Bangladesh on Friday saw 212 Covid-19 deaths, the highest number since the pandemic hit the country, amid a strict nationwide lockdown in effect since July 1.Also, Covid-19 infections in the country are at their peak now, with 9,665 new cases reported …
An alarming surge of Covid-19 claimed 71 lives in Khulna division in 24 hours until Friday, the highest single-day fatalities in the division, said divisional health department authorities.During the period, 1,656 people were infected with the deadly v…
Voicing deep concerns over the loss of huge lives in a factory fire at Rupganj in Narayanganj, BNP on Friday said the country’s most mills and factories lack a safe working environment.In a statement, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir …
Three brothers of a Natore family died on the same day just hours apart. While two died gasping for air due to Covid-19, the other passed away of a heart attack.The diseased were identified as Shoriful Islam Pochu, Bablu and Jahangir.Pochu, the middle…
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushon Ershad on Friday said the huge casualties in Narayanganj factory fire cannot be accepted so easily.In a condolence message, she said, “Deaths and injuries in different incidents are on the rise in the cou…
Chattogram North Zone of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) organized a business development conference Thursday on a virtual platform.Mohammed Monirul Moula, managing director and CEO of the bank, addressed the programme as chief guest.Muhammad Qa…
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has proposed establishing a fund by V20 for the rehabilitation and reintegration of climate migrants to societies, or else, they could be a “security risk”.”V20 (Vulnerable Twenty) may think of establishing a Fund fo…
State Minister for Labour and Employment Begum Monnujan Sufian on Friday expressed deep grief at the loss of life in a factory fire at Rupganj in Narayanganj.She announced assistance to the relatives of the victims from the Workers Welfare Foundation f…
Fire Service and Civil Defense headquarters on Friday formed a 5-member committee to investigate the factory fire at Rupganj, Narayanganj .Deputy assistant director of Fire Service Headquarters Shajahan Shikder confirmed the information to UNB.“The co…
Bangladesh, the second-largest garment exporter after China, has a long history of industrial disasters and abuses, including factory fires with workers trapped behind locked exits.Lax enforcement of safety standards and unsafe working conditions in i…
Ashrayan-2 Project Director Md Mahbub Hossain on Friday said any sort of negligence in the construction of the houses under the project will not be tolerated as it is a dreamt project of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.“It is a dream of the Prime Ministe…
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