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Forum, a human rights oriented magazine published between 1969 and 1971, re-established in 2006. Dhaka Courier, English-language news magazine founded in 1984, it is the longest running English current affairs magazine in the country. Holiday, an English-language weekly newspaper [10] ICE Today, an English-language fashion and lifestyle magazine.
The Daily Star is a Bangladeshi English-language daily newspaper. It is by far the largest circulating English-language newspaper in the country. [2] Founded by Syed Mohammed Ali on 14 January 1991, as Bangladesh transitioned and restored parliamentary democracy, [3] [4] the newspaper became popular for its outspoken coverage of politics, corruption, and foreign policy.
Quota system of Bangladesh Civil Service requires the Civil Service offer a certain number of jobs to members of certain groups, such as descendants of freedom fighters from the Bangladesh Liberation War, religious and ethnic minorities, underrepresented districts, and disabled groups. All candidates must pass all preliminary examinations, and ...
Languages of Bangladesh. The national language and official language of Bangladesh is Bangla according to the third article of the Constitution of Bangladesh. [2] Almost 99% of Bangladeshis speak Bengali (including dialects) as their first language. [3][1] Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987 made it mandatory to use Bengali in all ...
The 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement, also known as the July Revolution, [d] was a series of anti-government [e] and pro- democracy [f] protests in Bangladesh, spearheaded primarily by university students. Initially focused on restructuring quota-based systems for government job recruitment, the movement expanded against what many perceive ...
Digital platforms. The online portal of Prothom Alo[11] is the number 1 Bangladeshi website in the world. [citation needed] This portal is accessed by 1.6 million visitors from 200 countries and territories across the globe with 60 million pageviews per month. The e-paper site of Prothom Alo is also the Number 1 e-paper Web site of Bangladesh.
List of television stations in Bangladesh. Around 46 privately owned television channels were permitted by the Government of Bangladesh as of 2023, [1] of which thirty-six are currently on air. Six television channels, namely STV-US, CSB News, Channel 1, Diganta Television, Islamic TV, and Channel 16, have been taken off air.
The Soviet Union supported Bangladesh and Indian armies, as well as the Mukti Bahini during the war, recognising that the independence of Bangladesh would weaken the position of its rivals—the United States and the People's Republic of China. It gave assurances to India that if a confrontation with the U.S. or China developed, the USSR would ...