Workers flee Ashulia amid police raids
An eerie calm descended on the working class neighbourhoods at Ashulia as garment workers started leaving their homes fearing arrest and also amid uncertainties over reopening of the factories. Full storyGovt imposes restrictions on foreigners’ movement in Myanmar border
The government has imposed restrictions on the movement of foreigners along the border with Myanmar, a senior foreign ministry official told New Age on Tuesday. The local security agencies... Full storyLoopholes let power co seek Tk 19cr more from govt
A private electricity generation company, which has been supplying electricity to the Rural Electrification Board for over two and a half years, is demanding that it should be paid at a rate which is up to... Full storyArrest warrants issued for 8 cops
The Narsingdi chief judicial magistrate on Tuesday issued warrant for the arrest of eight police personnel, including an inspector, on charge of assaulting and harassing a joint district judge in... Full storyHC asks BGMEA, BKMEA to explain legality
The High Court on Tuesday asked the Bangladesh Garments Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association and the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters’ Association to explain... Full storyBSC concerned over unrest in garment sector
The Bangladesh Shippers Council (BSC) expressed grave concern over the labour unrest that is raging in Ashulia as it already has had a negative impact on the country’s economy and is threatening the... Full storyGermany for resolving Ashulia crisis through talks
Germany on Tuesday stressed the need for resolving the ongoing crisis erupted from lingering violence in the Ashulia industrial belt through discussions involving all parties. Full storySenior jurists praise speaker for HC judge ruling
Senior jurists on Tuesday praised the speaker for his ruling requesting the chief justice to take action against High Court judge AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury for violating the Constitution. Full storyPakistan SC disqualifies PM
Nepal’s woes deepen as ruling Maoist party splits
Nepal’s ruling Maoist party split into rival factions on Tuesday, pushing the country deeper into political turmoil after the parliament was dissolved in chaos last month. Full storyAre Portugal’s nearly men nearly there?
Rohingya woman on the run gives birth to Sangram
12 upazilas vulnerable to Rohingya inclusion in voters’ roll
The chief election commissioner, Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, on Tuesday said that the Election Commission had formed special teams to bar Rohingyas from getting enlisted in the electoral roll in border areas. Full storyFakhrul warns AL against repression on opposition
Leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its front and associate organisations on Tuesday cautioned the ruling party of severe consequences if it continues repression on its political opponents. Full storyQuasem’s bail plea rejected
International Crimes Tribunal 1 on Tuesday rejected a petition filed by the detained Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami executive council member Mir Quasem Ali seeking bail. Full storyEU intends to ‘engage’ in Rohingya assistance
The European Union on Tuesday expressed its intent ‘to work with Bangladesh’ in efforts for ‘humanitarian assistance’ to victims of violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, diplomats said. Full storyJournalists want Mahfuzur Rahman interrogated
