Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The government has announced the formation of a minimum wage board amid labour unrest in the readymade garment sector over demands for higher wages. The four strong board will be cha... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 30,000 in Gazipur's Konabari. A Konabari police box has been set on fire amid the violence. The incident ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- A police pickup truck has been set on fire during clashes between protesting garment workers and police in Dhaka's Mirpur. The incident took place in front of Purobi Cinema Hall arou... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Pakistan is driving the rise in extreme poverty across West Asia, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), with nearly half of the region's poorest people now living there, Wo... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- The numbers told a story that few in Bangladesh's education system wanted to see. After years of disruption, the Higher Secondary Certificate examination has delivered its worst resul... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 1 -- Police have clashed with garment workers protesting in Dhaka's Mirpur-10 area to demand a minimum wage of Tk 30,000. Police used batons, water cannons, tear gas and sound grenades to... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- ‎A total of 40,084 students have secured the highest grade point average (GPA-5) in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations, down from 69,097... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- Police have shown Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dwip, a "friend-like younger brother" of former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri, as arrested in the murder case over his death. He wi... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The pass rate in this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations has fallen to 52.12 percent, the lowest in 22 years. A total of 40,084 students have secu... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 31 -- The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have been published, with the overall pass rate sliding to 52.12 percent. That is 6.71 perc... Read More