesh seeks top int’l law firm for power deal review

TDS Desk The National Review Committee on the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources on Sunday asked the interim government to hire a reputed legal and investigative firm to

New circular with 20,000 govt jobs awaits announcement

Staff Correspondent The public administration ministry is set to announce new circulars with 20,000 new government jobs soon. An official of the ministry confirmed the information to Prothom Alo, saying

Purging operation in the Cabinet Division

TDS Desk The Cabinet Division has started a cleansing drive against its employees who have been in the same positions for years. Many of them have become involved in various

Tender for piping gas from Bhola to Dhaka to be issued in December: Energy adviser

TDS Desk The government has planned to issue a tender in December to bring the recently discovered gas resource in Bhola to Dhaka, Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad