National,Front Page
Almost five years have passed since the inspection of factories after the Rana Plaza tragedy but the remediation process of improving safety and compliance in most of the factories are yet to be completed.The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) in August direct...
National,Back Page
Thirteen-year-old Shahina was married off last year amid the pandemic within three months of the closure of school as her parents found it difficult to bear the expenses of their family.She was studying in class six of a school in Dhaka before the pandemic.This is just one of the myriad of instances...
Land acquisition delays establishment of 40 Technical Training Centers in 40 upazilas and one Institute of Marine Technology in Chattogram, forcing project to seek time extension.The government has undertaken a few projects in the last few years to create employment opportunities for the unemployed ...
Some vested quarters have circulated ill-motivated propaganda against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s dream project of building houses for homeless and landless people marking the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Low estimated prices of raw materials led...
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has increased the demand for frozen food or convenient food due to people’s confinement at home, which has prevented them from satisfying their craving for snacks in restaurants. It has also become a popular choice during this period of crisis when the househ...
All Section,City
The 33-year-old Aga Khan School, one of the leading English-medium schools in the country, is closing. Aga Khan Education Service, the school's governing body, has decided to close the school and launch Aga Khan Academy; a decision that will put the future of thousands of students in uncert...
All Section,Entertainment
Bibi Russell, the eminent fashion designer, who brought gamcha, grameen check, rickshaw art, crafts, and handloom of Bangladesh in the global front, has been working to ‘save the craftspeople and help revive their dream’ for decades. The fashionista, on the occasion of her 71st birt...
Shopping malls and markets reopened yesterday after remaining shut for 19 days in a row, as the government has lifted restrictions amid the surging cases of coronavirus infection.Although shops and malls have reopened, most of the shopkeepers were not satisfied on the first day as the markets did no...
Most of the Bangladeshi women who go abroad to find employment opportunities and in search of a better life, fall victim to sexual abuse and exploitation by their employers. Thousands of such victims who return home every year shared their ordeals of sexual harassment, abuse and torture. Many o...
The severity of the pandemic followed by the emergence of new variants of the corona virus has been forcing many countries including Bangladesh to impose episodic lockdowns for the last one and a half years. As a result, remote working or working from home has become the only option for many.&n...
Human beings often fail to acknowledge animals as part and parcel of the nature. This consideration leads to several incidents of animal cruelty in Bangladesh. Although animal lovers and animal rights activists have been trying to change this scenario, they often face obstacles and harassment.The An...
Thousands of garment workers have been heading to Dhaka since yesterday despite the ongoing restrictions as all the export-oriented industries and factories in the country are reopening today.Considering the overall situation the cabinet division issued a circular on Friday allowing all export-orien...
Bangladesh has been seeing a sharp spike in Covid-19 deaths and infections for the last few months, not only in Dhaka but also in the border districts and rural areas. Daily death toll has exceeded 200 marks for the first time in the country this month. Experts are blaming ignorance and lack of...
Contradictory instructions of the factory owners and the government regarding factory closure has put the workers in a dilemma.The government has enforced a strict nationwide lockdown from 23rd July that includes complete closure of garment factories. Although garment factories were kept out of the ...
Most of the workers of readymade garments sector haven’t received their salaries and bonuses yet despite they have been working during the lockdown, risking their lives.The garment sector was provided with a loan of Tk 10,500 crore last year by the government so that they could pay the workers...
Gonomanusher orthoniti o Bangabandhu (Mass people's economy and Bangabandhu) by Mohammad Shams-Ul Islam, a widely hyped book in this year’s book fair, sheds light on Bangabandhu’s philosophy on the economy and inclusive development. This is not a complex tome to deal with the in...
Evaly, an e-commerce operator, accused of fraudulence is now at the center of controversies for the last few weeks following an inspection report of Bangladesh Bank in which Evaly’s total liability was found Tk 407.18 crore. The office of Evaly has been closed since Wednesday despite the ...
Incidents of Bangladeshi citizens dying in the Mediterranean Sea while illegally going to Europe have increased significantly amid the pandemic. Experts are saying that the number has increased recently as fewer opportunities are available now to migrate legally due to the pandemic. Sharif...
Ride-sharing motorcyclists have been going through a rough time for the last one and a half years due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the consecutive lockdowns enforced to contain the spread of the virus.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) asked motorbike riders not to carry any passengers during t...
The painted bat also known as “Projapotibadur” (butterfly bat) has been rediscovered in Madhupur National Park of Bangladesh recently, after 133 years. Although still found in some states of India and Southeast Asian countries, it was widely considered extinct in the country for years.Pr...
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