Free four imprisoned journalists, CPJ urges CA Yunus

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus to release four journalists currently imprisoned in Bangladesh on what it claims are "baseless" ... Read More

Mediterranean boat capsize: 'The rescuers seemed to be watching a game,' says Ashik

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Ashik Mina from Gopalganj, who survived a boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea, has returned to Bangladesh from Libya after a harrowing experience under the supervision of the Inte... Read More

Fewer than 60,000 people own three times the wealth of the world's poorest half, inequality study says

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The world has tipped into a level of inequality that fewer than 60,000 people now control three times as much wealth as the bottom half of humanity, according to the World Inequality... Read More

Personal physician says Khaleda Zia 'continues to receive treatment as before', appeals for calm

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, admitted to Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, is still receiving treatment as before, her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain said. Outside the hospital on... Read More

Hasina 'gravely concerned' about Khaleda's health: Indian media

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina says that she is "gravely concerned" about the health of BNP chief Khaleda Zia, adding that she is praying for her, according to reports in the In... Read More

Gasping in darkness: Rescue efforts continue eight hours after 2-year old falls into Rajshahi borehole

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- A desperate rescue is under way in Rajshahi's Tanore Upazila, where a two-year-old boy has been trapped in a 35-foot-deep borehole for eight hours. Firefighters are supplying oxygen... Read More

Injured CU Chhatra Dal leader dies two days after road accident

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- A Chittagong University (CU) Chhatra Dal leader injured in a road accident in Hathazari has died after two days in hospital. Mohammad Arif, joint general secretary of the university... Read More

Pressured by phone traders, government permits selected old models for import

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Facing demands from protesting mobile phone traders, the interim government has decided to allow the import of old phones. However, the authorities will determine which specific mod... Read More

Secretariat staff call off sit-in after assurance of government order on allowance

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Employees have withdrawn their sit-in after receiving assurances that a government order (GO) will be issued to introduce a "Secretariat allowance". They ended their protest around ... Read More

Written exams for assistant teacher posts across eight divisions on Jan 2

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Although the recruitment notifications were issued in two phases, the written examination for assistant teacher positions in government primary schools across all eight divisions wil... Read More

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