Many return empty-handed as government begins rice OMS for poor
Scores of people living in slums at Mohakhali and Mirpur in Dhaka returned empty handed after hours of wait as the government began selling specially..
It’s ‘loan package’ for rich, says BNP
BNP on Sunday said that the ‘stimulus package’ announced by the prime minister earlier in the day was actually a ‘loan package’ for the industry owners..
Theft of rice meant for poor raises concern
A section of ruling Awami League leaders and activists has allegedly got into misappropriation of rice meant for distributing among the poor across..
Bangladesh PM unveils Tk 72,750cr stimulus packages
The government on Sunday announced four fresh stimulus packages worth Tk 67,750 crore to enhance its effort to overcome the economic losses ..
RMG workers left in the lurch
Indecision of factory owners and lack of coordination among the government agencies multiplied the sufferings of readymade garment workers,..
Taiwan's coronavirus response is among the best globally
On January 25, as the world was still waking up to the potential danger of the novel coronavirus spreading rapidly out of central China, ..
COVID-19 death toll passes 60,000 worldwide
The novel coronavirus pandemic killed over 60,000 people worldwide, nearly three quarters of them in Europe, since it emerged in China ..
BKMEA decides to keep factories shut, BGMEA urges factories not to reopen
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association at about midnight on Saturday announced its decision to keep knitwear factories..
Coronavirus Crisis BNP asks government to adopt Tk 87,000cr package
Opposition BNP on Saturday proposed to the government to adopt a Tk 87,000 crore incentive package to tackle the economic crisis caused..
Validities of bails, injunctions extended
Chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain issued an administrative order Saturday extending the validities of ad-interim bails and the time given..
