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Factory owners to face strict actions if they lay off workers illegally: Labour secretary

Dhaka, April 8 -- Labour Secretary AHM Safiquzzaman has said factory owners will face strict actions if they terminate workers illegally without notifying the local administration or relevant authorit... Read More


BIA certifies 100 BRAC Bank officials in Bancassurance training

Dhaka, April 8 -- A total of 100 officials from BRAC Bank have been officially certified by the Bangladesh Insurance Academy (BIA) after completing the 'Bancassurance' training. The officials in the ... Read More


DSE, CSE end lower as investors remain cautious

Dhaka, April 8 -- Stocks ended lower on Tuesday as cautious investor sentiment continued to dominate the trading floor. The DSE's prime index decreased by10.87 points, closing at 5,185.83. The bench... Read More


Govt to launch pharmacies to sell 250 types of medicines at lower prices

Dhaka, April 8 -- The government is going to launch pharmaceutical services in government hospitals, Professor Md Sayedur Rahman, special assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Health and ... Read More


Illegal wealth: ACC sues ex-Industries Minister Nurul Majid and wife

Dhaka, April 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against former minister of industries Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun and his wife on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth ar... Read More


Daffodil University lecturer suspended for opposing global strike for Gaza

Dhaka, April 7 -- Tahmina Rahman, a lecturer of Daffodil International University (DIU) at the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, has been suspended for opposing the decision of studen... Read More


Road accidents claim 249 lives during Eid-ul-Fitr holidays: RSF

Dhaka, April 7 -- Road accidents claimed 249 lives and left 553 injured in just 11 days during the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation when a total of 257 accidents occurred, according to data compiled by the Road S... Read More


BB to launch Tk 8.0-9.0b fund for startups: Governor

Dhaka, April 7 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday announced that the central bank is taking steps to establish a dedicated fund of Tk 8.0 to 9.0 billion to support the country's grow... Read More


Bangladesh strongly condemns Israeli forces' mass killings, human rights violations in Gaza

Dhaka, April 7 -- The government of Bangladesh has expressed its strongest condemnation of the Israeli occupying forces' continued mass killings and gross violations of human rights in the Gaza Strip.... Read More


State minister status given to BIDA executive chairman

Dhaka, April 7 -- Ashik Chowdhury, the Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), has been granted the status of s... Read More