Half of Rana Plaza survivors jobless, 58pc still traumatised
Almost half of the Rana Plaza survivors are still unemployed now, while 58.4 per cent of them are still traumatised three years into the world’s deadliest garment-factory accident, according to the report of an ActionAid Bangladesh survey.
Ex-student leaders join BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday night said her party remains firm on its ‘small’ demand for holding general elections under a neutral government to restore democracy.
Plot to abduct, kill JOY: Shafik Rehman arrested, remanded in custody
The Detective Branch of police arrested journalist Shafik Rehman at his Eskaton house in Dhaka on Saturday morning.
Rescue crews seek survivors of 2nd Japanese quake; at least 19 dead
Rescue crews scrambled through rubble Saturday in a race against time for survivors of a magnitude-7.0 earthquake that struck Japan's Kyushu Island, the same region rattled by a 6.2 quake two days earlier.
Jamaica may oust UK's queen as official head of state
Queen Elizabeth II could be out of a job. In Jamaica, at least. In a speech to legislators Thursday, Jamaican Governor-General Patrick Allen proposed a constitutional amendment "to replace Her Majesty The Queen with a Non-Executive President as Head of State" in the Caribbean nation.
Dilma Rousseff impeachment: Brazil's President in for a fight
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is fighting for survival -- and it looks increasingly likely she won't make it.
Fraud suspects 'apologize' amid China-Taiwan deportation row
There's a new twist in the dust-up involving Taiwan, China and Kenya over deportations of fraud suspects to the mainland.
Prices of onion, garlic go up
The prices of local varieties of onion and garlic went up on the retail market in Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
NBR for uniformity in income tax assessment orders
The National Board of Revenue has instructed its field offices to ensure uniformity in issuing assessment orders in similar cases of income tax to reduce harassment of taxpayers.
Rushanara made UK trade envoy for Bangladesh
The British prime minister, David Cameron, appointed lawmaker Rushanara Ali as a member of cross-party trade envoy network for Bangladesh.
