UN Resident Coordinator in Dhaka Mia Seppo and US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R. Miller have welcomed the first sentencing of three policemen and two others in the 2014 custodial death of Ishtiaque Ahmed Jony
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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Metro not in Bangladesh by next year
Wait of Dhaka dwellers for the maiden metro rail service could linger as a contractor responsible for implementing the first phase of the much-hyped project sought a one-year extension due to the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic.
Daily deaths in Bangladesh not dropping
Thirty-four COVID-19 patients died and 1,282 more people tested positive for the virus in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:30 am yesterday
Early marriages of seven schoolgirls in a day stopped
Seven Bangladeshi schoolgirls were saved from early marriage in Sirajganj's Belkuchi upazila yesterday, thanks to timely action by the local administration
PM Hasina seeks US help to repatriate Mujib killer Rashed Chowdhury
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the US support in repatriating Rashed Chowdhury, the proclaimed fugitive convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Malaysia eases entry ban for Bangladeshis
Malaysia's decision to lift the travel ban on Bangladesh and 22 other countries will reduce the hurdles for many Bangladeshis returning to their workplaces in that country
Four women arrested in Dhaka for abducting children
Child kidnappers have become quite active in the capital of Bangladesh and on its outskirts. The police have arrested four women for allegedly abducting kids, and rescued three children, in the past few days
Dhaka University professor gets termination for distorting Liberation War facts
A Dhaka University professor has been terminated for distorting facts about Bangladesh's Liberation War
153 illegal Bangladeshi migrants repatriated from Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said that 153 illegal Bangladeshi migrants were repatriated from Libya
Bangladesh govt spares none involved in crimes: PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that her government does not spare anyone involved in crimes, in a bid to stop "the legacy of extra-judicial killings initiated by military dictator Ziaur Rahman and institutionalized by his wife Khaleda Zia"
Bangladesh PM Hasina likes to read, catch fish amid COVID-19
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina likes to read books and catch fish every morning since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic
Bangladesh horror: Minor chained and locked up for months, rescued
A seven-year-old boy, who had allegedly been chained and held captive for several months by his stepmother, has been rescued from a rented room in Ashulia town of Bangladesh, police said on Thursday
ADB provides Bangladesh $50m in loan for infrastructure projects
The Asian Development Bank or ADB has agreed to provide $50 million in loan to Bangladesh to promote, fund and implement public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the country
None will be spared for extrajudicial killing: PM Hasina
Saying that her government is not sparing anyone involved in extrajudicial killing, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the Parliament that people should not indiscriminately criticise law enforcers in a way that, out of fear, they lose their spirit to work efficiently
Bangladesh to set up watchtowers, CCTVs to monitor Rohingyas
Bangladesh's Liberation War Affairs Minister A.K.M. Mozammel Haque has said that fences, watchtowers and CCTVs will be installed to beef up surveillance in and around the Rohingyas camps to check criminal activities
