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Fair wages, policy support essential to ensuring media freedom: Kamal Ahmed

Dhaka, May 4 -- Kamal Ahmed, head of the Media Reform Commission, said that fair wages and policy support are crucial to ensuring the freedom of journalism and the media. Mr Ahmed made the remarks wh... Read More


Committee to probe Gabtoli cattle market lease irregularities

Dhaka, May 4 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Ejaz has ordered the formation of a committee to investigate alleged irregularities and procedural flaws in the leasing out p... Read More


Yunus forms high-level committee to ensure fair rawhide prices of sacrificial animals

Dhaka, May 4 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday directed the formation of a high-level committee to ensure fair pricing for sacrificial animal hides during the upcoming Eid-ul-Adha. ... Read More


Nationwide strike by primary teachers starts from Monday for salary reform

Dhaka, May 4 -- Assistant teachers of all government primary schools across the country are going on a continuous work stoppage, demanding inclusion in the 11th grade salary scale along with two other... Read More


Fire breaks out at Gazipur jhut godown

Dhaka, May 3 -- A fire broke out at a jhut (fabric scrap) godown at Dewliabari in Konabari of Gazipur city on Saturday. Mohammad Mamun, deputy assistant director of Gazipur Fire Service, said the fir... Read More


Cyclone, intense heatwaves likely in May

Dhaka, May 3 -- One or two depression may intensify into cyclones while multiple spells of heatwaves and nor'westers (Kalbaishakhi storms) are also likely to sweep Bangladesh this months, according to... Read More


Tea workers threaten to block Sylhet airport road

Dhaka, May 3 -- Tea workers in Sylhet threatened to block the Sylhet Airport road on Sunday to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of their dues. Some 2500 workers, along with their f... Read More


Journalists must be able to work without fear: MFC member states

Dhaka, May 3 -- Members of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) in Bangladesh, except the United States, on Saturday said a free, independent, and diverse media is essential for the protection of human r... Read More


US approves $3.5b missile sale to Saudi Arabia

Dhaka, May 3 -- The US State Department approved a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related support for $3.5 billion, the Pent... Read More


Four-point demand: Hefazat's rally underway at Suhrawardy

Dhaka, May 3 -- The grand rally organised by Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh is currently underway at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka, as the group calls for the immediate dissolution of the Women's Reform Commi... Read More