by Ronald Janssen Many international economic institutions share the idea that collective bargaining should take place at the level of individual companies. For example, the OECD, as far back as its 1994 Jobs Strategy, pushed for more firm-level bargaining by…
Teachers of different public universities held a solidarity rally on Dhaka University campus on Thursday demanding immediate release of arrested quota movement leaders and protesting the harassment and assault on students and teachers across the country.
Security forces killed eight Maoist insurgents, including four women, in an exchange of gunfire early Thursday in their stronghold in central India, a police officer said.
Five students of the Chittagong University (CU) were injured in an attack on a human chain allegedly by the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in front of Social Sciences Building at the campus on Thursday.
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of a woman and her daughter and the hanging body of the woman’s husband from their house in Haidorabad area in the city on Thursday morning.
The Thai soccer boys and their coach began their first day back home with their families since they were rescued from a flooded cave with a trip to a Buddhist temple on Thursday to pray for protection from misfortunes.
Bangladesh and Germany on Thursday signed a government-to-government agreement on e-passport following the government’s decision to issue electronic passports alongside the machine readable passports (MRP) for the citizens of the country.
BNP Thursday said it got permission from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to hold a rally in the city on Friday demanding the release its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
Dhaka- A day labourer, who went missing on Tuesday, was found dead at a water body insadar upazila in Bagerhat on Wednesday night.
BNP on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is planning to procure Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) spending Tk 2,600 crore at the ‘behest of the government for manipulating’ the next polls.
Dhaka – Detectives have arrested four more people over the killing of Special Branch (SB) Inspector Mamun Islam Khan.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that the Election Commission will be able to hold an inclusive, fair and neutral general election by the year-end with the support of all political parties, administration and other stakeholders.
Dhaka – Sri Lanka A’s 67-run win against hosts Bangladesh A in the 2nd unofficial One-day International at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Thursday made the 3rd game as series decider.
Dhaka – The movement for ongoing ‘quota reform’ has become a “ploy of BNP-Jamaat” who wants to destabilize the current stability and progress in the country, says the government on Thursday.
DHAKA – Experts at a seminar here today stressed applying sustainable techniques for managing food waste and turning those into resources since about 80 percent of urban solid waste is being generated from food waste daily.
Gazipur, July 18 – Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said there had been no ‘gold heist’ from Bangladesh Bank vault.
Israel’s parliament has passed into law a controversial bill that defines the country as an exclusively Jewish state. The “Jewish nation state” bill downgrades Arabic as an official language and says advancing Jewish settlement is a national interest. It also…
Dhaka, July 18 – German Minister of State Annen, in his first visit to Bangladesh, will discuss trade, investment and international issues that are of great importance to both countries, including the Rohingya crisis.
Cox’s Bazar, July 19 – Two people were killed in a reported gunfight with a joint team of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) on Marine Drive road in Himchhari area early Thursday.
ভারতে প্রতি বছর যে লক্ষ লক্ষ বাংলাদেশী পর্যটক আসছেন ও যাদের সংখ্যা ক্রমশই বাড়ছে, তারা ভারতে এসে ঠিক কীরকম টাকাপয়সা খরচ করেন? ভারতের পর্যটনমন্ত্রীর মতে, পশ্চিমা পর্যটকদের চেয়ে বাংলাদেশীদের খরচ করার পরিমাণ কিন্তু কোনও অংশে কম নয়। বিবিসি বাংলাকে তিনি…
রুশ যুদ্ধ জাহাজ দিমিত্রি ডনস্কই ১৯০৫ সালে স্বর্ণসহ বহুমূল্য সম্পদ নিয়ে ডুবে গিয়েছিল বলে গুজব প্রচলিত আছে। জাহাজটির ধ্বংসাবশেষ খুঁজে পেয়েছে উদ্ধারকারী অনেক প্রতিষ্ঠানের এমন দাবিও প্রায় প্রতিষ্ঠিত। কিন্তু ১১৩ বছর পরে সেই জাহাজের খোঁজ মিলেছে দক্ষিণ কোরিয়ার এক দ্বীপের…
Dhaka, Jul 19 – Total 66.64 percent students passed this year’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations across Bangladesh.
Satkhira, Jul 19 – Deer poaching and hunting in the Sundarbans under its Satkhira range have increased at an alarming rate as poachers have become desperate, bringing a new threat to this beautiful animal, a tourist attraction in Bangladesh.
By Elma Berisha When Tariq Ramadan, the respected Oxford Professor of Islamic Studies, voluntarily flew from London to Paris to be questioned over rape allegations, which he vehemently denied and for which evidence is yet nowhere to be found, he…
by Andrea Lorenzo Capussela One trait that distinguishes Italy from her Western peers is the gravity and coexistence of corruption, tax evasion, and organised crime. One encouraging trait of the new governing coalition, among many concerning ones, is its pledge…
The inaugural ceremony of a painting exhibition of artists Halimul Islam Khokon titled Images of Inner Vision will be held in its La Galerie on Friday, 20 July 2018 at 6 pm.
বরিশাল: আজ ১৮ জুলাই ২০১৮ তারিখে বরিশালে আসন্ন বরিশাল সিটি করপোরেশন নির্বাচন উপলক্ষ্যে আয়োজিত ‘শান্তিতে বিজয়’ র্যালিতে বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগ, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয়তাবাদী দল, জাতীয় পার্টির তরুণ নেতৃবৃন্দসহ প্রায় ৩৮৯ জন তরুণ রাজনৈতিক ও নাগরিক নেতা স্বত্বস্ফূর্তভাবে শান্তিপূর্ণ নির্বাচনের বার্তাকে তুলে…
Dhaka, July 18 – The Pabna Branch of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited organized inaugural function of tuitions fee payment through ‘mCash’, mobile banking service of the Bank, on 16 July 2018 at Imam Gazzali Girls’ School and College.
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY New York: Earl Robert Miller is the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. A statement released yesterday, July 17, by the office of the Press Secretary of the White House confirming his appointment said, Earl Robert Miller…
Dhaka, July 18 – At least 4,766 students who applied for college admission in the fourth phase through online application have not been selected for any colleges.