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Bangladesh must break free from ‘lobbying trade’
It has long been said that nothing gets done in Bangladesh without lobbying. From getting a job to hospital admission, school enrolment, transfer, promotion, tenders, business registration—everything in this country requires lobbying. Be it a government or non-government institution. It is heard that even a peon’s job today is not obtainable without lobbying. The higher the position, the bigger the task, the higher-ranking the official one must approach. As a result, maintaining good relations with MPs, ministers, and senior government officials to secure lobbying has become a long-standing trade for a certain class of people in this country.
ISPR requests not to get misled by rumours over security of St. Martin’s
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) has urged all not to be misguided by rumours spreading through social media over the security of St. Martin’s island centering Myanmar's ongoing internal conflict near the island.
AstraZeneca vaccination will continue: Health minister
At a time when AstraZeneca is withdrawing its covid vaccine from the market admitting that it has ‘dangerous’ side effects, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samant Lal Sen has said that the AstraZeneca vaccination programme will continue in Bangladesh as no harmful symptoms have been found among the people who received the vaccine in the country so far.