Hundreds of ready-made garment (RMG) workers blocked the major Mirpur-10 intersection in the capital on Thursday morning, demanding a substantial increase in their minimum monthly salary to Tk 30,000.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 525 people and filed 46 cases during raids across the capital over 24 hours.
The BNP government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has set a target of issuing Farmers Card to 24 million farmers across the country over the next four years. In the current 2026-27 fiscal year, the plan is to bring 4.3 million farmers under the programme.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today visited Toyota's Motomachi factory in Nagoya, Japan, as part of his four-day official visit to the country.
River police have recovered the body of retired Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant K M Tahsif Sauri from the Turag River in the capital’s Uttarkhan area.
Bangladesh and Japan have signed six bilateral cooperation instruments and pledged two yen-loan projects worth about US$295.5 million during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s four-day official visit to Japan, expanding cooperation in maritime security, investment, agriculture, fisheries, skills development and climate change.