Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

BFUJ demands implementation of 9th wage board, formation of 10th, and other reforms

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) has demanded immediate implementation of the 9th Wage Board and the formation of the 10th, along with eight other pressing demands a... Read More


Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university profess... Read More


EC dialogue with media persons on Monday

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Election Commission (EC) will hold a dialogue with journalists on Monday ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. The dialogue will take place at the conferenc... Read More


US university sold dead bodies for 'Israeli military training'

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The University of Southern California (USC) has received at least $860,000 from the United States Navy since late 2017 in exchange for 89 cadavers, many of which were used to train th... Read More


Woman hacked to death over chicken in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A woman was hacked to death by a neighbour in Ishwarganj upazila of Mymensingh on Friday evening following a dispute over a chicken. The deceased was identified as Rowshan Ara Begum,... Read More


BNP leader hacked to death at tea stall in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A BNP leader has been killed in Bagerhat town after assailants arrived on motorcycles and hacked him while he was sitting at a tea stall, police say. The incident occurred around 6:3... Read More


CPA on the lookout for new berth operators

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has taken an initiative to issue licences to recruit new operators. Despite the protest by the existing berth and ship handling operators, the CPA... Read More


Revenue board to be linked to multiple public agencies

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The government plans to launch a new digital transformation initiative to integrate siloed, fragmented, and duplicative data from public agencies across multiple ministries and divisi... Read More


Police arrest 29 persons from city's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Police arrested 29 individuals during a special drive in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Wednesday. DMP Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur Rahman sai... Read More


Bank staff up 2.55pc in Jun '25

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The number of bank employees rose by 2.55 per cent year on year in June 2025, according to a latest Bangladesh Bank report, reflecting continued expansion of the key financial sector.... Read More