BNP briefs foreign diplomats
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the country’s latest situation and some other issues, including party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s health condition and the recent upazila polls.
US embassy issues security alert for its citizen in Bangladesh
The US embassy on Wednesday issued a fresh alert for its citizens living in Bangladesh encouraging them to exercise heightened awareness of the ongoing threat posed by transnational terrorist organizations such as ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
Khulna Jute mill workers continue protest for 3rd day
Workers of the state owned jute mills in Khulna are continuing the 72-hour strike to press home their nine-point demand including implementation of the wage commission for the third consecutive day on Thursday.
25 shops burnt in Khilgaon fire
At least 25 shops were burnt in a fire that broke out at two markets in the city’s Khilgaon area on early Thursday.
Female migrants face most problems in KSA due to language barrier
Bangladeshi female domestic workers not proficient in spoken Arabic are facing problems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry officials said.
Journalist Mahfuz Ullah on life support
Critically ill senior journalist Mahfuz Ullah has been on life support since Tuesday at Square Hospital in Dhaka.
Dumping tannery wastes in Dhaleswari continues
Tannery factories at Hemayetpur, Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, are still dumping untreated wastes in the Dhaleswari River.
25 DEPZ factories shut amid labour unrest
At least 25 garment factories at Dhaka Export Processing Zone at Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, were shut amid workers unrest on Wednesday.
Workers block roads, railways for second day
State-owned jute mill workers and employees continued 72-hour strike and blockaded roads and railways for four hours across the country for the second straight day on Wednesday for nine-point demands, including wage hike and payment of dues.
Stop factories producing toxic feeds: HC
The High Court Division in a 2nd directive since 2011, on Tuesday directed the government to immediately shut down all the poultry and fish feed industries processing toxic tannery wastes laced with poisonous chemicals to produce and market poultry and fish feeds.
