Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said history can never be erased as she tabled a motion in parliament to pay homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh’s container depot fire; norms violated in cargo handling at Chittagong port
Industrial accidents are common in Bangladesh. Experts blame poor safety standards and lack of enforcement of norms and regulations. Garments factories, which account for the country’s most exports and employ over 4 million workers, often see deadly fire incidents.
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'Technology cannot be stopped by a few hoodlums in Bangladesh'
After the Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) president Anwar Parvez directed the cable operators across the country to taken Star Group television channels distributed by Jadoo Vision Ltd denying to pay the dues, Jadoo Vision Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kunal Deshmukh said they are attempting to forcefully collect all the bills from cable operators under the banner of 'One Alliance', which is illegal
Bangladesh makes masks mandatory in places of worship
The Bangladesh government has made wearing masks at all places of worship across the country mandatory in a bid to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic
Primary, secondary education system: Major reform on the cards in Bangladesh
In a sweeping change to primary and secondary schooling, the Bangladesh government may scrap the PECE and the JSC exams and dissolve the science, humanities and business disciplines
Work for people, exhorts Bangladesh PM Hasina to public officials
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the public representatives of local government bodies to stand beside people and work for their welfare with a service mentality
Bangladesh adds 33 mn internet users in a decade
The number of internet users in Bangladesh expanded by 3.3 crore between 2010 and 2019, bringing another 20 per cent of the population online, according to a recent report
Myanmar BGP guns down Bangladeshi man in Teknaf
A Bangladeshi man has been gunned down by the Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar near Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar
Never-ending woes of female migrant workers in Bangladesh
A total of 64 bodies of female migrant workers were sent to Bangladesh from different countries between January and September
Bangladesh begins special parliament session to mark Bangabandhu’s birth centenary
Bangladesh’s parliament has kicked off a special session to mark the birth centenary of independence hero Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh PM Hasina foresees ties with US reaching new heights in coming days
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, saying she foresees the bilateral relationship reaching newer heights in the coming days
Bangladesh government urged to form panel to probe attacks on minorities
Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP) general secretary Rana Dasgupta urged the Bangladesh government to form a commission to investigate all the attacks on the minority people of the country since 2012 and if the communal attacks are not stopped immediately then the minorities will hold a march from Chattagram to Dhaka
Deoband Madrasa student among four new JMB men held in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Police on Saturday arrested four members of the new JMB, an ultra-radical offshoot of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, including a student of Darul Uloom Deoband Madrasa in India, from Chandihara area of Shibganj upazila in Bogra
PM Hasina declares BGB a ‘three-dimensional force’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today declared Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) a "three-dimensional force" after the induction of two helicopters -- named after Bir Shreshtha Nur Mohammad and Bir Shreshtha Abdur Rouf -- into it
Ilish ban in Bangladesh: 5,533 jailed, nets worth 243C seized
More than 5,000 fishermen were jailed and illegal nets worth Tk243 crore were seized during the 22-day Ilish fishing ban in Bangladesh
Business confidence improved in October in Bangladesh
Confidence among the country's manufacturing and service sectors grew in October thanks to the ongoing economic recovery, according to a new survey
