Child labour in informal sector obstacle to dev
Staff Reporter :Civil Society activists called upon the authorities concerned to take urgent steps for eradicating child labour from the country’s informal sector in the...
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Pry teachers plan non-stop movement
Staff Reporter :Leaders of the Bangladesh Primary Teachers’ Association on Friday announced for a continuous movement demanding implementation of the 10th grade for the headmasters...
New EU funding helps WFP provide food aid to Rohingyas
UNB, Dhaka :The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of 2 million euro from the European Union (EU) for its emergency...
Govt obstructing BNP’s reorganisation process
Staff Reporter :BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Friday accused the government of obstructing the party’s reorganising process at the grassroots level.“We...
Bangladeshi expats in a mess
Gazi Anowar :Bangladeshi expatriates in South Africa are in a mess situation following an anti-immigrant movement there, said High Commission officials and migrants.Mobs reportedly vandalised...
‘Govt employees to stay stubborn against corruption’
Staff Reporter :State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain on Friday urged the government employees to stand uncompromising against injustice and corruption for the sake...
Action taken against Rohingyas for trying to collect BD passports: Minister
UNB, Dhaka :Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday said legal action has been taken against those Rohingyas who attempted to obtain Bangladeshi passports using fake...
Biden, Warren, Sanders spar over healthcare
BBC Online :Three frontrunners in the race to become Democratic Party candidate for US president have clashed over healthcare at the party’s third debate.The debate...
Mokabbir made Biman MD
Staff Reporter :Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry Additional Secretary Mokabbir Hossain has been made the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Biman Bangladesh...
Asian Confce on Diarrhoeal Disease & Nutrition to be held in BD next yr
UNB, Dhaka :The 15th Asian Conference on Diarrhoeal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD 2020) will be held on January 28-30, 2020 at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon...
Johnson vows UK will be ready for no-deal Brexit
AFP :Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday Britain will be ready for a no-deal Brexit on October 31 despite his own government’s assessment warning that...