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UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández-Taranco arrived here on Friday to hold talks with the government, opposition parties and the Election Commission as tension is growing over the next national election.
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Opposition BNP on Friday threatened to go to the United Nations if the government does not form a judicial probe body to look into the May 5 crackdown on Hefajat-e-Islami activists at Shapla Chattar.
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday underscored the proper enforcement of the existing laws to ensure the punishment of culprits like Sohel Rana, the owner of the collapsed Rana Plaza.
The death toll rose to 1079 in Savar Rana Plaza collapse with the recovery of two more bodies from the rubble till 7:30am Saturday on the 18th day of the incident.
A mother’s love is a garden where the sun always shines and the season is spring forever.
Three members of a family were killed in a tragic road accident at Shakharia Jangalpara area under Sadar Upazila of the district on Friday.
The United States has said it supports bringing to justice those who commit atrocities through fair and transparent trials maintaining the international standards.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday visited the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Savar to see RMG worker Reshma, rescued alive 391 hours after the eight-storey Rana Plaza collapse.
Moments before Mushfiqur Rahim announced his resignation as captain, he and his deputy Mahmudullah had blamed the Bangladesh top order for the 1-2 defeat to Zimbabwe. Mushfiqur was among the top five batsmen who hadn’t scored a half-century in the…
Main opposition BNP will stage a rally in city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday demanding restoration of the caretaker government system and protesting May 5’s attack on Hefajat activists at Shapla Chhatar.
After the recent incidents of fire at and collapse of factory buildings in the garment exporters’ hub of Bangladesh, the country and its garment units, are facing the ire of international business communities.
The government on Friday said the ‘rumour of loss of thousands of lives’ in the city’s Motijhel area during a joint drive to clear Shapla Chattar is completely baseless, fabricated and ill-motivated.
A petition supported by more than 828,000 people called on Gap Inc. (GPS) and Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB) to agree to new fire and safety standards at their suppliers after a fire killed hundreds at a Bangladeshi clothing factory.
International Monetary Fund officials say they are watching carefully for signs that massive flows of cash unleashed in world markets by unprecedented monetary easing might lead to asset bubbles, or to overheating in some emerging markets.
DHAKA: Main opposition BNP will stage a rally in city’s Nayapaltan area on Monday demanding restoration of the caretaker government system and protesting May 5’s attack on Hefajat activists at Shapla Chhatar.
DHAKA: “I lived by drinking water for 17 days. I saved two bottles of water that rescuers’ threw at various times for trapped workers and drank slightly from the bottles everyday.”
Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agency (BAIRA) president Shah Jalam Majumder categorically said that Bangladesh might lose the labour market in Malaysia due to interference of a third party.
DHAKA: The exhibition titled ‘The dream’s Wear: Influenced by Folk Painting and Music’ presented by VIAAN is being held at La Galerie in Dhanmondi’s Alliance Française.
DHAKA: Opposition BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday expressed her deep condolence and grief at the deaths in a devastating fire at garments in the capital.
The Motijheel Ideal School & College placed first in the board Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination this year, according to the result published on May 9.