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Jamaat's pledge to cut mothers' work hours sparks intense debate online

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A pledge by Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman to reduce working hours for working mothers from eight to five hours if elected to power is igniting widespread criticism on social ... Read More


45 primary headteachers' pay upgraded to 10th grade

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has upgraded the salaries of 45 government primary school headteachers to 10th grade, granting them gazetted officer status. A long legal ... Read More


July Charter implementation recommendations finalised, to be handed over to government Tuesday

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The National Consensus Commission has finalised its recommendations for implementing the July National Charter, which will be handed over to the government on Tuesday. The handover ... Read More


Child Musa's dream was to fly in the sky, July Uprising brought him down

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Six-year-old Md Basit Khan Musa, once full of dreams of soaring through the skies as a pilot, now struggles with paralysis on one side of his body after suffering a gunshot during th... Read More


Court clamps travel ban on ex-wife Samira, actor Don in Salman Shah murder case

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on actor Don and Salman Shah's former wife Samira Haque in connection with the long-running investigation into the popular actor's death. Dhaka... Read More


Family brings unnatural death charges after metro bearing pad fall kills pedestrian

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The victim's family has filed an unnatural death case over the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a falling bearing pad from a metro rail pillar in Dhaka's Farmgate. Tejgaon Po... Read More


Sirajganj classified as 'red zone' as HIV cases rise, students among those infected

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases in Sirajganj has risen sharply, prompting the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to declare the district a ... Read More


Disability Rights Watch calls for resignation of social welfare advisor

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Disability Rights Watch has demanded the resignation of the social welfare advisor, accusing her of "wasting time" by not holding discussions with protesters. The organisation, advo... Read More


ULAB, Drik Trust sign MoU to introduce 'Ctrl+Alt+Story' programme for students

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and Drik Trust are set to a collaborative programme titled "Ctrl+Alt+Story: Research and Storytelling in Journalism". According to a... Read More


BGMEA, BKMEA to set up temporary storage at Shahjalal airport for imports

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, in collaboration with the Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has initiated the establishment of a tempo... Read More