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Tahsif death: Woman seen with him in bar arrested

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have arrested a young woman in the murder case filed over the death of former air force officer Tahsif Souri, whose body was recovered from a river. She was seen with Tahsif a... Read More


Deep depression may intensify into cyclone

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Andaman Sea has moved northwestwards and intensified into a deep depression. It may develop into a cyclone, Meteorologist ... Read More


Return to work: labour minister to protesters

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called on protesting garment workers to return to work after announcing the formation of a new minimum wage board. He says t... Read More


Minimum wage board formed amid labour unrest

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has announced the formation of a minimum wage board amid labour unrest in the readymade garment sector over demands for higher wages. The four strong board will be cha... Read More


Police box torched in Gazipur

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 in Gazipur's Konabari. A Konabari police box has been set on fire amid the violence. The incident ... Read More


Police vehicle torched in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A police pickup truck has been set on fire during clashes between protesting garment workers and police in Dhaka's Mirpur. The incident took place in front of Purobi Cinema Hall arou... Read More


Pakistan home to nearly half of MENAAP's poorest

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Pakistan is driving the rise in extreme poverty across West Asia, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), with nearly half of the region's poorest people now living there, Wo... Read More


HSC results lay bare years of learning gaps

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The numbers told a story that few in Bangladesh's education system wanted to see. After years of disruption, the Higher Secondary Certificate examination has delivered its worst resul... Read More


Police clash with workers in Mirpur

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting in Dhaka's Mirpur-10 area to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000. Police used batons, water cannons, tear gas and sound grenades to... Read More


HSC result: 40,000 bag GPA-5

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- ‎A total of 40,084 students have secured the highest grade point average (GPA-5) in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, down from 69,097... Read More