Work in Malaysia: Recruitment cartel gearing up again
A cartel of overseas recruitment agents that once exploited Bangladeshi workers migrating to Malaysia is allegedly becoming active again -- this time without the involvement of Awami League leaders.
13 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Parties split over ‘pluralism’, nat’l constitutional council
Consensus commission’s talks with political parties have yielded consensus on some key issues
3 May 2025, 18:01 PM
Migrants stranded as ‘Ami Probashi’ app goes offline
Abdul (not his real name) paid for his Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) clearance through the Ami Probashi app, completed all the necessary steps online, and was ready to board his flight to Saudi Arabia.
29 April 2025, 18:00 PM
The unspoken trauma of journalists
Journalists live through trauma, violence, and suffering while covering news.
28 April 2025, 02:00 AM
Failure to send 17,777 workers to KL: Recruiting agencies to blame
The Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment has told the High Court that recruiting agencies are responsible for the failure to send 17,777 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia.
27 April 2025, 18:02 PM
Drops of water, waves of suffering
In the quiet village of Bottola, nestled in the hills of Rangamati’s Naniarchar upazila, each day begins early.
26 April 2025, 21:54 PM
WB finds mismatch in migration and remittance trends
While Saudi Arabia remains the top destination for Bangladeshi migrant workers, it is the United States (US) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that are leading in remittance contributions despite hosting comparatively smaller migrant populations.
24 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Essential commodities: Price spiral hits fixed-income families hard
Supply chain experts and consumer rights activists blame the absence of consistent market monitoring, dwindling supply of winter vegetables, and the end of VAT exemptions granted during Ramadan.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM
Bullet ends life of a family’s brightest star
Abu Sayed, the youngest of nine siblings, was studying in the English department at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Bullets end life of family’s brightest star
Abu Sayed, the youngest of nine siblings, was studying in the English department at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.
16 July 2024, 18:00 PM
The poor priced out of fresh veggies
The prices of almost all vegetables have crossed the Tk 100-mark, piling pressure on the poor and the low-income segment already battling with a cost of living crisis for the past two years.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Downpour drowns parts of Dhaka
Heavy rain flooded streets and homes across the capital yesterday morning and exposed Dhaka’s poor drainage system yet again.
12 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Hazaribagh and Lalbagh to become green hotspots
Hazaribagh was once surrounded by tanneries for which untreated waste was dumped into the Buriganga river, polluting the environment.
11 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Quota protest intensifies, so does public suffering
From Shahbagh to Farmgate, with Banglamotor in between, major intersections of Dhaka were paralysed for several hours as protests against quota in government jobs swept through the capital yesterday.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Onion price jumps up to Tk 120 a kg
Ruma Akhter, an employee of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, could not believe her ears yesterday when a trader at the capital’s Karwan Bazar asked Tk 104 for a kilogram of onions.
5 July 2024, 21:00 PM
Graft suspects getting promoted in civil service
Secretaries at a meeting yesterday said some government officials facing allegations of corruption were getting promoted and posted to key positions at different ministries, divisions, and departments.
4 July 2024, 18:00 PM
No home for Harijans
When the city corporation excavators reached the Miranzilla Harijan Colony in Bangshal yesterday, tears streamed down the face of Chinothi Rani Devi.
10 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Expatriate workers left in the lurch
Budget fails to address their woes
6 June 2024, 14:26 PM
Fate of 17,000 still uncertain
While Bangladesh wants to send the remaining aspirant migrant workers to Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur has said it will not extend the deadline for the entry of foreign workers.
5 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt alone felled over 7 lakh trees last year
At a time when heatwaves and rise in temperatures have become a headache for the country, different government agencies felled over seven lakh trees across the country last year in the name of development work, according to a new study.
5 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt to take up two projects for Rohingyas
After more than seven years of discussion, the government is set to finally undertake two projects involving Tk 8,483 crore for the Rohingya and host communities.
28 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Forced into prostitution in UAE
Tuly Akhter*, a resident of Khulna, reached the UAE spending Tk 1.50 lakh by using all her savings.
27 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Veggies too pricey to afford for many
Homemaker Nurunnahar Begum could not believe her ears yesterday when a trader asked for Tk 100 for a kilogram of green papaya at the capital’s Kachukhet kitchen market.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Illegal rickshaws rule Dhaka streets
The rising number of illegal rickshaws remains one of the major reasons for the capital’s traffic getting worse.
16 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Haider Akbar Khan Rano: A life lived for the oppressed
He may no longer be with us, but his spirit, his values, and his influence will forever remain
11 May 2024, 08:47 AM
Kitchen Markets: Veggie prices shoot up
Along with price hikes of chicken and fish, some vegetables also saw rising prices in the kitchen markets of the capital yesterday, adding to the never-ending burden on the pockets of low-income groups.
10 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Clean energy goal a far cry
Although renewable energy saw a significant growth last year, accounting for more than 30 percent of the world’s electricity for the first time last year, Bangladesh generates only 1.5 percent of electricity from renewables.
8 May 2024, 18:11 PM
Clean energy goal a far cry
Although renewable energy saw a significant growth last year, accounting for more than 30 percent of the world’s electricity for the first time last year, Bangladesh generates only 1.5 percent of electricity from renewables.
8 May 2024, 18:00 PM