A total of 2818 people were rescued dead and alive in Savar Rana Plaza collapse till Tuesday noon.
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Shirin elected country’s first female Speaker
Parliament on Tuesday elected Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury as the country’s first female Speaker unopposed in the absence of the opposition MPs.
We’ll embrace martyrdom for our demands: Hefazat
Hefajat-e-Islam Bangladesh ameer Allama Ahmed Shafi on Tuesday said they would embrace martyrdom if their 13-point demand is not implemented.
HC bans transfer of wealth of Rana, RMG owners
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday imposed a ban on the transfer of all moveable and immovable property of Sohel Rana, owner of the crashed Rana Plaza, and the four owners of five garment factories housed in it.
May Day today
The historic May Day will be observed on Wednesday in the country as elsewhere across the world with a pledge to establish the rights of workers.
HC grants interim bail to Farroque
The High Court on Tuesday granted interim bail for six months to opposition chief whip Zainul Abedin Farroque in a case filed over March 11 city violence.
Jail Killing Case: SC upholds death sentence
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the lower court verdict of death sentence to two former army men – Dafadar Marfat Ali Shah and Dafadr Abul Hashem Mridha, both fugitive – in the sensational jail killing case rejecting the High…
July-March ‘sees $1,863.02m foreign aid flow’
The foreign aid flow to Bangladesh was much better during the first three quarters (July-March) of the current fiscal (2012-13) as it totalled US$1,863.02 million against US$1,410.96 million during the corresponding period of the last year.
Abu Dhabi keen to invest in ceramics, energy sectors
The businessmen of Abu Dhabi have expressed their keen interest to invest in ceramics, petroleum, oil and gas sectors in Bangladesh.
DSE gains, CSE dips at closing
Share prices at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) registered a gain while that at Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) a fall on Tuesday.
Tk 30m donated for Savar victims
Different organisations and individuals donated Tk over 30 million to therelief fund of the Prime Minister for the Savar victims.
BRAC Varsity training on procurement, supply
The Institute of Governance Studies (IGS), BRAC University is going to offer Professional Training Programme on Procurement and Supply Chain
In praise of bad guys
Dr. Sudhirendar Sharma
Six kids injured as classroom caves in
Six students were injured as the floor of a classroom caved in at Muktirkandi Government Primary School in Sadullahpur union of Matlab (South) upazila on Sunday morning.
Air France fined for forcing passenger off flight
A French court has found Air France guilty of discrimination for removing a pro-Palestinian activist from a flight to Israel because she was not Jewish.
Save Hason Raja’s property
The home of the great mystic poet, Hason Raja is located at village Rampasha under Biswanath upazila of Sylhet.
Sylhet city admin fails to deal with Illegal bldgs
Most of the buildings in the outskirts of the Sylhet were constructed illegally as the owners of those buildings did not obtain SCC approval. Not only that around 90 percent buildings in Sylhet have been built illegally.
Sylhet BCL activist stabbed by rivals
A Chhatra League activist at Sylhet International University was stabbed by rivals on Monday.
Dhaka-Barisal express passenger service
Day-time express passenger service and river cruising on Dhaka-Barisal-Dhaka route starts from Sunday.
Remove Menon, Inu, Khandaker from boat: Hefajat
Leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam on Monday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to drive away ‘atheists’ Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu and AK Khandaker from her boat, or else, they said it will capsize.
RMG buyers worried over Savar tragedy: BGMEA
The international buyers of readymade garments here on Monday expressed grave concern over the huge casualties in the Savar building collapse and the ongoing political unrest in the country.
Govt rejects foreign rescue offer for Savar
A reliable source in Britain said that Bangladesh government rejected offers of search and rescue teams from Britain and other countries to free people trapped in collapsed Rana Plaza of Savar.
Four more bodies found in 2nd phase rescue
Four more bodies were recovered from the wreckage of collapsed Rana Plaza in Savar since the second phase of rescue operation began Sunday midnight, raising the death toll to 382.
Country made qualitative change in HR regime: Dipu
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said Bangladesh has made a significant qualitative change in the normative and institutional framework in its human rights regime.
Jubo League dissolves its Savar units
In the wake of controversy over the alleged involvement of Sohel Rana, now in custody, in the associate body of the ruling party, Jubo League on Monday dissolved its Savar thana and municipality units.
Sohel Rana on 15-day remand
A Dhaka court on Monday Sohel Rana, owner of collapsed Rana Plaza, on a 15-day remand for police interrogation in two cases.
Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet city polls June 15
Elections in Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Sylhet City Corporations will be held on June 15.
Business leaders want May 2 hartal withdrawn
The business community on Sunday urged BNP to withdraw their May 2 dawn-to-dusk hartal keeping in mind the Savar tragedy.
Stocks down at opening
Share prices at the country’s both bourses—Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) –- continue negative trend in early hours of trading on Monday, the second trading day of the week.
Committee to monitor RMG factories soon
In the latest development, the government is going to form a committee soon to monitor overall conditions of the country’s readymade garments factories.