Labourers call Chattogram Port blockade to protest leasing of terminals to foreign companies

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) has announced a blockade of Chattogram Port demanding the suspension of plans to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal and the Laldiar ... Read More

Six students injured at Dhaka University after fresh quake triggers panic

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- A 3.7-magnitude tremor has left six Dhaka University students injured after they panicked and tried to rush out of their residential halls. On Saturday, three students were hurt at ... Read More

Fresh tremor shakes quake-cracked building, triggering worker protest in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Workers of a readymade garment factory in Narayanganj's Rupganj have demonstrated after being forced to work inside the building that had been cracked in places by the earthquake tha... Read More

Two, including a child, die of dengue fever in Barishal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Another two patients have died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal. Shyamal Krishna Mondal, director of the Directorate ... Read More

Bangladesh and Bhutan ink MoUs on health, internet bandwidth

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has said Bangladesh and Bhutan signed two memoranda of understanding on healthcare services and international internet bandwidth. The MoUs were sign... Read More

Taijul leads Bangladesh's charge to complete series sweep against Ireland

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Bangladesh are four wickets away from a series sweep over Ireland on the fourth day of the Dhaka Test, with Taijul Islam dominating the attack and surpassing Shakib Al Hasan as the n... Read More

Government writes to EC ordering simultaneous election, referendum

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- The interim government has formally written to the Election Commission (EC) to hold the parliamentary polls and a referendum on the same day. EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed confirmed the... Read More

Bangladesh shaken by tremors only seven hours after mild jolts day after deadly earthquake

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Bangladesh has been rattled again by an earthquake just seven and a half hours after a light tremor earlier in the day. Residents in Dhaka and several other parts of the country fel... Read More

Citizens seek responsible policing, not displays of authority, says Judge Sabbir Faiz

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sabbir Faiz has said people expect the police to fulfil their responsibilities, not showcase their authority. Addressing police officers on Saturda... Read More

DU team collects soil from fissures in earthquake epicentre in Ghorashal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- A seven-member team from Dhaka University's Department of Geology has visited parts of Ghorashal and collected soil samples from areas damaged by Friday's earthquake. The team gathe... Read More

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