Police use tear gas shells as RMG workers protest in Gazipur
UNB, Dhaka : Garment factory workers in Gazipur continued to protest today, demanding increase in basic salary. At around 8:30 am, the workers tried to...
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Expose real character of BNP to the world: PM to journalists
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the country’s journalists to expose the real face of the BNP before the international community...
Bus burnt, 2 others vandalised on last day of blockade in Ctg
UNB, Chattogram : On the last day of the three-day blockade called by BNP, Jamaat and likeminded parties, a bus was set on fire, and...
Hajj packages for 2024 to be cheaper
UNB, Dhaka : The government today announced the Hajj packages for 2024, reducing the cost by Tk 92,450. State Minister for Religious Affairs, Md Faridul...
BGB deployed to beef up security for garment factories in Dhaka, Gazipur
UNB, Dhaka : Amid the ongoing workers’ unrest in the garments sector, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Dhaka and adjacent areas...
Truck set on fire, vehicle vandalised in Feni
UNB, Feni : Miscreants have set a truck carrying sugar on fire at Lalpole in Feni Sadar upazila and vandalised a vehicle of a pharmaceutical...
Day 3 of blockade: 4 vehicles burnt in Dhaka, Narayanganj so far
UNB, Dhaka : Miscreants set four vehicles on fire in different parts of Dhaka city and Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj today, on the last day...
$1.97 billion in remittance came in October
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh’s inward remittances increased through legal channels as the banks are providing additional incentives to attract remittances. However, the expatriates sent inward...
Court grants 8-day remand for ex-army official Chowdhury Sarwardy
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Lt. Gen. (retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy on an eight-day remand in a case over cheating people...
Bus set on fire in Dhaka’s Shyamoli
UNB, Dhaka : A passenger bus of ‘Welcome Paribahan’ was set on fire by miscreants in front of Shyamoli square on Wednesday. The incident took...
Home Minister encourages dialogue amid political tension
UNB, Dhaka : Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Wednesday that he favours peaceful dialogue, not violence. The minister met with British High Commissioner Sarah...
Hasina and Modi jointly inaugurate rail connectivity and power projects
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly opened the newly constructed Akhaura-Agartala Dual Gauge Railway Link Project, setting...