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Ashulia Garment Factory Shutdown: More than 50 garment factories in Ashulia have declared holidays for today following unrest over workers’ demands for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000, an end to blacklisting and other demands, industrial police said.
Pending government clearances prevent vessels from operating despite permission for tourists to visit and stay overnight on the island
Prime Minister's Political Adviser and BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas alleged on Saturday that a section of BNP activists
Dhaka: Business closures in Thailand's hotel and accommodation sector are rising fast. Weak tourism demand, tougher competition, and high operating costs are squeezing operators, according to a new analysis by Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch).
Bashir Al MamunA roundtable discussion titled “Industry-Academia Collaboration” will be
India's opposition parties on Sunday staged fresh protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a controversial revision of voter lists, intensifying their campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
Addressing 45th BCS police and Ansar recruits, home minister stresses discipline, sound judgment and responsible law enforcement
Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud announced that a law regarding rooftop solar power generation will be
The industry association says 987,190 workers left their workplaces on November 1, with no similar disruptions reported in Narayanganj or Chattogram
Biplob, who was currently unemployed, used to run a fish business at a market near Lalbagh Fort
The government will pass a law on rooftop solar power generation in the next session of Parliament, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said on Saturday.
Global travel and tourism GDP rose 4.1% in 2025 to $11.6 trillion, supporting 366 million jobs, nearly one in nine worldwide, and is projected to hit a record $12 trillion in 2026. In Bangladesh, the sector contributed $14.3 billion, equal to 2.9% of national GDP, and generated about 2.8 million jobs. Source: World Travel & Tourism Council
A mobile court on Saturday sentenced an examinee to three months of simple imprisonment for using unfair means in a Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) recruitment examination.
A pedestrian was killed and 20–30 Jamaat-e-Islami activists were injured after a bus carrying participants of the 11-party alliance
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
Lancet Countdown finds heat exposure and air pollution are worsening health risks, with PM2.5 linked to an estimated 239,000 deaths in 2023
The initiative will bring e-rickshaws operating largely without formal regulation under a legal framework, with phased registration, zone-based operations and driving licences planned for 13 city corporations.
The company confirmed it remains on track to resume platform withdrawals on Sunday after completing security checks and proof-of-reserves verification
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Russia and Ukraine to act responsibly, condemning attacks on civilian vessels in the
Around 5,000 workers to lose jobs as RSC-declared unsafe buildings face demolition
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