Police have arrested three suspects in connection with a robbery at a church in Baridhara, capital, where the director was tied up and cash was stolen. The suspects were produced at a press conference at Bhatara Police Station on Friday, May 1.
Shakil, a 16-year-old boy from Netrokona's Durgapur upazila, has been suffering from a rare and complex disease for the past 14 months. Once a healthy child like any other, he has gradually lost mobility and now leads a difficult life, unable to walk or perform daily tasks without assistance.
Eleven joint secretaries, including an additional secretary, will travel to Pakistan to participate in an executive development programme for senior Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) officers.
BNP Chairperson and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that instructions have been given to concerned authorities to reopen closed factories, and they will be reopened in phases. He made the remarks while addressing a workers' rally organised by the Workers' Party on the occasion of May Day at Nayapaltan in the capital on Friday afternoon, May 1.
The BNP's labour rally has begun at Nayapaltan in the capital, with thousands of leaders and activists from Dhaka and surrounding districts participating.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said Bangladesh’s remittance-driven economic strength is rooted in initiatives taken by Ziaur Rahman, crediting him with laying the foundation for overseas employment and foreign currency inflows.