‘Pay our arrears’

Nearly 2,500 tea garden workers and their family members in Sylhet yesterday blocked Sylhet-Companiganj-Bholaganj regional highway for three hours to press home their 11-point demands, including payment of their 20 weeks’ arrears.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Tk 38cr hospital unit lies idle

The newly-constructed building at Chaugachha Upazila Model Hospital in Jashore has remained unused for 18 months, despite being completed at a cost of Tk 38 crore.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Four-year term, 2-time cap for PM’

The 12-party alliance has expressed support for the proposed National Constitutional Council and a proportional representation-based upper house, as recommended by the Constitutional Reform Commission.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Air purifiers for Dhaka: hope or hype?

DNCC to set up 25-30 such industrial devices in public places to curb pollution; experts skeptical
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Now teachers go on strike at Kuet

No classes were held at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) yesterday despite its reopening after two and a half months of closure as teachers started class boycott for various demands.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills siblings in Bogura

Two brothers were killed in a lightning strike in Bogura’s Sariakandi upazila yesterday afternoon.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

4 more testify in Magura child rape case

Four more witnesses testified yesterday before a Magura court in the rape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM

Tea workers issue 3-day ultimatum for arrears

The workers demanded the government to cancel the lease of Burjan Tea Company
4 May 2025, 15:42 PM

Taiyeb warns about massive cyber attack ahead of polls

Taiyeb called upon the government officials to stay alert from now on to confront the attacks
4 May 2025, 15:25 PM

DNCC forms committee to investigate Gabtoli cattle market leasing process

This information was disclosed in a press release signed by the DNCC's public relations officer
4 May 2025, 14:54 PM

Health sector reform commission's report to be submitted tomorrow

The report will be submitted to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at 11:00am.
4 May 2025, 14:43 PM

Price of 12kg LPG cylinders reduced by Tk 19

The prices for LPG cylinders — ranging from 5.5 kg to 45 kg — will be reduced accordingly
4 May 2025, 13:20 PM

Submit all pending hajj visa applications by 12pm tomorrow: ministry to agencies

The ministry said more than 10,000 intending pilgrims are yet to receive their visas
4 May 2025, 08:46 AM

Ali Riaz urges political parties to unite with allies

The talks began at 10:05am at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad Complex
4 May 2025, 08:31 AM

Media reform chief decries attacks on journalists

He also criticised the growing climate of fear and self-censorship in the media
4 May 2025, 07:48 AM

Rohingya repatriation unlikely amid Myanmar’s civil war: foreign adviser

He highlights the 2017 mass exodus—prompted by brutal military crackdowns was the third major wave of Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar
4 May 2025, 07:20 AM

Workers block Ctg road for 6 hours over unpaid wages

The demonstration began around 6:00am outside the electronics and toy manufacturing factory in Khoajnagar area
4 May 2025, 06:46 AM

Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade rep in town

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representa-tive Paul Thoppil arrived in Dhaka yesterday evening on a four-day visit.
3 May 2025, 20:48 PM

Protect rights of journos in Bangladesh

Journalists and media professionals must be able to work safely and without fear of censorship, intimidation, or violence, said Media Freedom Coalition in Bangladesh yesterday.
3 May 2025, 20:46 PM

Political consensus key to reforms

Political parties and alliances will show flexibility and compromise in the interest of national reform and the establishment of a truly democratic system in Bangladesh, hoped Professor Ali Riaz, vice-chairman of the National Consensus Commission, yesterday.
3 May 2025, 20:43 PM