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.
Singapore's 'fake news' bill is bad news for Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he welcomed more regulation of big tech, but he probably didn't mean this.
US President Trump says he called Xi Jinping the 'king' of China
S President Donald Trump said he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "king" during a state visit to Beijing in 2017 and that the Communist Party leader appeared to appreciate the remark.
Khashoggi's children could get as much as $70 million in compensation for his killing
The children of Jamal Khashoggi have received millions of dollars' worth of property, one-off payments and large monthly allowances as compensation for the killing of the Saudi journalist, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday.
Trump takes shot at Biden over kiss complaint
US president Donald Trump took a shot on Tuesday at former vice president Joe Biden, a possible Democratic rival in the 2020 race for the White House, mocking him over allegations of unwanted physical contact with women.
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.
