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Garment workers block road in Uttara for third day

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Garment workers have blocked a road in Dhaka's Uttara for the third consecutive day, demanding back pay and an increase in wages. The blockade by workers from several garment factor... Read More


India calls for minority protection in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- India has called on Bangladesh to protect its minority communities and ensure proper investigation and resolution of reported incidents of violence against them, expecting the govern... Read More


Hospital clean-ups last only until minister leaves

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The wards look cleaner, staff appear busier and hospital corridors seem better organised. Then, within days of a surprise inspection by the health minister, the familiar disorder ret... Read More


The wish that brought Shah Rukh to Bollywood

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Shah Rukh Khan once wanted nothing to do with the film industry. But after losing his mother, he changed his mind, hoping to fulfil her wish to see him on the silver screen. Long be... Read More


Music as a silent partner in India's Gen Z protests

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A catchphrase can travel fast. But when it's set to a beat, it can reach millions. Salman Khan first used the line "It's done bro" on Jul 23 during the Cockroach Janata Party, or CJ... Read More


Fire at Tongi pharmaceutical factory

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- A fire has broken out at a factory operated by pharmaceutical company Drug International Limited in Gazipur's Tongi. Talha Bin Zasim of the Fire Service's central media cell said th... Read More


Fire at Tongi pharma factory under control

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Fire Service has brought the blaze that broke out at the Drug International Limited pharmaceutical factory of in Gazipur's Tongi under control after four and a half hours of effo... Read More


Govt to buy nine cargoes of LNG

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Amid the energy crisis caused by the war in West Asia, the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement has approved a proposal to buy nine cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Tra... Read More


Mohanagar Express to run on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Mohanagar Express, which currently operates between Dhaka and Chattogram, will extend its service to Cox's Bazar from Oct 26. This raises the number of trains operating on the D... Read More


Inu appeals for acquittal

Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- Hasanul Haq Inu, president of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD), has appealed against his 10-year prison sentence in a crimes against humanity case stemming from the July Uprising,... Read More