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Students rally in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh, Dhaka, on Tuesday, 14 October 2024, demanding the entry age for government jobs be raised to 35. Photo: Focus Bangla
Bangladesh

Decision on raising govt job entry age Thursday

Earlier on Monday, the Public Administration Reform Commission recommended increasing the maximum age for applying for government jobs to 35 years for men and 37 years for women

Students rally in front of the National Museum in Shahbagh, Dhaka, on Tuesday, 14 October 2024, demanding the entry age for government jobs be raised to 35. Photo: Focus Bangla
Bangladesh

Govt job entry age extended to 'align with global standards, empower women'

Bangladesh has a chance to realise the 'gendered dividend' through the empowerment of girls and women. Photo: TBS
Panorama

A forecast for Bangladesh’s ageing population and new births

Emmy Sasipornkarn. Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Why asking 'how old are you?' isn't rude in South Korea

People wearing masks ride on an escalator at a subway station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea, December 8, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
World+Biz

All South Koreans to become younger as traditional age system scrapped

Ageless Startup: Do not let age stop you from building a startup 
Panorama

Ageless Startup: Do not let age stop you from building a startup 

Eight-year-old Joseph Deen from California is the youngest-ever professional Fortnite player. Photo: BBC
Game

From piano player to pro gamer at the age of 8

Nurse Elspeth Huber from Hannage Brook Medical Centre administers the COVID 19 vaccine during home visits to the most venerable people amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) near Wirksworth, Derbyshire Britain, February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Carl Recine
Coronavirus chronicle

UK to prioritise next stage of Covid-19 vaccines by age, not job

Trump was always the symptom of a larger breakdown. Photo: Bloomberg/Getty Images
Panorama

America’s age of anger is just getting started

Visitors watch a whale shark at the Whale Shark Aquarium of Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China September 4, 2018/ Reuters
Science

How to calculate age of world's largest fish

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate and Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg chant during the California Democratic Convention in San Francisco, California, U.S. REUTERS
Politics

Age matters more than sexual orientation to U.S. presidential voters: Reuters/Ipsos poll