Staff Reporter : Hundreds of garment workers took to the streets in Ashulia and Savar on Saturday, demanding the reopening of closed factories, the withdrawal of cases filed against workers, and an increase in the minimum wage to Tk 22,000. The protests blocked several roads, causing significant disruptions in the area.The workers, primarily from factories in the Bypile-Abdullahpur Road and Zirabo areas, began their protests early in the morning. According to the Industrial Police, the situation escalated when employees from...
UNB : Police foiled Chhatra League’s programme in Gopalganj marking former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 78th birthday on Saturday. This incident took place on the Government Bangabandhu College campus in Gopalganj Sadar on Saturday morning when BCL leaders and activists tried to bring out a procession marking the day. Sushanta Kumar Biswas, a member of the convening committee of Sadar Upazila Chhatra League, said that in celebration of Sheikh Hasina’s birthday, leaders of the Chhatra League units organized a procession...
Sports Reporter : Bangladesh National Cricket Team’s super fan, known as ‘Tiger Robi,’ was physically assaulted by Indian fans during...
Staff Reporter : United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his “total solidarity” with Bangladesh’s interim government during a meeting with Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus at UN headquarters on Thursday. Guterres assured the UN’s full commitment to supporting the interim government’s reform initiatives, emphasising their importance in light of the recently adopted UN Pact for the Future. He noted that the pact, which addresses global challenges, is particularly relevant to Bangladesh’s needs, including access to concessional funding. During the meeting,...
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday urged the government to withdraw all cases against the party’s acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to pave the way for his return to the country soon. “We asked the government that all cases against Tarique Rahman must be withdrawn soon so that he can return to the country. If the cases filed against BNP activists are not withdrawn, there will never be a neutral field for holding inclusive polls,”...
Staff Reporter : A recent survey by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) reveals that only 29.39 per cent of users are satisfied with the quality of data provided by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The survey, which included input from 1,333 users, also found that 55.59 per cent of respondents are somewhat satisfied with the statistics, while 11.64 per cent are somewhat unsatisfied, and 3.39 per cent are totally unsatisfied. The findings were released in a report...
Staff Reporter : Mahmudur Rahman, the editor of Amar Desh, returned to the country on Friday morning after spending over five and a half years in exile. He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from Turkey on a Qatar Airways flight at 9:20am. Leaders from the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, Dhaka Union of Journalists, and the Bangladesh Sammilita Peshajibi Parishad welcomed him at the airport. Around a thousand people, including students, gathered outside the airport to receiveMahmudur Rahman. Coming...
BSS : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urged the international community to continue and deepen engagements with Bangladesh to help...
Staff Reporter : Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has urged a comprehensive overhaul of the Information Commission to protect it from partisan influence. The organization views this reform as crucial to building a “New Bangladesh” that guarantees freedom of speech and unhindered access to information. In a press statement on Friday, coinciding with the International Day for Universal Access to Information 2024, TIB emphasized the importance of moving away from past practices of withholding information. Instead, they advocated for the right...
Reza Mahmud and Abu Jakir : The clamour for holding Bangladesh’s next general election is intensifying, following the fall of...
Reza Mahmud : Manpower exporters are optimistic following the government’s recent initiative to eliminate the need for Ministry approval before...
Staff Reporter : Three more deaths were reported from dengue in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning (September 26), raising this year’s death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 141. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 829 new patients were hospitalized with dengue during this period. Among them, 194 were admitted to hospitals under the Dhaka North City Corporation, and 158 in Dhaka South City Corporation. Currently, 2,931 dengue patients are receiving treatment in...