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RMG sector in Chattogram hit hard as 22 factories close since last year

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Chattogram has seen nearly 22 garment factories shut down over the past year following the shift in Bangladesh's political landscape, leaving thousands of workers without jobs. Fact... Read More


Former RAJUK chairman Siddiqur Rahman Sarker dies

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Former chairman of the capital development authority Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Siddiqur Rahman Sarker has died. He passed away around 11:30am on Friday at a friend's res... Read More


Bangladesh condemns Israeli move to impose West Bank sovereignty

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The interim government has condemned Israel's plan to impose its laws on the occupied West Bank, calling the move "a violation of international law and a threat to regional peace." ... Read More


Coast Guard rescue 44 migrants from "secret" trafficking camp in Teknaf

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The Bangladesh Coast Guard have rescued 44 people, including women and children, from a "secret lair" in the remote hills of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, where they were allegedly confined f... Read More


No foreign pressure to bring Awami League into election, says press secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said no international influence is being applied to bring the Awami League back into the election. Speaking on Friday at the Nabaga... Read More


Cox's Bazar Airport loses 'international' status just 11 days after upgrade

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The government has decided to suspend the gazette that declared Cox's Bazar Airport as an "international airport", just 11 days after the announcement was issued. Sheikh Bashir Uddi... Read More


Missing freedom fighter found dead in Habiganj

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Police have recovered the body of a freedom fighter a day after he went missing in Nabiganj Upazila of Habiganj. Manik Lal Das, 75, was found floating in a waterbody of Shaulagor Ha... Read More


Fouzul outlines two-pronged 'formula' to avoid controversy over advisors' neutrality

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan has proposed issuing an ordinance to prevent advisors and other key appointees of the interim government from holding lu... Read More


Man beaten to death with hammer during village arbitration meeting in Magura

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- A man in Magura Sadar Upazila has been accused of beating another man to death during a village arbitration meeting convened to settle a dispute over land harvesting rights. Magura ... Read More


Partial collapse of Bailey bridge snaps Langadu-Khagrachhari road link

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The Bailey bridge in Khagrachhari's Dighinala has partially collapsed, stranding a covered van along the way and halting passenger bus service from Rangamati's Langadu to Khagrachhar... Read More