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Specialist doctors end work stoppage after government assurance

Dhaka, March 8 -- Specialist doctors from the Bangladesh Civil Service, or BCS, (Health) cadre have called off their three-day work stoppage after receiving assurances from the government regarding th... Read More


Primary school teachers can take children to their institutions, not to classroom

Dhaka, March 8 -- Primary school teachers can take their children to school, but the Directorate of Primary Education has "discouraged" taking them to the classroom. The directorate also asked author... Read More


Man dies from burns in Narayanjgang gas fire

Dhaka, March 8 -- A man who suffered severe burns in a fire sparked by a gas leak in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj six days ago has died. The victim, identified by a single name as Hannan, 40, succumbed ... Read More


Gas fire in Narayanganj kills 18-month-old Sumaiya

Dhaka, March 8 -- An 18-month-old child who suffered severe burns in a fire sparked by a gas leak in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj six days ago has died, raising the death toll to two. The child, identif... Read More


Tarique talks to mother of 'raped' Magura girl, pledges assistance

Dhaka, March 8 -- The BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has spoken to the family members of the child who was allegedly raped in Magura while visiting her sister's house. During a phone call with ... Read More


Step down if you can't act, Nari Mukti Kendra tells four female advisors over women repression

Dhaka, March 8 -- The Bangladesh Nari Mukti Kendra has called on four female advisors to resign if they are unable to take effective action against the growing cases of repression of women across Bang... Read More


DNCC administrator asks officials to restore discipline on Tejgaon's Saat Rasta

Dhaka, March 8 -- Dhaka North City Corporation, or DNCC, Administrator Mohammad Azaz has directed officials to restore discipline on the road from Karwan Bazar level crossing to Saat Rasta in Dhaka's ... Read More


BGMEA goes to election on May 28

Dhaka, March 8 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, or BGMEA, will hold elections on May 28 to elect 35 directors for its 2025-2027 governing board. In a press release o... Read More


Bangladesh arrests 36 Hizb ut-Tahrir members in crackdown on banned group

Dhaka, March 8 -- Authorities have arrested at least 36 members of the banned Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir since Friday, according to the Chief Advisor's Office, or CAO. Among those detained ... Read More


Case filed over child's 'rape' in Magura, 4 suspects held

Dhaka, March 8 -- Police have registered a case against four people three days after a child was allegedly raped while visiting her sister in Magura. The child's mother started the case at Magura Sad... Read More