930 workers deported from KSA in a week
A total of 930 Bangladeshi workers were deported from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in last seven days, said officials and the workers on return home.
JU protesters ask VC to prove her innocence
Jahangirnagar University protesters – students and teachers – on Friday said that it was the responsibility of government agencies to look into the corruption allegations they had raised against
JU protesters say they won’t budge
The protesters at Jahangirnagar University had been continuing their agitation for the third day on Thursday at the closed institution to press for removal of its vice-chancellor for her alleged corruption.
Sadeque laid to rest with state honours
Former Dhaka mayor and valiant freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka was laid to rest at Jurain Graveyard in Dhaka with state honours on Thursday evening.
16.8pc adults, 13.6pc children have mental disorder in Bangladesh
At least 16.8 per cent of the adult population in and 13.6 per cent of the children in Bangladesh suffer from mental disorders, revealed a survey.
Bangladesh to deport 11,000 foreigners working illegally
Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said the government has taken an initiative to deport around 11,000 foreigners staying in Bangladesh without valid documents.
BB to evaluate ABB proposal for speedy bad loan write-off, experts oppose
The Bangladesh Bank said Thursday that it would evaluate the proposal of the Association of Bankers Bangladesh to allow them to write-off loans immediately after they become classified as
JU halls locked, students to continue protests defying ban
Protesting Jahangirnagar University students on Wednesday vowed to continue their protests until removal of vice-chancellor Farzana Islam defying a ban the university imposed on any procession and rally on the campus.
Arable land not for industries, says PM
Noting that Bangladesh will go for industrialisation without bypassing the agriculture as the country’s development is largely depended on it, prime minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her stance of not allowing industries on arable lands.
ACC prosecutes city councillors Habib, Tariquzzaman
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday filed two cases against Dhaka North City Corporation councillors Habibur Rahman Mizan and Tariquzzaman Rajib for allegedly accumulating
