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Govt eyes 3,000-4,000MW solar power addition to grid before next summer: PM

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the government expects to add 3,000 to 4,000 megawatts of solar power to the national grid before the next summer, as it pursues a plan t... Read More


Garment workers continue demonstrations in Gazipur, BGB deployed

Gazipur, Nov. 2 -- Hundreds of garment workers continued protests in different parts of Gazipur on Monday, a day after the government formed a wage board to review their minimum pay structure, as they... Read More


Govt targets 3,000-4,000MW solar power generation ahead of summer: State Minister Amit

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The government has set a target of generating 3,000 to 4,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power ahead of next summer to keep power shortages at a tolerable level, State Ministe... Read More


Bangladesh, UK express satisfaction over bilateral ties as Kobir meets Miliband

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Acting Foreign Minister Humaiun Kobir met with UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Ed Miliband on Monday on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads... Read More


Jailer 2 Box Office Collection Day 18: Rajinikanth's film crosses Rs 450 crore net in India

, Nov. 2 -- Rajinikanth's latest film Jailer 2 continues its successful theatrical run, approaching the completion of three weeks in cinemas with strong box office earnings. The film has now crossed t... Read More


Man jailed over raping 10-year-old girl in Jhenaidah

JHENAIDAH, Nov. 2 -- A court on Monday sent a man to jail in connection with a case filed over raping a 10-year-old girl in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila. The order was passed by the Jhenaidah Additional C... Read More


Dhaka ranks 4th in global list of cities with worst air quality

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Dhaka ranked fourth among cities with the worst air quality in the world on Monday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 165 at 10:20am. The city's air quality was c... Read More


Workers' unrest: Jatiya Shramik Shakti warns against using force on workers

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Jatiya Shramik Shakti on Monday demanded a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 for garment workers and warned the government against using force to suppress the ongoing workers' movemen... Read More


TIB report on female representation misleading: Jamaat

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Monday strongly condemned and rejected a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report, terming its claim of zero female participat... Read More


Highway blocked for 3 hours as students protest former student's death

Mymensingh, Nov. 2 -- Students of Notre Dame College blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for three hours on Monday, protesting the death of a former student in a road crash and demanding the cancella... Read More