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Govt forms six-member wage board for garment workers amid protests

Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has formed a six-member wage board to review the minimum wage structure for garment workers amid protests across industrial areas, including Dhaka and Gazipur, demandin... Read More


Around 320,000 people take part in protests across France: media

PARIS, Nov. 1 -- Around 320,000 people took part in a new round of protests across France on Saturday, according to French daily Le Monde which cited figures from the Interior Ministry. In Paris, the... Read More


Case filed over death of ex-Air Force officer Tahsif

, Oct. 31 -- A case has been filed in connection with the death of Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri. Father of Tahsif, KM Enayetul Karim filed the case with Uttarkhan Police Station Friday n... Read More


HSC results published with 52.12% pass rate, GPA-5 achievers fall by 29,013

, Oct. 31 -- The overall pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has dropped to 52.12%, down 6.71 percentage points from 58.83% last year. The number o... Read More


'I asked for money to buy fruits, he said he would send it on the 12th'

, Oct. 31 -- "I asked him for some money to buy fruits. He told me he would send money on the 12th and asked me to buy fruits and eat. But on August 9, my son was burnt to death in a fire. He left me ... Read More


Law on rooftop solar coming in next session of Parliament: Energy and Power Minister

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The government will pass a law on rooftop solar power generation in the next session of Parliament, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said on Saturday... Read More


Yahia Mirza elected PRAB President, Nazrul Islam General Secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Yahia Mirza, Head of PR and Media at City Bank PLC, has been elected President of the Public Relations Association of Banks (PRAB), an organization representing public relations offi... Read More


Seven Saudi factory fire victims laid to rest

Naogaon, Oct. 31 -- Seven Bangladeshis who died in a fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were laid to rest in their respective villages on Saturday. Of the seven victims, fi... Read More


Low over Bay intensifies into well-marked low

, Oct. 31 -- The low pressure area over South Andaman Sea and adjoining area has become a well-marked low over Southeast Bay and adjoining Andaman Sea at 06 am on Saturday. It is likely to move west-... Read More


Youth urged to take lead in tackling e-waste pollution

Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- As the use of electronic devices continues to grow in Bangladesh, the volume of electronic waste (e-waste) is also increasing, posing serious threats to the environment and public he... Read More