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Ashulia apparel factories to reopen tomorrow
Labour unrest-hit apparel industry of Ashulia expected to resume to normalcy as apparel owners announce reopening of 59 factories shut over agitation in demand of a hike in minimum wage.
25 December 2016, 13:29 PM
Balijuri school centenary celebrations today
Balijuri FM High School, a famous non-government educational institution in Jamalpur's Madarganj upazila, is going to
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Bridge lying broken for 10 years!
A broken bridge on a Jhalakathi canal in Sadar upazila has been lying unrepaired for about ten years, much to the
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
'Remove Zianagar FF commander'
A section of freedom fighters (FFs) in Zianagar upazila of the district blamed another section of FFs for the presence of
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
A Paean to Aleppo
The heart-breaking visuals and devastating destruction that has befallen the citizens of Aleppo, its infrastructure and
23 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Facebook provides users’ info to govt again
Social networking website Facebook for the second time in the year has provided users’ information to the Bangladesh authorities.
23 December 2016, 07:38 AM
Non-MPO teachers threaten movement
Non-MPO (monthly payment order) teachers threatened to go for a non-stop movement from January 8 if their demand to take them
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Poverty drives kids to bidi factory in Lalmonirhat
Sumi Akhter, 10, read up to Class II, but she could not continue going to school as her parents put her to work in a bidi factory at
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Transport strike begins in Gaibandha
District Motor Malik-Sramik Oiakay Parishad called an indefinite strike yesterday protesting the attack on the secretary of the district Bus-Truck-Tank Lorry Owners' Association (BTTLOA) and vandalising a ticket counter.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Battery-run illegal vehicles reign in Bogra town
Hundreds of unauthorised battery-run auto-rickshaws and rickshaws have flooded Bogra town, causing huge tailbacks and accidents, to the suffering of the commuters.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Trawler service for critical patients
Local administration has introduced a 24-hour water transport service for critical patients who have to face many hurdles to cross the Sugandha river to reach Babuganj Upazila Health Complex in Barisal.
21 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Indian visa centre kicks off in Jessore
The newly set up Indian visa processing centre started receiving visa applications from visa seekers in Jessore yesterday.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Khagrachhari journos seek security of life
Thirty-five journalists of the hill district yesterday sought security of their lives alleging that the mayor of Khagrachhari and his
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Spurious pesticides flood markets
Adulterated pesticides have flooded the markets in the district due to lax monitoring by the Department of Agriculture
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Indonesian foreign minister visits Rohingya camps
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi visits two refugee camps of Rohingyas in Ukhia of Cox’s Bazar.
20 December 2016, 09:27 AM
A group trying to destroy apparel sector: Minister
State Minister for Labour and Employment Mujibul Haque Chunnu comes down hard on the agitating apparel workers and says a vested quarter is trying to destroy the sector.
20 December 2016, 06:44 AM
Santals refuse to shift elsewhere
The evicted ethnic minority Santals of Madarpur and Joypurpara in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila have demanded
19 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Meet demands by December 21
Reiterating the demand for implementation of the first phase of land acquisition for divisional activities, sparing
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Evicted hawkers reoccupy rail tracks in Nilphamari
Only three months after eviction, hawkers have again set up scores of makeshift shops of second-hand warm
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Poor sale of quilt upsets traders
Second-hand warm clothes and cheap rated blankets have a bad impact on the sale of quilts this season, making the
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM