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Workers propose Tk 32,000 minimum wage

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Garment workers have proposed a minimum monthly wage of Tk 32,000, while employers have sought four working days to submit their proposal for a new minimum wage. The proposal was mad... Read More


Hasina's passport bid being verified: minister

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said authorities are examining the veracity and legal basis of an application submitted by former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for a national identi... Read More


2 special 'R'moments in Alia-Ranbir's Diwali celebrations

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt may have joined the Diwali celebrations late, but she has made up for it by sharing a series of family photographs on social media. On Sunday, Alia posted ... Read More


PM to leave for COP31 on Tuesday

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave for Turkiye's Antalya on Tuesday to attend the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31). The head of government will deliver a s... Read More


Public university admission tests to start in February

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has decided to postpone public university admission tests in consideration of students who have applied for re-evaluation of their HSC and equiv... Read More


Hasina's passport bid a 'political stunt': chief prosecutor

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's application for a new passport and national identity card (NID) has been dismissed as a "political stunt" by International Crimes Tribunal Chief ... Read More


What Bangladesh wants from COP31

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Every year, countries gather at the UN climate summit to negotiate how the world should respond to a warming planet. The pledges are made, agreements are announced and new targets are... Read More


11 fishermen 'kidnapped' in Sundarbans Satkhira Range

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Eleven fishermen have reportedly been kidnapped while fishing in the Satkhira range of the Sundarbans. Their families claim they were kidnapped at various times between Friday evenin... Read More


2 brothers die of dengue, measles in Ctg

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A couple in Chattogram have been gutted after the loss of both their young sons to co-infections of dengue and measles within a span of just three days. Noor Mohammad Arafat, 10, die... Read More


Kharge's Diwali greeting draws BJP's appeasement charge

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's description of Diwali as "Khushiyon Ki Eid" (or, Eid of happiness) has triggered a political controversy in India, with the ruling Bharatiya Ja... Read More