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Workers at CEPZ block road over unpaid wages, Eid bonuses

Chattogram, March 22 -- Workers of a factory blockaded a road and protested in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area on Saturday morning, demanding unpaid wages and Eid bonuses. Workers f... Read More


Highway robbery on passenger bus in Kushtia, driver injured

Kushtia, March 22 -- Armed robbers looted cash from passengers and injured the driver of a bus in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia early Saturday. The incident took place at around 4:30 am at Bhanga Bottola... Read More


Journalists' starting salary should be equivalent to first-class govt officers: Commission

Dhaka, March 22 -- The Media Reform Commission has recommended that the minimum entry salary for journalists should be set at an amount equivalent to grade 9 like BCS cadres while the journalists shou... Read More


Ban Awami League in 48 hours: 'July Warriors'

Dhaka University, March 22 -- "July Warriors", a forum formed by the families of the martyrs and injured victims of the July uprising, on Saturday gave the interim government 48 hours to ban Awami Lea... Read More


BSF returns 5 Bangladeshis through Dahagram border in Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat, March 22 -- Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned five Bangladeshi nationals, who were detained during their bid to return to Bangladesh without valid documents, through Dahagram bo... Read More


Toddler killed in elephant attack; locals block road near KEPZ in Chattogram

Chattogram, March 22 -- Local people blocked PAB road near Korean Export Processing Zone (KEPZ) in Karnaphuli upazila in Chattogram on Saturday protesting the death of a toddler in elephant attack. T... Read More


Vessel carrying 29,000 MT rice from Vietnam arrives at Ctg port

Dhaka, March 22 -- A cargo vessel arrived at Chittagong Port from Vietnam carrying 29,000 tonnes of rice on Saturday. The vessel, MV OBE Dinares with rice brought under the G2G agreement signed on Fe... Read More


Home Adviser visits Rab, APBn headquarters

, March 22 -- Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury visited the headquarters of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) in Dhaka's Uttara on Saturday. D... Read More


Govt expands subsidised sale of Ramadan essentials

Dhaka, March 22 -- The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, along with the Department of Livestock Services and relevant stakeholders, has taken the initiative to ensure a steady supply and stable pri... Read More


No date set yet for Tarique Rahman's return: Fakhrul

Dhaka, March 22 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said no date has been set yet for the return of party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman from London. "We haven't fixed ... Read More