Most RMG units clear wages, allowances, BGMEA claims
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association on Saturday claimed that till Friday almost all the readymade garment factories paid festival allowances to their workers while 91 per cent of the units gave wages for the month of August.
SUJON for direct voting to district council elections
Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik, a civil rights body, on Saturday urged the government to make a fresh law for district council elections with a provision of direct voting.
Eid journey: Tailbacks, extra fare spoil journeys for homebound passengers
Homebound passengers across the country faced untold sufferings on Saturday because of huge tailbacks on highways and terminals in the capital and a scarcity of public transportation.
Kerry announces US-Russia deal on Syrian ceasefire
The US and Russia announced a plan Friday to bring about a ceasefire in Syria, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
North Korea nuclear test: is the only option left to cut off the power?
North Korea claimed it had successfully conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test on Friday -- and reaction from around the world has been almost as explosive.
North Korea nuclear test becomes election weapon
Within hours of North Korea's nuclear test Friday, it had become a political weapon in the US.
French prosecutor: Women who planned attack were directed by ISIS
Three women arrested in raids this week in France were part of a terror cell directed by ISIS from Syria, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said Friday.
RU female teacher found dead inside her dormitory
Rajshahi University mass communication and journalism department teacher Akhter Jahan was found dead inside her dormitory room on the campus in Rajshahi Friday afternoon.
Tanners cut rawhide prices by 10pc
Tanners on Friday cut again the prices of rawhide of sacrificial animals this year for the four consecutive years setting the prices of salted cowhide at Tk 50 a square feet for Dhaka and Tk 40 a square feet for outside Dhaka which is 10 per cent lower than the prices of last year.
Prices of spices rise before Eid-ul-Azha
The prices of spices went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest Muslim religious festivals, to be celebrated on Tuesday.
