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Food factory workers block Gazipur highway over unpaid wages

Dhaka, March 18 -- Workers at a food manufacturing factory in Gazipur city have staged a demonstration on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway, demanding overdue wages and holiday bonuses ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr... Read More


ATMA demands merging cigarette price tiers to three categories

Dhaka, March 18 -- The existing four tier pricing system cigarettes has rendered the tobacco price and tax measures less effective and should be reduced to three to safeguard public health, the Anti-T... Read More


Potato farmers in Joypurhat forced to stump up extortionate fees for cold storage

Dhaka, March 18 -- Potato farmers in Joypurhat are facing significant difficulties in storing their crops at local cold storage facilities. There are allegations that farmers are being charged between... Read More


EC employees suspend 'operational halt' protest over NID services

Dhaka, March 18 -- Officials and employees of the Election Commission (EC), who have been opposing the government's initiative to transfer control of National Identity Card (NID) services away from th... Read More


Titas Gas 'covering up gang of thieves' while blaming system loss

Dhaka, March 18 -- As the gas supply crisis worsens and legal connections remain tangled in bureaucratic red tape, a thriving syndicate continues to operate unchecked, providing illicit gas lines at e... Read More


HC orders security measures for families of child 'rape victims' in Magura, Barguna

Dhaka, March 18 -- The High Court has ordered Barguna's deputy commissioner and superintendent of police to ensure the safety of a child "rape victim" and her family. Authorities in Magura have simila... Read More


US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard's remarks about Bangladesh lack evidence, says Chief Advisor's Office

Dhaka, March 18 -- The Chief Advisor's Office (CAO) has responded to US Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard's comments alleging persecution and killing of religious minorities in Bangladesh and that the ... Read More


Economy has been pulled back from the brink, says finance advisor

Dhaka, March 18 -- Bangladesh's economy has been able to turn around from the brink in the past eight months due to the sincere efforts of the interim government, says Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed... Read More


Father killed, son injured as bus rams motorcycle in Demra

Dhaka, March 18 -- A motorcycle driver, identified as 42-year-old Obaidul Islam, has been killed after his vehicle was rammed by a bus in Dhaka's Demra. His son Labib, 17, was riding with him at the ... Read More


High Court suspends EC's public notice on registration of new parties

Dhaka, March 18 -- The High Court has put on hold a public notice issued by the Election Commission (EC) relating to the registration of new political parties ahead of the 13th parliamentary elections... Read More