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New PMO body to oversee implementation of MPs' election pledges

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has formed a cell to expedite the implementation of election promises made by members of parliament (MPs). The seven-member body aims to ensure inter... Read More


Law minister says govt working on notes of dissent in July Charter

Dhaka, May 8 -- The government is working on the notes of dissent raised by the BNP on some issues in the July National Charter, says Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman. A... Read More


Bangladesh, Pakistan sign MoU to prevent drug trafficking

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh and Pakistan have signed an agreement to prevent the misuse and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed be... Read More


Body of migrant Depali killed in Lebanon attack flown back to Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 8 -- The body of Depali Akter, a Bangladeshi expatriate killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon, has arrived in the country. A flight from Beirut carrying her remains reached Dhaka's Shahja... Read More


Jubo League activist detained from flash procession near old Ganabhaban

Dhaka, May 8 -- Police have arrested one person from a "flash procession" of members of the banned Awami League and its affiliates near the building that was previously known as the Ganabhaban in Dhak... Read More


Fire at Kadamtali foam factory brought under control after two hours

Dhaka, May 8 -- A fire that broke out at a foam manufacturing factory near Saddam Market in Dhaka's Kadamtali has been brought under control after around two and a half hours. The blaze was contained... Read More


Fire at foam factory in Dhaka's Kadamtali

Dhaka, May 8 -- A fire has originated at a foam manufacturing factory near Saddam Market in Dhaka's Kadamtali, with no primary reports of casualties. Fire Service duty officer Rozina Akhter said she ... Read More


Malaysia arrests nine 'trafficked' Bangladeshis, two 'traffickers'

Dhaka, May 8 -- Malaysia's Immigration Department claims to have busted a Bangladeshi migrant smuggling syndicate known as the "Shafik Gang" in a raid on a house in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, reports Be... Read More


Women's rights groups demand state recognition of domestic work

Dhaka, May 8 -- Women's rights activists have called on the government to officially recognise the economic value of domestic work and ensure necessary budget allocations for women's health, safety, a... Read More


Women's rights groups demand state recognition of household work

Dhaka, May 8 -- Women's rights activists have called on the government to officially recognise the economic value of household work and ensure necessary budget allocations for women's health, safety, ... Read More