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.
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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.
Next budget should be more result-oriented, flexible
The next national budget should be more result-oriented and flexible with a view to increasing its benefit to more people and also focus on improving the investment environment to attract more investment, according to a leading economist of the country.
Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company
Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Ltd (BIFPCL) will start functioning next month with the initial equity money of Tk 16 crore for the proposed Rampal 1320 MW coal-fired power plant project.
Marilyn named most curvy celebrity
Marilyn Monroe has been named as the most attractive curvy celebrity of all time.
Wind power storage
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Bangladesh wins second test, levels series
Visitors Bangladesh won the second test by 143 runs making the hosts Zimbabew pack up for 257 runs on the fifth day today. Bangladesh were 391 in the first innings and 291-9 declared in the second. In reply Zimbabwe scored…
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New bird flu strain: 5 things to know
The H7N9 strain responsible for the bird flu outbreak in China is unlike any that has previously been seen in this type of virus.
Delawar on fresh remand
A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Islami Chhatra Shibir president Delawar Hossain on another fresh remand for a day for police quizzing in a case filed with Ramna Police Station in the capital.
275 bodies of building collapse victims recovered
Authorities say 275 bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the country’s worst ever building collapse disaster.
Khaleda visits collapsed Rana Plaza, victims
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday visited the collapsed Rana Plaza and saw for herself the rescue operation and the devastation.
Minor girl dies with lichi stuck in throat
A five-year-old girl died as a lichi got stuck in her throat at Basundhia More in sadar uqzila headquarters on Tuesday.
Bumper Boro harvest expected in southwest
Bumper production of Boro paddy is expected in the ten southwestern districts of Khulna division in the current season, Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said.