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COP31: Bangladesh to highlight climate resilience, seek grants

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday said Bangladesh will urge developed countries to provide climate finance in the form of grants rather than loans and tak... Read More


Hawkers won't be allowed anymore on Mirpur-10, Mirpur-1 footpaths: DNCC administrator

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Safiqul Islam Khan on Monday said hawkers would no longer be allowed to set up stalls on the footpaths in Mirpur-10 and Mirpur-1, whi... Read More


Garment workers' stage protests in Gazipur, Savar, N'ganj ; over 200 factories shut

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers staged demonstrations and blocked highways and major roads in Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj for the 2nd consecutive day on Monday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of... Read More


Garment workers stage protests in Gazipur, Savar, N'ganj; over 200 factories shut

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers staged demonstrations and blocked highways and major roads in Gazipur, Savar and Narayanganj for the 2nd consecutive day on Monday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of... Read More


SC clears way for ex-lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman's release

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court order granting bail to former lawmaker Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman in a case filed over allegedly obstructing ... Read More


200 factories shut as garment workers continue demonstrations despite wage board formation

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Garment workers continued their demonstrations in Gazipur, Dhaka's Savar and Narayanganj on Monday, demanding a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000 despite the formation of a six-member... Read More


BGB seizes 18 kg hemp, alcohol in separate Kushtia border drives

KUSHTIA, Nov. 2 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized 18 kg of hemp, 75 bottles of Indian Fairdeal syrup, and 56 bottles of Indian liquor in separate drives along the Kushtia and Meherpur bo... Read More


Safe food drive: Tk 35.5 lakh fined, 28 cases filed in October

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) fined offenders a total of Tk 35.5 lakh and filed 28 cases in October under the Safe Food Act, 2013, through mobile courts and drives acros... Read More


2 RMG exporters' tax evasion caught by NBR

, Nov. 2 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has detected revenue evasion worth Tk 102.57 crore by two export-oriented garment manufacturers through alleged misuse of bonded warehouse facilities, i... Read More


Negotiations on Ganges to be based on Bangladesh's legitimate demands: Shama

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Highlighting the importance of sustained engagement with its neighbour, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday said the government has formed a high-level comm... Read More