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Dhaka : Road crashes continue to claim lives across the country every day. According to information released by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, 132 people were killed and 208 injured in 110 road crushes...

DHAKA : Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam today said there is no scope to fire a journalist from his job without service any notice. “Three journalists have been dismissed and we strongly oppose this action. The government does not...

DHAKA : Italy is willing to hire more manpower from Bangladesh and undertake measures to ensure their safe migration. Visiting Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi informed this as he called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus this afternoon. Officials said the...

DHAKA : Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus today asked for constituting a high-level committee for overall management of everything during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. The committee will look into the matter of ensuring fair price of rawhides of sacrificial animal, proper...

Chattogram : Several hundred of workers of a garment factory on Sunday staged demonstrations to press home their 5-point demand including an increase in wages in Karnaphuli upazila of Chattogram district. The workers of ‘Golden Son Ltd’ in Khwajnagar area...

DHAKA:  National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Sunday urged political parties to encourage their like-minded allies to work towards a consensus over reforms by bridging differences at least on fundamental issues. “As political forces, we have the...

DHAKA : Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Rtd) Dr. M Sakhawat Hussain today said the government will pay dues of the workers after selling houses, cars and lands of the factory owners, who fled the country following July...

DHAKA : The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday arrested an Indian national while trafficking two Bangladeshi women and a child to India through Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah district, said a BGB press release here today. The arrested human trafficker...

DHAKA :  The Ministry of Religious Affairs in a statement today requested Bangladeshis staying in Saudi Arabia not to perform Hajj without Hajj permit. The ministry has made the request for Bangladeshis staying in Saudi Arabia for ensuring smooth and...

DHAKA : Showing respect and honouring the spirit of the labouring people who are contributing to the nation’s progress tirelessly, people from whole Bangladesh today observed the May Day with different kinds of arrangements. The day, declared a public holiday,...