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Protest by garment workers blocks Dhaka-Aricha Highway again

Dhaka, March 3 -- Readymade garment factory workers have once again blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar to demand a wage hike and protest layoffs and the closure of their factory. More than 500... Read More


Ctg mayor vows crackdown as cooking oil shortage drags on

Dhaka, March 3 -- Chattogram Mayor Sahadat Hossain has taken stock of the acute cooking oil crisis plaguing consumers after failing to find any bottles of the kitchen staple during an inspection of Kh... Read More


Australia's James Harrison, saviour and blood donor to 2.4 million babies, dies at 88

Dhaka, March 3 -- James Harrison, an Australian blood donor whose plasma saved the lives of 2.4 million babies, has died at the age of 88. He died in his sleep at a nursing home in New South Wales on... Read More


Top court stays HC order scrapping appointments of 6,500 primary school teachers

Dhaka, March 3 -- The Supreme Court has suspended a High Court ruling that had cancelled the appointments of 6,531 candidates selected for assistant teaching positions in government primary schools ac... Read More


BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir hospitalised

Dhaka, March 3 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been admitted to Gulshan's United Hospital, according to party spokesman Shairul Kabir Khan. "Sir was hospitalised yesterday [S... Read More


Anisul, Salman among 6 arrested in fresh cases

Dhaka, March 3 -- A court has approved the arrests of six people, including former ministers Anisul Huq and Qamrul Islam, over the killing of Atiqul Islam in Dhaka's Kafrul. Anisul has also been impl... Read More


'Worried about Bangladesh', Yunus has a long way to go: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen

Dhaka, March 3 -- Expressing "deep concern" over the ongoing situation in Bangladesh, Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen has said that his friend and Bangladesh interim government head Muhammad Yunu... Read More


How Nafeez Sarafat built his business empire on 'corruption' under Awami League rule

Dhaka, March 3 -- As a native of Gopalganj, Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat referred to the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina as "aunt", former IGP Benazir Ahmed as "cousin", and former finance minister AH... Read More


Do wireless headphones cause cancer? Experts weigh in on the risks

Dhaka, March 3 -- As wireless headphones become an increasingly popular choice for music lovers and commuters alike, many have wondered whether these devices could pose health risks. The primary conce... Read More


4 bodies recovered from fire at hotel in Dhaka's Shahjadpur

Dhaka, March 3 -- Four people have been killed in a fire at a residential hotel in Dhaka's Shahjadpur. The fire was reported at the "Soudia Hotel" in Bhatara Thana around 12:15pm on Monday, according... Read More