A decade after Rana Plaza, Bangladesh garment workers, fight on
Reuters :Their factories are safer, but many Bangladeshis stitching clothes for big Western brands say they still face dire pay and working conditions 10 years...
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Bangladesh suffers widespread power outages during relentless heat
Reuters :Bangladesh is being forced to cut power to millions of people as a relentless heatwave leads to a surge in demand for power and...
HC observation: Office of President is not an office of profit
Gulam Rabbani :In the full text of an order the High Court has upheld the election process of Md Shahabuddin as the President of Bangladesh,...
Govt employees to get 20pc dearness allowance in new budget
UNB :Bangladesh Government employees who are expecting a new pay scale in the upcoming budget of fiscal year 2023-24, have to be satisfied with a...
Cocaine-smuggling submarine reveals Europe’s drug crisis
BBC Online :I’m about to climb into the first “narco-sub” known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe.It’s 20 metres (65 ft) long,...
Despite Eid, country witnessed average remittance inflow
Staff Reporter :Remittance inflow in the country reached $1.27 billion during the first 21 days of April as Bangladeshis working abroad sent money to families...
29 lakh SIM users left city in two days
Staff Reporter :People with some 16.72 lakh mobile connections left Dhaka on April 19, as holidaymakers are travelling to their homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr.On April...
NATO chief visits Ukraine for 1st time since Russian invasion
AP :NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg visited Ukraine on Thursday for the first time since Russia invaded more than a year ago, a highly symbolic trip...
Child brides: South Asia home to world’s highest number
Reuters :South Asia is home to highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to Covid-19 forced...
People rush to hometowns for Eid celebrations
Staff Reporter :People from all walks of life on Thursday thronged to the bus terminals, railway stations, launch terminal, and domestic airport in a bid...
67m children missed out on vaccinations during Covid-19
UNB :The public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined during the COVID-19 pandemic in 52 out of 55 countries studied, UNICEF warned...
Bangladesh to welcome EU, UK observers in next general polls: PM
BSS :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said they would welcome observers from the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) in the upcoming...