The wage board formed for fixing the wages of garment workers on Tuesday announced Tk 12,500 as the minimum wage for a worker in the sector. The amount is 56.25
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies in the ongoing one-point movement on Monday announced another 48-hour blockade from Wednesday morning as the opposition-enforced ongoing nationwide blockade set
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the casualties in Nepal earthquake on Friday, according to a press release of the press wing of
Professor ASM Maksud Kamal officially joined office on Saturday as the 29th vice-chancellor of Dhaka University. He took charge from outgoing VC Professor Md Akhtaruzzaman in the morning at vice-chancellor’s
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated the much-anticipated metro rail service from Agargaon to Motijheel in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. The PM traveled to Motijheel from metro rail’s Agargaon station
The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) urged for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. On October 26, IWPG issued a statement called “IWPG Statement on
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly inaugurated the 12.24 km Akhaura-Agartala cross-border rail link, hoping to foster possibilities in trade, business, tourism and people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday unveiled Bangladesh’s first ever local currency card, “TakaPay”, aiming to reduce dependency on international cards such as Visa, Mastercard as well as to save
This year, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) may have more difficulty collecting taxes due to the political unrest in Bangladesh. In light of this, NBR Chairman Abu Hena Md
BGB members deployed in the capital to control any untoward situation amid the blockade on 31 October 2023. Photo: Courtesy BGB members deployed in the capital to control any untoward
