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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 544 people in special operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, filing 62 cases on various charges. Police also seized a large quantity of drugs and locally made weapons during the operations.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 544 people in special operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, filing 62 cases on various charges. Police also seized a large quantity of drugs and locally made weapons during the operations.
A covered van belonging to AJR Courier Service was set on fire in the capital’s Rayerbazar area amid a series of alleged attacks on the company over extortion demands. Most of the goods inside the vehicle, including customers’ parcels and important documents belonging to various organisations, were destroyed in the blaze. The company estimates its initial losses at Tk 1 crore to Tk 1.5 crore.
Chongqing is a mountainous city in south-western China, where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers meet. At first glance, its mist-shrouded skyline, towering buildings, elevated roads carved through hills and metro trains running through the middle of buildings make it seem as though the entire city is looking towards the future. Yet, on the banks of the Jialing River, a small village in Yuzhong district called Hongyan reminds visitors that the foundations of this dazzling present were laid upon a past marked by fire, blood and extraordinary patience.
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry is the backbone of its economy. The sweat of millions of workers in this sector generates the lion’s share of the country’s export earnings. The industry accounts for around 80 per cent of Bangladesh’s total exports, worth approximately $36 billion last year. Yet behind this success lies a long-standing crisis over wages, working conditions and job security. In recent months, unpaid wages, layoffs and factory closures have once again fuelled workers’ discontent.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
West Indies were bowled out for 356 in their first innings of the Sylhet Test, with Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud leading the attack with an impressive six-wicket haul.
Pacer Hasan Mahmud took five wickets on the second morning of the Sylhet Test to drag Bangladesh back into the match after West Indies dominated the opening day.
Substitute Mohammad Ibrahim scored in the 69th minute as Bangladesh beat Bhutan 1-0 in their opening match of the SAFF Championship at the National Stadium on Thursday.
Bangladesh are taking on West Indies in the second and final Test in Sylhet on Thursday (November 5), with their hopes of keeping the series alive hanging in the balance. West Indies captain Roston Chase won the toss and elected to bat, sending the hosts in to field first.
Lionel Messi's late strike catapulted Inter Miami above New England and into second place with a tense 2-1 comeback victory over their MLS Eastern Conference rivals Sunday.
A brilliant half-century from Nayeem Hasan steered Bangladesh to 142 all out in second innings, setting West Indies 170 for victory in the first Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.
A banking scandal that left almost half Paraguay's population without access to their savings prompted President Santiago Pena to resign and thousands to take to the streets in angry protest Thursday.
A wave of false bomb threats targeting flights operated by several airlines from Ireland to Bulgaria caused tension and disruption across European airspace on Thursday morning, marking the second such incident this week.
A criminal court in Kuwait has sentenced a Bangladeshi expatriate to death for murdering a friend after a dispute over the unauthorised posting of his wife's personal photographs on Facebook and the friend's refusal to remove them.
Samantha Sharmin, joint convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has resigned from the party less than two weeks after responsibilities were redistributed within its central committee.
Major (Retd) Akhtaruzzaman, a Jamaat-e-Islami leader and former lawmaker, was released from prison on bail in a case filed over allegations of obstructing official duties at an airport and behaving improperly with an official.
British journalist David Bergman has criticised the National Citizen Party (NCP) for its position after the party criticised several media outlets for publishing news on the 80th birthday of former culture minister Asaduzzaman Noor. He alleged that the NCP is treating allegations of criminal offences as established truth without sufficient evidence.
Prime Minister’s Political Assistant Rashed Khan on Monday demanded the arrest of Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman, accusing him of instigating the arson attack on a police vehicle in Mirpur amid the garment workers’ demonstrations over wages.
Bangladesh’s ready-made garment (RMG) industry is the backbone of its economy. The sweat of millions of workers in this sector generates the lion’s share of the country’s export earnings. The industry accounts for around 80 per cent of Bangladesh’s total exports, worth approximately $36 billion last year. Yet behind this success lies a long-standing crisis over wages, working conditions and job security. In recent months, unpaid wages, layoffs and factory closures have once again fuelled workers’ discontent.
Urgent state intervention is essential to confront the disturbing culture of child sexual abuse, rape and institutional cover-ups concealed behind the sanctity of religious education.
Chongqing is a mountainous city in south-western China, where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers meet. At first glance, its mist-shrouded skyline, towering buildings, elevated roads carved through hills and metro trains running through the middle of buildings make it seem as though the entire city is looking towards the future. Yet, on the banks of the Jialing River, a small village in Yuzhong district called Hongyan reminds visitors that the foundations of this dazzling present were laid upon a past marked by fire, blood and extraordinary patience.
Iran’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi has said Dhaka will have to coordinate with Tehran to ensure the safe passage of Bangladeshi ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives Dr Md Nazmul Islam met Maldivian Parliament Speaker Abdul Raheem Abdulla in Male today, proposing a parliamentary friendship group to strengthen bilateral relations.
Bangladeshi actress Pori Moni has drawn fresh controversy after allegedly snatching a journalist's mobile phone and verbally abusing him during a heated exchange with reporters outside a Dhaka court, shortly after securing bail in a case filed by businessman Nasir Uddin Mahmud.
Water, the source of life and a symbol of purity and creation, will take centre stage at this year’s Durga Puja celebrations organised by the Gulshan-Banani Sarbojanin Puja Foundation. The foundation has chosen ‘Jalaj’, meaning ‘born of water’, as its theme for Sharodotsav 1433, placing the importance of water and its connection to life, spirituality and nature at the heart of its pandal design.
Gold prices have been reduced again in the domestic market following two consecutive hikes. Under a new decision by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS), the price of 22-carat gold has been cut by Tk 2,741 per bhori, including VAT, bringing the new rate to Tk 226,923.
