Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday handed over nine Bangladeshi girls to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after they served two years’ jail term in that country.
Month: April 2013
Paltrow named the most beautiful woman
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow was named the world’s most beautiful woman for 2013 by People magazine, knockinga pop singer Beyonce out of the top spot.
Locally built coastal cargo ship launched
Barisal: A cargo ship with 2500 tonnes carrying capacity and built in a private shipyard of Barisal launched on Thursday noon.
Two stabbed to death in Bogra
Two persons were stabbed to death in separate incidents in the district town and Shajahanpur upazila on Thursday night.
Boro harvest suffers for labour shortage
Sunamganj: Farmers in Jagannathpur upazila of the district are facing difficulty in harvesting boro paddy this season for want of adequate number of farm labourers.
Sundarbans ‘Mawals’ collecting honey
The honey collectors who are locally known as ‘Mawals’ are now very busy in Sundarban forest for collection of honey.
Barisal airport resumes flights after 47 months
The Barisal airport became operative for commercial passenger flights on Thursday by resuming domestic flights of United Airways on the Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route.
Arrest building owner, Murad Jong in 24 hrs: BNP
Accusing the Prime Minister of helping Rana Plaza owner to escape by defending him in Parliament, opposition BNP on Tuesday demanded the arrest of Sohel Rana and ruling party MP Murad Jong within 24 hours over the Savar tragedy.
‘Workplace accidents, worker-casualties rising’
Casualties suffered by workers due to occupational accidents, violence and industrial disputes are on the rise day by day in the country.
Industry appeals for people’ cooperation
BGMEA and BKMEA- two apex trade body for apparel and knitwear manufacturers in joint emergency meeting on Saturday have decided to pay wages and other benefits of five factories of Rana Plaza within in a week.
Savar Tragedy:Building collapse death toll rises to 350
At least 350 garments workers have been found dead and thousands others injured as an 8-storied building–Rana Plaza–collapsed in Savar bus stand area of Dhaka on Wednesday morning. The rescue team identified some 341 bodies and handed over to family…
Engineers, garment owners remanded
A Dhaka court placed two garment-owners on 6-day remand and two engineers on 4-day remand for police interrogation in two cases filed with Savar Thana.
Khoka slates MKA for ‘mindless remarks, misdeeds’
Vilifying Home Minister MK Alamgir as a ghost of Pakistan generals Yahia Khan, Tikka Khan, BNP vice chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka on Saturday said he needs to be crushed on the streets for his misdeeds and mindless remarks.
PM’s Relief Fund receives Tk 5mn for Savar victims
Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Products and Footwear Exporters’ Association on Saturday donated Tk 5 million to the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for the Savar building collapse victims. Association President Syed Nasim Monjur handed over a cheque for the amount to…
Lower GDP growth projected
Unnayan Onneshan, an independent multidisciplinary think-tank, in its current issue of the Bangladesh Economic Update projected the country’s GDP growth rate to be 5.75 percent in the current fiscal year against the government target of 7.2 percent.
Central bank opens digitisation programme
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Saturday inaugurated the digitisation programme of Bangladesh Bank at a function at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC).
DCCI urges expatriates in Qatar to invest at home
President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) M Sabur Khan has urged the Bangladeshi businessmen in Qatar to invest in their homeland in prospective areas like IT, hotel and tourism sectors.
Climate change at heart of developing nations’ plans
Representatives from governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support their efforts to factor climate change into their development plans, a statement said.
Building owner’s wife, 2 garment owners held
Police arrested Sumi, wife of Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, and his three other relatives to know his whereabouts.
Building owner’s wife, 2 garment owners held
Police arrested Sumi, wife of Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, and his three other relatives to know his whereabouts.
Canadian retailer sending officials for spot survey
DHAKA: Loblaw Inc., a Canadian retailer, is sending senior company officials to Bangladesh in the wake a building collapse that killed hundreds of garment factory workers where some Joe Fresh clothes were made.
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Building collapse: 338 killed, figure may rise
At least 338 garments workers have been found dead and thousands others injured as an 8-storied building–Rana Plaza–collapsed in Savar bus stand area of Dhaka on Wednesday morning.
BNP demands judicial probe of building collapse
Describing the Savar tragedy as ‘mass killing’ with a political motive, opposition BNP on Friday demanded a high-powered judicial probe committee to look into the horrifying Rana Plaza collapse.
RMG units closed for Saturday, Sunday
The country’s trade bodies of the apparel sector on Friday decided to keep the production in all readymade garment (RMG) factories closed on Saturday and Sunday for, what they said, ensuring proper treatment and completion of rescue operation successfully.
US ready to help, wants better working conditions
The US government says it is ready to assist Bangladesh at the time of present situation regarding Savar building collapse and has wished a quick recovery of those injured in the in the tragic incident.
RMG unrest: BGMEA meet ministers, labour leaders
Leaders of the Bangladesh Garment Manufactures and Exporters Association (BGMEA) sat in a fresh meeting with a number of ministers and labour leaders on Friday night to discuss the next course of actions hours after holding a press conference.
UK minister Warsi wants govt to work with all parties
Senior British Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi wants the government of Bangladesh to work with all parties on dialogue that supports free, fair and inclusive elections, as this is an important year for the country with parliamentary elections due by…
Savar tragedy shows urgency of worker protection: HRW
In the wake of the collapse of eight-storey factory Rana Plaza in Savar, Human Rights Watch, a New York-based rights group, has observed that the tragic incident shows the urgent need to improve Bangladesh’s protections for worker health and safety.
Arrest of Rana Plaza, 5 garment unit owners: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday ordered immediate arrest of Sohel Rana, the owner of ‘Rana Plaza’, along with the owners of five garment factories that were housed in the building which collapsed Wednesday morning leaving over 300 people killed.