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Joint efforts essential to secure migrants' rights

Dhaka, April 24 -- Speakers at a seminar on Tuesday highlighted the emerging challenges of labour migration from South Asia and urged all actors to work together to secure the rights of the migrants. ... Read More


ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP: President advocates for Qatar's role in SEZ growth

Dhaka, April 24 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday sought Qatar's investment in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Bangladesh as he held a meeting with visiting Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim ... Read More


Security guard killed in road crash

Dhaka, April 23 -- A security guard was killed being hit by an unidentified vehicle when he was on-duty at Merul Badda U-loop bridge in the city on early Monday. The deceased was identified as Md Far... Read More


Jail, fine if Aedes larvae found in houses, offices

Dhaka, April 23 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam on Monday said strict measures, including jail sentence and fine, will be taken if Aedes mosquito larvae are found in any hous... Read More


EU in phase of "future-proofing" relations with Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 23 -- European Union (EU) Ambassador Charles Whiteley on Monday said the EU is now in a phase of "future-proofing" their relations with Bangladesh, signaling a premium on conserving or pr... Read More


MV Abdullah reaches outer anchorage of UAE port

Dhaka, April 22 -- The Bangladesh-flagged vessel MV Abdullah, which was freed by the Somali pirates on April 14, reached the outer anchorage of the Al Hamriyah Port in Dubai of the United Arab Emirate... Read More


BNP leader Habib freed from jail

Dhaka, April 22 -- Habbiur Rahman Habib, a member of the advisory council to BNP chairperson, was freed from Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj on Sunday after more than five months. He walked out of t... Read More


Harvard library removes human skin from book binding

Dhaka, April 22 -- Prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it had removed human skin from the binding of a book held for over 90 years at one of its libraries. A copy of the 19th-century book "... Read More


DNCC cleaner dies in Dhaka

Dhaka, April 22 -- A cleaner of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) died after being hit by a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Natun Bazar in Dhaka's Gulshan area on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ab... Read More


After Covid, WHO defines disease spread 'through air'

Dhaka, April 22 -- Almost 500 experts contributed to the definition, including physicists, public health professionals and engineers, many of whom disagreed bitterly over the topic in the past. Agenc... Read More