100 hurt as police, apparel workers clash at Ashulia
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Dhaka under pressure to sign US military co-op deal
Dhaka is under pressure from Washington to sign a military cooperation deal aimed at enhancing the rapid deployment capability of the US forces far away from their bases, officials said on Wednesday. Full storyPetrobangla extends bid submission schedule
Petrobangla last week extended for the third time the schedule for submission of bids for the installation of a floating LNG terminal at Moheshkhali in the Bay of Bengal, as none of the four shortlisted... Full storyTwo killed, 50 injured in Narail clash
Two men were killed and more than 50 others injured in a clash between two rival groups at Kumri village in Lohagora upazila of Narail Saturday morning. The deceased were Badsha Sheikh, 40, and Tota... Full storyMyanmar urges millions of exiles to return
Myanmar’s president has urged the nation’s millions-strong diaspora to return, state media reported Saturday, as the country seeks skilled workers to help smooth the passage of reform. Full storyHasina ranked 7th in Asia
A Gallup Poll survey of 21 Asian heads of state ranks Sheikh Hasina seventh with 77 per cent approval. The Bangladesh prime minister received higher approval rating than her counterparts from Australia... Full story3 bodies found floating in pond, Buriganga
Three decomposed bodies were recovered by police separately from a pond at Kadamtali and nearby rivers on Saturday. At Kadamtali, the beheaded body of a man was found floating in a pond in the morning. Full storyMuhith censured for calling critics ‘rubbish’
Finance minister AMA Muhith was censured at a seminar on Saturday for calling ‘rubbish’ and ‘nonsense’ the criticism of the government’s economic policies though he had highlighted the economic risks for... Full storyAL has to work defeating conspiracies: Hasina
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has said Awami League workers have to work defeating all conspiracies as the party since its birth has been wading through such intrigues in its pursuit of goal to establish... Full storyGovt to be blamed if democracy impeded: Moudud
A senior BNP leader has called upon the government to come out of ‘its adamant stance on the issue of caretaker government’. ‘There’s no alternative to a non-party caretaker government to hold a free and fair... Full storyPadma bridge probe not over yet, says ACC
The anti-corruption watchdog is yet to finish investigation into allegation of corruption raised by the World Bank involving the troubled Padma bridge project. ‘The ACC has not taken any decision yet to see if there... Full storyPrivate sector women get less maternity leave
Discrimination in maternity leave entitlement for working women resulting from inconsistencies between the Labour Act 2006 and the amended Bangladesh Service Rules is a cause of significant concern... Full story30 injured during eviction from railway land in N’ganj
