3 held over gang rape of Cox’s Bazar school teacher
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) have detained three people from Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar in connection with the gang...
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Petrol pump owners threaten strike on Aug 31
UNB, Dhaka : Petrol pump owners in the country have threatened to go on strike on August 31 if their 5-point demands, including raising their...
Tea garden workers continue strike in Sylhet
UNB, Sylhet : Tea garden workers in Sylhet continued with their strike on Wednesday, the 16th day of their protest movement, demanding revision of their...
Fire breaks out at Paltan restaurant
UNB, Dhaka : Fire tore quickly through a restaurant in the capital’s Paltan on Wednesday, authorities said. Eleven firefighting units from Siddik Bazar Fire Service...
Indian Coast Guard hands over 32 Bangladeshi fishermen
UNB, Dhaka : The Indian Coast Guard handed over 32 Bangladeshi fishermen who they rescued from the Bay of Bengal on August 19 and 20...
Global Covid cases top 602 million
Online Desk : The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 602 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the...
City crawls as snarls choke Dhaka roads
UNB, Dhaka: Commuters, particularly officegoers, had a harrowing time on the city’s roads on Wednesday, the very first day of the new office schedule, as...
In Dhaka, govt employees join duty at 8am
UNB, Dhaka : Employees of all government and autonomous offices in the capital reported for duty at 8am Wednesday as per the new timings.The government...
Prof Yunus seeks stay on labour court case trial
UNB, Dhaka : Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus moved the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking a stay on proceedings in a case...
RAB arrests two more associates of PK Halder
Online Desk : The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested two women over their ties to scam-tainted businessman Proshanta Kumar Halder, who is currently in the...
EVMs to be used in maximum 150 constituencies in next national polls: EC
UNB, Dhaka : The Election Commission (EC) has decided to use electronic voting machines instead of traditional ballot papers in the maximum 150 constituencies out...
Moulvibazar tea workers resume strike defying union leaders’ decision
UNB, Moulvibazar Tea garden workers in Moulvibazar resumed strike Tuesday noon disobeying the decision of the leaders of Bangladesh Tea Workers Union. Most of the...