Safety, security to be on focus

Issues related to factory safety and security and labour rights in the country’s readymade garment (RMG) sector will be discussed in the second…

3 ex-bank officials jailed for 20 years

A Chittagong court yesterday sentenced four people, including three former officials of Agrani Bank, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in four corruption cases, reports UNB. The court also ordered seizure of movable and immovable property of the convicts to recover Tk 1.5 crore embezzled from a branch…

26 Rohingyas pushed back

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) yesterday pushed back 26 Rohingyas to Myanmar following the detention of 32 Myanmar nationals along with a suspected trafficker from Shah Parir Dwip in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar, reports UNB. BGB sources said border guards detained the 33 people after they landed…

Publish list of martyrs: BNP

A top BNP leader yesterday urged government to publish the list of 30,00,000 martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971. “You (the government) publish the list of 30,00,000 martyrs of the War of Liberation in the newspapers before filing the sedition case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia,”…

Special project to check river pollution, says minister

Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan yesterday said that a special project will be undertaken to prevent pollution of rivers, including Buriganga, Shitlakhya, Balu and Turag. “Before taking up the project, we will conduct a study of the city’s four rivers. The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport…

2016 campaign a season of discomfort for US Muslims

The imam of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has long considered explaining Islam his mission. But when Republicans start ruminating over jihad and US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, Hassan Selim would rather turn to prayer, reports AFP. “You come to a point where you get sick of explaining yourself,”…

Freedom of expression in Bangladesh at stake: HRW

New York-based rights agency Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said freedom of expression came under severe attack in Bangladesh in 2015, reports UNB. “While extremist groups targeted secular bloggers and foreign aid workers, the government cracked down on media and civil society activists, launched…

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