‘Italy offers Bangladeshis zero-cost migration’
A new initiative would soon enable skilled Bangladeshi workers to migrate to Italy at zero cost after completing Italian language, civic orientation and vocational training,...
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Iran-US deal still out of reach despite heightened diplomatic efforts
Iran and the States are far from reaching a deal to end the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, despite heightened diplomatic...
Too few hands, too few wheels to police Khulna highways
The Khulna Regional Highway Police is struggling to ensure round-the-clock security and regular patrolling across its extensive highway network with just 340 personnel and a...
SRB gets new DG
Additional Inspector General (Additional IGP) of Bangladesh Highway Police Faruk Ahmed has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of the Special Response Battalion...
Friend Deep remanded again
Ahmed Shahriar Reza Deep, friend of former Air Force officer K M Tahsif Sauri, spent four days in police remand in connection with Tahsif’s murder...
Judges, Formation of Benches / Writ filed with HC seeking appointment
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the inadequate budget allocation for the Supreme Court, the state’s inaction in appointing a...
A Living Wage for Garment Workers: What Is Needed Is Goodwill and Dialogue
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry is one of the principal driving forces of the national economy. Its contribution to foreign exchange earnings, employment generation and...
Tarique Rahman’s Japan visit: New prospects for investment and development
The relations between Bangladesh and Japan are a shining example of long-standing friendship, mutual trust and development cooperation. Since independence, Japan’s contribution to Bangladesh’s infrastructure...
Garment Workers Unrest: Urgent Action Needed to Protect Economy
THE intense protests and unrest that have recently emerged in the capital, Dhaka, and its surrounding industrial areas — driven by garment workers demanding higher...
BCB announces women’s squad for Emerging Nations T20 Trophy
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Women’s T20 Emerging Nations Trophy, excluding pacer Marufa Akter. Marufa Akter was...