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Despite the legal prohibition of child labour, over 3.5 million children in Bangladesh are engaged in various forms of labour. Among them, around 10.68 lakh are involved in hazardous work.This information was revealed during a dialogue titled “Media's Role in Increasing Mass Awareness to E...
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Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has called on the media and journalists to offer constructive criticism to help the government improve its performance. Such feedback would be valuable for refining government policies, he said. Urging the media to play responsible role in resist...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has received another complaint of genocide and crimes against humanity over Hefazat-e-Islam’s protest at Shapla Chattar in the city’s Motijheel area in 2013 against more than 50 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.The other promine...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the killing of a lawyer in the port city of Chattogram. The chief adviser also condemned the murder and ordered appropriate legal course, said a statement issued by the chief adviser's press wing. Dr Yunus ...
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The High Court on Tuesday stayed a lease agreement for allocating 8001 acres of forest land and 2,712 acres of ecologically critical area (ECA) at Sonadia island in Cox's Bazar.The agreement was signed on May 27, 2017 between Cox's Bazar district administration and Bangladesh Economic Zone A...
The Ministry of Public Administration has appointed four additional secretaries as divisional commissioners in a major change in the public administration.A notification was issued in this regard on Tuesday signed by the ministry's Deputy Secretary Aminul Islam.Md Ziauddin and Khan Md Reza-Un-Na...
Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila on Tuesday.Sharmin Akhter, divisional forest officer, told media, “We have conducted a drive under the supervision of Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Ha...
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France has urged the interim government of Bangladesh to prioritize restoring cultural heritage, following the destruction of historical artifacts in Mymensingh. French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy emphasized this during her visit to the city on European Art House Cinema Day, observed on Friday.The eve...
Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said the interim government is ready to accept if students have any logical demands, but no unjustified demand will at all be entertained.“From my side I have urged the students to come up with their demands, the just demands will be fulfilled a...
At least 35 people were injured during clashes among the students of three colleges in the capital’s Demra-Jatrabari area on Monday. Witnesses said that the clashes erupted around noon when several hundred students of Kabi Nazrul Government College and Government Shaheed Suhrawardy Colleg...
Six platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Jatrabari-Demra area to maintain law and order.It was confirmed in a shortmessage of the BGB.Against the backdrop of the clashes among the students of different colleges in Jatrabari-Demra area, the BGB personnel were depl...
Traffic in Dhaka's Agargaon area returned to normal on Monday afternoon after a four-hour blockade by battery-operated rickshaw drivers. The protest, which began around 10:30 am, caused severe traffic congestion as drivers blocked major roads, including the Agargaon intersection.Witnesses said m...
The Appellate Division on Monday issued a one- month status quo on the High court order banning the movement of battery-run rickshaws on roads in Dhaka.Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division Md Rezaul Haq passed the order following a petition filed bythe state. The court also ordered disposing of t...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved a total of five projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 5,915.99 crore including one for improving the sewerage system of Chattogram (catchment 2 and 4) with around Taka 5,152.55 crore.The approvals came...
An organisation called Ohingsho Gono Obhutthan Bangladesh (Nonviolent Mass Uprising Bangladesh) allegedly attempted to gather a large number of people at Shahbagh in the capital with promise to provide Tk 1 lakh loan to each participant.The organisation claimed that they would bring back laundered m...
The classes and academic activities of Kabi Nazrul Government College will remain suspended on Tuesday.The college authorities announced the suspension through a notification published on its website on Monday (November 25) citing ‘unavoidable reasons’.Earlier, on Sunday the authorities ...
Fit list again to appoint DCs 18,000 officials to be recruited The interim government, led by Dr Muhammad Yunus, is set to bring major changes in the public administration with recruitment of over 18,000 officials, transfer of many civil servants, and fresh pro...
Newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin and four Election Commissioners (ECs) Md Anwarul Islam Sarker, Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Begum Tahmida Ahmad and Brigadier General (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah today took oath at the Supreme Court here.Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed ad...
Industry and trade analysts warn that the country may face major challenges during the upcoming month of Ramadan mainly due to political instability, slowdown in industrial output growth and fall in imports of goods. These factors may also disrupt the supply of goods as uncertainty has been cr...
Eleven more people have died from dengue in the last 24 hours till Sunday morning, marking the highest number of deaths in a single day so far this year.During this period, 1,079 new dengue patients have also been admitted to nationwide hospitals.This grim record was set between Saturday (November 2...
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