RMG sector in Bangladesh faces challenges as US slaps high tariffs
The country鈥檚 readymade garment manufacturers expressed concern over the US鈥檚 fresh 37 per cent tariff imposition on all Bangladeshi exporting products...
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Railway authorities need to stop risky train roof riding
THE death of two young people after they fell off a train roof at Akhaura in Brahmanbaria on April 2, whilst they were creating TikTok videos, is shocking. It is reported that the four young people in a group climbed onto the roof of a running train, the Paharika Express headed for Sylhet from Chattogram. When the train reached the Mogra railway bridge after crossing the...
Dhaka鈥檚 air classified as 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Thursday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 110 at about 9:10am on Thursday morning...
Holidaymakers keep leaving Dhaka
Many people left Dhaka on Wednesday, the second day after Eid-ul-Fitr, through roads, waterways and railways due to an extended vacation...
US senior security official, CA's high rep hold phone talks
US Deputy National Security Adviser Alex N. Wong had a telephone meeting on Wednesday evening with Khalilur Rahman, the high representative of Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government.
Death toll 21 in India factory blast
An explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in western India left 21 people dead and several others injured on Tuesday, officials said...
Ancelotti tells tax trial didn鈥檛 seek to defraud
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti denied in court having intentionally committed tax fraud on the opening day of his trial for allegedly failing to declare income to Spain鈥檚 tax office,聽the latest in a string of such cases targeting sports figures in the country...
Xiaomi EV crash sparks doubt about assisted driving tech
Chinese EV maker Xiaomi said it would cooperate with a police investigation into a fatal crash involving one of its cars which had been in autonomous mode just before the accident...
FROM REPRESSION TO REFORM: Reviving due process of law
WITHOUT due process of law, justice becomes arbitrary, the rule of law collapses, and authoritarianism takes hold. The staggering scale of enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings under Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 16-year despotic rule stands as undeniable proof...
Three die, 18 fall as drink 鈥榯oxic liquor鈥� on Eid day in Satkhira
Three people died and 18 others fell sick reportedly after taking toxic liquor on Eid day in Kadakati village under Ashashuni upazila in Satkhira on Wednesday...
No room for extremism in Bangladesh, says Mahfuj
Information and broadcasting adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that there is no room for extremism in Bangladesh, and nobody would have the opportunity to rise up with political or religious extremism...
Slot unfazed by Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid links
Arne Slot says Liverpool remain laser-focused on their Premier League title challenge despite reports Trent Alexander-Arnold is closing in on a move to Real Madrid.
Bangladesh debunks The New York Times article
The New York Times article titled 鈥楢s Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening鈥� is a misleading one, the Bangladesh government said on Tuesday....
Battery boom drives Bangladesh lead poisoning epidemic
Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive stature of someone several years younger...
Six burnt in gas explosion in Dhaka
Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in Dhaka on Monday night.
Extortionists hack two brothers to death in Narsingdi
Two brothers were hacked to death by miscreants at Bhaagdi in Palash upazila of Narsingdi allegedly for refusing to pay extortion money on Monday night...
SpaceX to launch private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit
SpaceX is set to launch the first human spaceflight directly over Earth鈥檚 polar regions on Monday -- a days-long, privately funded orbital mission involving four astronauts....
Carey ton leads South Australia to Sheffield Shield title
Test wicketkeeper Alex Carey hit a superb century against Queensland as South Australia completed the highest successful fourth-innings chase in a Sheffield Shield final to end a 29-year title drought on Saturday.
1,179 apparel units yet to pay March wages
A total of 1,179 readymade garment and textile factories of various industrial hubs of the country are yet to clear half or full wages for March ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr, said the latest report of the Industrial Police.
Dhaka, Beijing to elevate ties to new height
China and Bangladesh have decided to elevate their relations to a new height after a historic bilateral meeting between President Xi Jinping and chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Extortion caught in police inaction, victims鈥� unwillingness
EXTORTION is reported to have marked a surge not only in the capital city but also elsewhere in outlying areas with Eid-ul-Fitre only a few days away. Dhaka city police data show that 58 cases have been filed over extortion in the...
Bangladesh CA holds talks with Chinese president
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing this morning.
Extortion unabated before Eid
The incidents of extortion are going unabated in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country ahead of Eid-ul-fitr, one of the largest religious festivals of Muslims.
5 reform commissions get second deadline extension
The government has extended the tenure of five reform commissions for the second time, according to separate circulars issued on Thursday...
Deadline for 46th BCS scribe applications April 10
The concerned disabled candidates of the 46th BCS written examination are requested to send their applications stating their need for dictation scribes by April 10 during office hours. The Bangladesh Public Service Commission would appoint dictation scribes...
Hasina鈥檚 ex-DPS Khokon, wife sued for Tk 17cr illegal wealth
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against the former deputy press secretary of the former prime minister, Ashraful Alam Khokon, and his wife, Rezwana Noor, on charges of amassing assets worth Tk 17.03 crore beyond known sources of income...
Call to action on food security
THE Global Hunger Index 2024, published by Welthungerhilfe, Germany based non-profit and non-governmental aid agency, provides an important snapshot of the global state of hunger and malnutrition. This year鈥檚 findings reflect both progress and stagnation. While some nations inch closer to the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger by 2030, others...
2,282 apparel units yet to pay March wages
According to the latest report of Industrial Police, 2,282 readymade garment and textile factories are yet to clear half or full wages for March...
China Exim Bank to support relocation of industrial plants to Bangladesh
Chairman of China Export-Import Bank Chen Huaiyu on Thursday said that his bank would support the relocation of Chinese manufacturing plants to Bangladesh to make the country a platform for export to other nations...
Russia keen to export more fertiliser to Bangladesh
Russia is willing to export more wheat and fertiliser to Bangladesh...