Garment workers stage protest in Mirpur for arrears
UNB :Workers of clothing factory JK Fashion, located in Mirpur’s Shewrapara area of the capital, have been staging protests by blocking the road, demanding payment...
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Australia’s Greens party MPs want free, fair elections in Bangladesh
UNB :Fifteen MPs from Australia’s opposition Greens party have written a letter to the Australian prime minister seeking specific steps including help to supervise and...
Traffic collapses due to rain in city
News Desk :City dwellers have been suffering through long commutes amid the continuous drizzle causing massive traffic congestion on roads. “Due to the continuous drizzle...
Dengue death toll nears 1,100-mark with 9 more deaths in 24 hours
Staff Reporter :Mosquito-borne disease dengue claims more nine lives from Bangladesh while, 2,617 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever in the last 24...
US election observer team due in city on Saturday
Staff Reporter :A high-profile US joint Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) is set to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday to assess the environment of the parliamentary...
Threats of underworld loom large ahead of elections
Syed Shemul Parvez :People of Bangladesh, including the residents of the capital city, are in a state of serious panic as the ongoing political impasse...
I didn’t commit any crime : Prof Yunus
Staff Reporter :Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said he did not commit any crimes and that he was not afraid. He said...
RAB arrests top drug trader in Teknaf
Staff Reporter :The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a top drug trader with 55,000 Yaba tablets and foreign firearms from Teknaf upazila...
Israeli, Palestinian women hold joint rally for peace
Dawn :Hundreds of Palestinian and Israeli women rallied in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, calling for an end...
Dwindling reserves, falling remittances, rising foreign debt: Country faces dire economic uncertainty pre-election
Special Report : With monthly remittance flow during September at a 41-month low around 1.34 B USD, the country is facing significant balance of payment...
Lawyer’s assistant dies in DB custody
Staff Reporter :A lawyers’ assistant allegedly died in police custody in Bogura on Tuesday night (October 3). The victim has been identified as Habibur Rahman...