Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have stopped garment workers from taking to the roads in Mirpur on the third day of protests over a Tk 30,000 minimum monthly wage, dispersing them twice. On Monday morning, l... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have dispersed garment workers who tried to take to the streets in Dhaka's Mirpur over their demand for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Workers from several factories in ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A new study has linked the effects of the heatwave in April 2024 to an estimated 5,515 additional preterm births in Bangladesh. Of these, at least 1,479 cases were attributed to exce... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers have renewed protests in Gazipur's industrial belt over their demand for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, keeping tensions high despite the formation of a new wage... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- A Filipino woman has died after suffering severe burns in a kitchen fire at a flat in Dhaka's Banani. The 32-year-old, identified as Keistin Var Bunag, died at the National Institute... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Bangladesh is set to observe 29 public holidays in the coming year, with seven of those days falling on weekends. Speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting on Monday evening,... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Ten platoons of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to maintain law and order amid ongoing protests by garment factory workers in Gazipur to push for a number of dema... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have arrested a man named Rajib Chandra Das over an allegation of posting a status on social media admitting his involvement in setting a police vehicle on fire in Dhaka's Pall... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Cyclone Murasu has gathered strength into a severe cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining south-west Bay. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) is set to launch its e-rickshaw registration drive on Tuesday, issuing the necessary directives as part of efforts to restore order on the roads. ... Read More