Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Drivers of battery-run rickshaws have blocked the road outside the National Press Club for an hour to push for an end to police "harassment", vehicle seizures, and for the opportunity... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Prosecutors have appealed to the Supreme Court seeking the death penalty for Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) President Hasanul Haq Inu, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for cr... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Laos has temporarily suspended the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, issuance of work permits and entry visas for Bangladeshi nationals seeking employment in the Southeast Asian nat... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of an unidentified woman from a toilet at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The bloodied body was inside Toilet No. 4 between wards 110 and 111 o... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Bangladesh is among 37 countries set to benefit from Italy's decision to recruit roughly 166,000 foreign workers in 2027, under quotas spanning seasonal, non-seasonal and domestic wor... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Relatives of a teenage patient and authorities of Islami Bank Hospital have been involved in a heated altercation following the girl's death at the facility in Dhaka's Motijheel. Bot... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- An anti-drone system will be installed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to prevent unauthorised drone flights, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Mi... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- For a vaccination campaign meant to find children who slipped through the cracks, Bangladesh is starting with a number that is itself difficult to pin down. The government says 3.4 m... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- A Dhaka University student has been injured after jumping from the ninth floor of Santosh Bhaban at Jagannath Hall. The incident occurred around 1am on Monday, Jagannath Hall Provost... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The Trump administration is signalling intensified action on foreign-worker visa programmes, with US Labor Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito saying a "big week" lies ahead as scrut... Read More