The Industrial Bangladesh Council (IBC) has protested what it termed an attempt by the government to finalise amendments to the Labour Act without considering workers' key proposals.

Three more prosecution witnesses yesterday testified in three graft cases filed against 23 people, including Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and niece British MP Tulip Siddiq, over Purbachal plot scam.

Bangladesh Bank yesterday advised banks to prepare for signing deals with internationally reputed law firms to recover money allegedly laundered by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her family, and 10 business groups, including S Alam Group.

Bangladesh had a target to cut down the tobacco consumption rate to 29 percent by this year, meaning it is still 2.4 percent behind the goal.

ICT Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam yesterday said investigation reports of several major enforced disappearance cases committed during the Awami League’s tenure will be submitted this week.

With 782 new dengue cases reported yesterday, the total number of cases this year has surpassed 50,000, marking an alarming trend, according to official data.

Once scarred by 2012 communal violence, Ramu glows with messages of peace

Journalists said yesterday that restoring public confidence in the electoral process will pose a major challenge for the Election Commission, given the widespread allegations of irregularities that were reported in the last three general elections.

He was arrested from Dhaka's Niketon on Sunday

The govt needs to import as much as 50 percent of the country's annual urea demand

Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia yesterday signed a labour recruitment agreement, making it the first such deal meant to ensure fair recruitment practices and labour rights.

National Citizen Party said if it did not get Shapla (water lily) as its electoral symbol, then it would have major political consequences and seriously impact the upcoming polls. 

The Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) yesterday denounced what it described as a calculated smear campaign against the military, accusing certain social media users of deliberately distorting recent remarks by Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman.

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in his first interview in nearly two decades, said he would return to the country soon to contest the upcoming election.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s presence in India is part of a “judicial legal process” that requires “engagement and consultations” between the two governments.

The admission tests of Rajshahi University for the 2025-26 academic session will be held in January next year, said Prof Md Akhtar Hossain Mazumder, administrator of the Public Relations Office at RU.

Five European and global civil society platforms have issued an urgent appeal for the immediate release of journalist and author Shahriar Kabir.

Former social welfare minister Dipu Moni yesterday told a Dhaka court that she was being denied necessary medical treatment in custody.

Khwaja Habibullah Askari, founding secretary and a former member of the Board of Trustees of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation Bangladesh passed away yesterday, said a press release.

Twelve days after firefighter Nurul Huda sacrificed his life while battling the devastating chemical fire in Gazipur’s Tongi, a new life entered his home -- a baby boy who will never see his father.