BNP optimistic about smooth national election in Feb: Fakhrul

, Nov. 25 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said his party is hopeful that the upcoming national election will be held smoothly in February next year. "We are hopeful th... Read More

Bangladesh Polls: EC to hold mock voting exercise Saturday

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- The Election Commission is going to conduct a mock voting exercise on Saturday next for both the upcoming national election and referendum, which are likely to be held simultaneously... Read More

Nine illegal brick kilns demolished in Kushtia

Kushtia, Nov. 25 -- The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday demolished nine illegal brick kilns and destroyed raw bricks worth about Tk 1 crore in the Char Sadipur area of Kumarkhali upazila in... Read More

Jamaat issues show-cause notice to Shahjahan Chowdhury

, Nov. 25 -- e-Islami has issued a show-cause notice to its former MP and central working committee member Shahjahan Chowdhury on Tuesday over his remarks on the administration. The notice, signed by... Read More

Naogaon residents battle dengue surge as urban services falter

, Nov. 25 -- In Naogaon municipality, the relentless rise of dengue cases is exposing a deeper public health crisis, as residents confront swarms of mosquitoes amid longstanding urban sanitation failu... Read More

Layoffs, EPZ move put tannery workers at risk, say union leaders

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Tannery Workers Union (TWU) on Tuesday alleged that widespread worker layoffs, the expansion of an illegal contractor system and a government initiative to bring the leather industry... Read More

Allow expats to register with only passports: BNP to EC

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- BNP on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to extend the registration time for out of country voting (OCV) and include the eligible expatriates who do not have national identity (N... Read More

Majority of fisheries workers still denied laborer status

, Nov. 25 -- Despite an estimated 1.2 crore people involved in Bangladesh's fisheries sector, with 14 lakh directly dependent on it for their livelihood, these workers are yet to receive legal recogni... Read More

Tannery workers 'threaten agitation' over unpaid revised minimum wage

Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Bangladesh's tannery sector is struggling with a severe crisis, with workers expressing mounting frustration over the failure of owners to implement the government-declared revised m... Read More

ACC to reveal names if pressure exerted to obstruct probe: Chairman

, Nov. 25 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Mohammad Abdul Momen on Tuesday said that if anyone attempts to exert undue pressure on the commission to obstruct corruption investigations their nam... Read More

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