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Lives of tens of thousands of workers on the line as garment titan NASSA shuts 16 plants

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- NASSA Group, once one of Bangladesh's largest garment exporters, has permanently shut down 16 of its factories, throwing the future of roughly 30,000 workers into uncertainty and de... Read More


Imports, exports to continue on 'limited scale' during Durga Puja holidays

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Import and export operations at customs houses and stations are set to continue on a "limited scale" during the government holidays for Durga Puja. In a directive issued on Tuesday... Read More


Former state minister Shamsul Alam released from jail on bail

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Shamsul Alam, former state minister for planning, has been released from Dhaka Central Jail after being granted bail in a case linked to the killing of Jubo Dal leader Shamim Mollah... Read More


High-level UN meeting on Rohingya situation set for Tuesday

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- The UN will convene a high-level conference in New York on Tuesday to explore ways out of the crisis affecting Myanmar's forcibly displaced Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorit... Read More


Social media star Hero Alom assaulted by attackers, hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Assailants have injured popular content creator Ashraful Alom, better known as Hero Alom, in an attack, and he has subsequently been hospitalised. He was admitted to Mugda Medical ... Read More


Mobile phones banned for secondary students in Kishoreganj

Dhaka, Sept. 30 -- Kishoreganj Sadar Upazila has banned mobile phone usage for students from primary to secondary levels in all educational institutions. The ban applies to all primary and secondary ... Read More


BGB dismisses allegation of assisting ARSA, RSO, calls it 'misleading'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh has said that the allegation raised by the "Arakan Army" over BGB assisting the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) and the Rohingya Solidarity Organis... Read More


Study reveals two-thirds of garment workers marry before 18 in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- A study has found that two out of three female garment workers in Bangladesh marry before the age of 18, shedding light on the harsh realities faced by women working in the country'... Read More


Section 144 restrictions continue in Khagrachhari after deadly clashes as blockade on highways eased

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The indefinite ban on public gatherings in Khagrachhari remains in force amid deadly unrest over the alleged rape of Marma schoolgirl, although the group protesting the incident has... Read More


Former minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun dies

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Former industries minister and Narsingdi-4 MP Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has died. He died at 8:10am on Monday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, the Dep... Read More