Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Three more people with measles-like symptoms have died in the country over the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says. According to official figures, t... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A schoolboy has been left bleeding after being struck by a flying brickbat during garment worker wage protests in Dhaka's Ashulia. He was taken to Nasir Uddin Memorial Hospital after... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have filed three cases over arson and vandalism during garment workers' protests for higher pay in Gazipur, naming about 4,000 people as suspects. Industrial Police lodged two... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers in Gazipur have blocked the highway instead of going to work to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000. Three police vehicles were vandalised and one was set on fire amid... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The High Court has stayed the operation of an office order issued by Islamic Arabic University cancelling the governing bodies and ad hoc committees of Fazil and Kamil madrasas across... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Mirza Faisal Amin and Aliza Zaman, two newly elected members of the 13th Parliament, are set to take their oaths of office on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremony for Mirza Faisal, elec... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) has set a target of attracting another $5 billion in US investment over the next four and a half to five years. AmCham Preside... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Formal charges have been filed against seven people, including former minister Amir Hossain Amu and former prime minister's advisor Tawfiq-e-Elahi, in a case over crimes against human... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police say a covered van has been set on fire in Savar's Ashulia amid protests by garment factory workers demanding a minimum wage of 30,000 taka. Police said that a covered van was ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered all-out preparations to deal with earthquakes. He gave the directive at a meeting on earthquake readiness at the Prime Minister's Office in ... Read More