Dhaka:Several thousand garment workers blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the capital’s Uttara area on Thursday morning, demanding an increase in minimum wages, timely payment of wages, and an end to arbitrary worker layoffs.
According to Unite…
Chandpur:Nearly three decades after its establishment, the BSCIC Industrial Estate in Baburhat of Chandpur Sadar is still struggling to achieve significant development, with several factories remaining closed. The estate, established in 1998 after the…
Debhata:Satkhira The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called for immediate justice for those involved in the lynching of a young man in Debhata, Satkhira, after he was accused of hurting religious sentiments. The party emphasized the need for accounta…
Dhaka:Rights groups have urged COP31 to focus on implementing existing climate commitments rather than making new pledges. They emphasize the importance of ensuring adequate and accessible grant-based climate finance, along with dedicated long-term fu…
Dhaka:A total of 212,118 members of the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party have been deployed across the country to ensure security during Durga Puja. Eight members are assigned to each high-risk puja mandap, while six are allocated to other m…
Dhaka:Customs intelligence officials have seized goods valued at Tk 1.13 crore, including Viagra, insulin, and banned skin-whitening creams, during raids at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and the Kamalapur Railway Foreign Post Office.
Accord…
Manila:US semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries Inc. plans to build two chip manufacturing plants in Malta, New York, supported by an investment of up to $21 billion from Japan, the company announced on Wednesday.
According to United News of Banglades…
Dhaka:Fifty members of the advance team from five contingents of the Bangladesh Army have departed for Haiti to join the United Nations Security Council-authorized Gang Suppression Force.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the team left today, …
Dhaka:Allegations have surfaced at Dhaka University (DU) concerning the Institute of Business Administration’s (IBA) recruitment process for lecturers. It is claimed that the eligibility criteria were altered to favor the daughter of IBA’s Director, D…