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What lies behind rival claims of Awami League collusion?
Competing claims of secret deals raise questions about political motives and who is avoiding responsibility
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BNP activist killed in clash with AL supporters
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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Money, muscle power weaken democracy in political parties: TIB
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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Buses operate on a Dhaka road as the government plans to reorganise 98 existing routes into 32 franchised routes under a “one route, one company” model. Photo: TBS
Regular passengers said the journey from Shahbagh took roughly the same time even before the new system was introduced.
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German riots leave more than 100 police officers injured
German ministers vow tough response to Frankfurt riots and looting
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CUET students call fresh shutdown over acting VC appointment
Students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have announced a fresh one-day shutdown for Monday, protesting the decision to assign Professor Kazi Delwar Hossain the vice-chancellor
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Govt forms 6-member RMG wage board
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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Workers' leaders for dialogue, condemn violence
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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Woman seen with Tahsif in CCTV footage put on remand
A Dhaka court on Sunday placed Jerika Tasnim Disha, who was seen with former Bangladesh Air Force officer Tahsif Souri in video footage, on
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File photo of RMG workers in Bangladesh. Photo: Courtesy
The last wage revision came in November 2023, when the government raised the minimum monthly wage from Tk8,000 to Tk12,500, with the revised rate taking effect in December.
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Over 500 RMG units shut amid violent protests for wage hike
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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Fertilizer must reach farmers on time: Minister
Staff Correspondent Agriculture and Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Aminur Rashid has stressed the need to ensure the timely delivery of fertilizers to farmers, saying that merely storing fertilizer in warehouses is not enough unless it reaches farmers when they need it. “F
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Can new rules discipline battery-run rickshaws?
Disorder is the order of the day when it comes to the operation of battery-run rickshaws. Unlicensed, unregulated and, to a large extent, unfit for plying, these three-wheelers have proliferated unchecked over the past decade. Roughly one million such vehicles are operating in Dhaka city alone, whi
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Police have detained four people in connection with labour unrest in the industrial areas of Savar and Ashulia.
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HSC results: Who's to blame for high failure rates?
The results of this year's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations have presented Bangladesh with a disturbing picture of its education system. Of the 1,240,798 candidates who sat for the examinations, only 646,685 passed. The rest 594,113 failed. The combined pass rate of 52
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PIA receives first wet-leased Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Dhaka: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has received its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, with the aircraft arriving at Islamabad International Airport from London Heathrow on November 1 as flight PK786.
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Unused infrastructure exposes policy failure
The imposing buildings of Meherpur Nursing College were completed, as reported in a leading Bangla contemporary, two years back but it could not start academic nursing courses due to administrative complexities. Built at a cost of Tk400 million, the buildings are now lying idle. When there is a nee
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3 Bay systems loom with cyclone risk in November
The forecast also points to below-normal rainfall and possible fog in several parts of the country
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Wage protesters run riot in and around Dhaka, clash with police
Apparel-factory production snapped and commuter traffic long halted as wage protesters staged massive demonstrations in and around Dhaka on Sunday to press for Tk 30,000 monthly wages.
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Geopolitical scenario, genocide & Gaza
The implication of genocide that is casting shadows in our geopolitics is increasingly drawing attention of analysts all over the world. Professor Martin Shaw, a sociologist of global politics, war and genocide has drawn attention to this paradigm in particular by referring to several factors. He h
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