National Employment at Risk: Farsighted Policies Needed
BANGLADESH’S employment as well as its economy is facing a terrible challenge due to the volatile geopolitics of the Middle East and ongoing conflicts. Here...
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2,500 buildings razed in Nepal
More than 2,500 buildings were destroyed in Nepal’s Trishuli valley in tsunami-like glacial floods on August 26, according to an AFP computation of data from...
AL-linked Delhi event cancellation ‘positive’
Bangladesh has welcomed India’s decision to cancel a Europe-Asia Relations programme in New Delhi that was reportedly scheduled to be attended by several Awami League...
Rape on moving train, 1 held
A woman has filed a rape case alleging that she was sexually assaulted inside the canteen of the Kurigram Express while travelling from Dhaka to...
Notice seeks battery- rickshaw rules
A legal notice has been served on the government seeking a nationwide ban on pedal-driven rickshaws, formulation of a policy for battery-run rickshaws and stricter...
BNP’s big day turns chaotic
The BNP’s 48th founding anniversary celebrations were marred by clashes between rival factions in three districts on Tuesday, leaving at least 38 people injured and...
Tulip graft case hearing deferred to Jan 11
The hearing on charge framing in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) against Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, daughter of Sheikh Rehana, and former...
Luxury cars smuggled in as spare parts
A syndicate has allegedly been importing high-value luxury cars from Japan by dismantling them and declaring the vehicles as used spare parts to bypass customs...
Measles, dengue keep hospitals under strain
Public hospitals in Barishal and Dhaka are struggling to cope with a growing number of measles and dengue patients, with several facilities operating well beyond...
‘Gas, power crisis to ease next month’
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that the ongoing gas and electricity crisis will return to normal next month. He said gas...