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Welfare fee for migrant workers raised

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The welfare fee payable by Bangladeshi workers going abroad for employment has been increased from Tk 3,500 to Tk 5,500. The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Empl... Read More


Salary dues push Chaldal workers to streets

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Employees of online grocery platform Chaldal demonstrated in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding payment of outstanding salaries and other dues. Th... Read More


Rizvi urges criticism within democratic norms

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Everyone has the right to criticise the government in a democratic environment, but urged critics to focus on the underlying causes of the country's ongoing crisis rather than ... Read More


31 senior police officers transferred

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Thirty-one senior officers of the BCS (Police) cadre, including DIGs, additional DIGs and superintendents of police, have been transferred and given new postings. The Public S... Read More


'No new clinics near govt hospitals'

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- No new clinics will be approved in front of government hospitals and that the practice will be stopped completely, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said. "Diagno... Read More


'Scientists can advance livestock thru research, innovation'

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid on Tuesday said that the scientists have a crucial role to advance the livestock sector of the country thr... Read More


Body found from Dhanmondi Lake, probe underway

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- Police recovered the floating body of Jabed Ahmed, a marketing consultant, from Dhanmondi Lake in the capital on Tuesday morning. Jabed's permanent address is House No. 122, R... Read More


CID urges caution against cybercrime

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- One careless click, an unwittingly shared piece of personal information or a single OTP disclosed to a stranger can expose a person to serious financial, social and personal ri... Read More


Textile mill fined Tk 1 lakh for air pollution in N'ganj

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- A textile factory in Araihazar, Narayanganj, has been fined Tk 100,000 for causing air pollution, the Department of Environment said. The fine was imposed on Chalauddin Ahmed ... Read More


Dengue cases rise in Daudkandi

Bangladesh, Sept. 23 -- The number of dengue cases is rising steadily in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla. In the last 24 hours, 245 people were tested for dengue at the Upazila Health Complex and private... Read More