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Government job seekers take last minute preparation sitting in front of the examination center. The picture was taken from Dhaka University area on 29 October.

Covid-19 Govt relaxes age limit for jobs by 39 months

Therefore, the candidates, who turned 30 on 25 March 2020, will be deemed eligible to apply for the jobs under the circulars of those institutions to be published as of 30 June in 2023

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40th BCS remains unfinished even after four years

Though the PSC finalised candidates more than five months ago, the government couldn’t appoint them as yet

Debapriya Bhattacharya

Interview: Debapriya Bhattacharya 'A transitional consensus plan needed for the economy'

Speaking in an interview with Prothom Alo, economist Debapriya Bhattacharya says, those who had been basking in economic development so long, are alarmed at the sound of IMF. They had been denying ...

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Cash might not be the best way to achieve employee motivation

The findings of a new study suggest that tangible rewards motivate employees when they're easy to use, pleasurable, unexpected, and distinct from salary

Photo shows the name plaque of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group.

IFC focuses on sustainable, inclusive growth in South Asia

To help sustain and create jobs, improve services for people and protect small and medium sized enterprises, IFC committed about $2 billion in the South Asian region in the past fiscal year, ending ...

Education, employment, social interaction may assist in preventing cognitive decline in brain

Education, employment, social interaction may assist in preventing cognitive decline in brain

Researchers looked at genetic and life course factors that may help create a 'cognitive reserve' that provides a buffer against the disease.

bKash officials at the launching ceremony of ‘bTechWhiz’ at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) campus

bKash launches talent hunt programme ‘bTechWhiz’

This flagship recruitment and development program of bKash has recently been launched with a ‘Recruitment Test’ at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) campus. More than 350 students ...

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Bangladesh 7th saddest country: Pay heed to social security

According to the UN World Happiness Report last March, Bangladesh has forwarded seven steps in the list of happiest countries in the world. Bangladesh has come 94th among 146 countries this year. ...

As the husband (not in picture) sits for an hour-long recruitment test, Sonia Zaman (M) also takes preparation for job while waiting outside the test centre. The picture was taken from Mirpur Girls Ideal Collage in Dhaka on 17 January 2021.

Nearly 400,000 posts lay vacant: State minister

State minister for public administration Farhad Hossain said a total of 392,117 posts have remained vacant in different ministries, directorates and divisions

Employment database in the pipeline

Budget initiative Employment database in the pipeline

There will be all types of employment-related information including on creation of new job opportunities for the unemployed population of the country, education and training in the central database.

Anu Muhammad

Interview: Anu Muhammad 'Unnecessary spending on mega projects will increase tax burden'

At the end of the day, money from the people's pockets is going to the hands of the government. And the government is wasting this on mega projects

Universal pension being introduced

Universal pension being introduced

The government is going to introduce the universal pension scheme from the fiscal year 2022-2023

Malaysia to hire workers from Bangladesh this month

Malaysia to hire workers from Bangladesh this month: Minister

Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister Imran Ahmed on Thursday said that Malaysia will start taking workers from Bangladesh this month

Vacancy, no vacancy

Unemployment, seen and unseen

The boy who has got a degree from the village or small town college without learning anything, will find it below his dignity to work as agricultural labour, even though it will give him a daily wage ...

Debapriya Bhattacharya

Govt’s assessment on inflation not realistic: Debapriya Bhattacharya

Convener of Citizen's Platform for SDGs Debapriya Bhattacharya said the assessment on inflation provided by the government is not realistic and scientific and it is not impossible that inflation may ...

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