Rizwana calls for transparency in Teesta mega project
Staff Reporter: Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has urged the government to conduct a thorough feasibility study and ensure meaningful community participation before moving forward...
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Faridpur, Rajbari fishermen defy hilsa fishing ban over delayed aid, loan
NN ONLINE: Defying the government ban on catching hilsa during the breeding season many fishermen in Faridpur and Rajbari have continued fishing in the...
‘Khaleda Zia’s health condition stable’
Staff Reporter: BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain on Friday said the health condition of BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda...
Pacific Jeans closes all CEPZ units indefinitely
Staff Reporter: Leading denim manufacturer Pacific Jeans Group has shut down all seven of its factories in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) indefinitely, following...
Clashes erupt ahead of July Charter signing
Staff Reporter: At least 20 protesters identifying themselves as “July Warriors” were injured in clashes with police in the Parliament area in Dhaka on Friday,...
Fire at Sylhet REB cuts power
UNB: A massive fire broke out at the switching control room of the Rural Electrification Board in Fenchuganj, Sylhet, leaving five surrounding upazilas without power....
CEPZ factory lacked fire safety certificate
Staff Reporter: The seven-storey factory building gutted in a devastating inferno at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), country’s heart for economy, had no fire...
Toxic gas detected in Mirpur’s burnt chemical warehouse
Staff Reporter: A dangerously high level of toxic hydrogen sulfide gas has been detected inside a burnt chemical warehouse in the Shialbari area of Mirpur,...
Teachers start hunger strike, plan for long march
Staff Reporter: Teachers from MPO-listed educational institutions began a hunger strike at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Friday demanding fulfillment of their three-point...