No nat鈥檒 minimum wage widens disparity聽
The absence of a national minimum wage forces a huge number of employees and workers in many formal and informal sectors in the country to remain highly low paid, widening income inequality...
Bangladesh
Ex-ICT judge鈥檚 son named in another ICT case
Gana Odhikar Parishad general secretary Rashed Khan on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal alleging that he was tortured in custody in Dhaka by detained Rangamati additional superintendent of police Ishtiaq Ahmed during the 2018 quota reform movement...
Seraj Uddin Ahmed鈥檚 40th death anniv today
Today is the 40th anniversary of death of Seraj Uddin Ahmed, founder chairman of Elite Paint Group of Companies...
NCP, Ganosamhati agree on trial of fascist before polls
Leaders of the National Citizen Party and the Ganosamhati Andolan on Wednesday reached a consensus to implement the spirit of the student-led mass uprising that ousted the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024...
Energypac organises fire safety training at school
Energypac Power Generation PLC has recently held a fire safety campaign at Shailat High School located in Sripur, Gazipur with a view to raising awareness among the students, teachers and staff of the school about fire safety protocols...
ACC raids DSHE office in Rajshahi over bribes
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday conducted a drive at the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education鈥檚 Rajshahi zone office on charges of taking bribes from the teachers for approving and forwarding teachers鈥� MPO and pay arrears...
Modernisation of interconnection exchange system demanded聽
The Association of ICX Operators of Bangladesh on Wednesday urged the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to modernise the Interconnection Exchange system instead of eliminating it...
Four injured in factional clash over NCP rally in Bogura
At least four people were injured as two groups of Students Against Discrimination leaders and activists clashed during a National Citizen Party rally in Bogura on Wednesday.
ACC asks for evidence on Adani deal to investigate tax evasion
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has asked Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to provide all evidence on the power purchase agreement with Adani Group.
Actor Siddique placed on seven-day remand in July-uprising case
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted seven-day remand for actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddique in an attempted murder case of a van driver, Jabbar Ali Hawlader, during the July-August uprising in the Gulshan area.
Any Rohingya to be dropped from voter list upon identification: EC
The Election Commission has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against the inclusion of Rohingyas in the national voter list, announcing that any person to be identified as Rohingya will be removed immediately.
EX-ISKCON LEADER CHINMOY鈥橲 BAIL: SC withdraws stay on HC bail
The Appellate Division鈥檚 chamber judge on Wednesday withdrew an order that stayed the High Court鈥檚 bail granted to former International Society for Krishna Consciousness leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case over alleged desecration of the national flag...
EC publishes gazette notification declaring BNP鈥檚 Ishraque as DSCC mayor
The Election Commission published a gazette notification declaring BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation to implement a court verdict as no opinion was received from the law ministry within the stipulated timeframe, election commissioner Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah said on Wednesday...
Court attaches properties of Putul, Joy, Rehana, 2 others
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered to attach different immovable properties of Sheikh Rehana, Saima Wazed Putul, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Radwan Mujib Siddique and Azmina Siddique situated in Dhaka, Khulna and Gopalganj, over graft allegations...
Govt efforts to continue to modernise Bangladesh Air Force: Yunus
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the government鈥檚 efforts will continue to build a modern air force, ready to face any challenge to the country鈥檚 sovereignty and independence.