Bangladesh upholds ban on key opposition party DHAKA: Bangladesh’s highest court on Sunday upheld a ban on the country’s largest Islamist party taking part in... Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:44am
Sports Bangladesh name Najmul captain for New Zealand Tests DHAKA: Bangladesh on Saturday said batsman Najmul Hossain Shanto would lead the country in the two-Test series... Published 18 Nov, 2023 05:00pm
World Bangladesh to hold general election on Jan 7 DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7, the country’s chief election commissioner said... Published 16 Nov, 2023 05:39am
World Bangladesh to hold general election on January 7: official DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7, the country’s chief election commissioner said... Published 15 Nov, 2023 07:27pm
World Bangladesh garment factories reopen after violent protests ASHULIA: Bangladesh garment factories reopened Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of workers returned to key... Published 15 Nov, 2023 12:09pm
World US moves to break political impasse in Bangladesh DHAKA: The US ambassador to Bangladesh has sought meetings with leaders of the country’s three major parties, the... Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:41pm
World Bangladesh garment worker dies after protests DHAKA: Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment workers rallied Sunday demanding fair wages after dismissing a pay offer as... Published 12 Nov, 2023 03:32pm
World 150 Bangladesh garment factories shut, 11,000 workers charged DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment manufacturers on Saturday shuttered 150 factories “indefinitely”, as police issued... Published 11 Nov, 2023 05:41pm
Sports Marsh’s hundred ensures Australia cruise past Bangladesh PUNE: Mitchell Marsh’s career-best 177 not out sent Australia into next week’s World Cup semi-finals with a... Updated 11 Nov, 2023 06:07pm
Sports Allan Donald to quit Bangladesh post after Cricket World Cup DHAKA: Allan Donald will leave his post as Bangladesh’s fast-bowling coach following the World Cup, officials and... Published 10 Nov, 2023 02:21pm
World Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has rejected any further pay hikes for protesting garment workers... Published 10 Nov, 2023 01:35pm
World BD police clash with 25,000 protesting garment workers GAZIPUR: Up to 25,000 garment workers clashed with police in Bangladesh on Thursday, officials said, as protests... Published 10 Nov, 2023 03:07am
World Bangladesh Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus rejects labour law charges DHAKA: Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus appeared in court in Bangladesh Thursday to deny all charges in a labour... Published 09 Nov, 2023 06:44pm
World US urges Bangladesh to revisit wage decision after deadly protests WASHINGTON: The United States called Wednesday on Bangladesh to revisit its recent minimum wage decision and to... Published 08 Nov, 2023 08:48pm
World UN rights chief urges Bangladesh to let opposition leader leave DHAKA: The UN rights chief Volker Turk has urged Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to release main opposition... Published 08 Nov, 2023 01:38pm
World Global fashion factories in Bangladesh resigned to slimmer margins ahead of wage hike DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Several clothing factory owners in global fashion manufacturing hub Bangladesh are asking clients... Updated 08 Nov, 2023 01:36pm
World BD garment workers reject 56pc pay rise DHAKA: Bangladesh raised the minimum monthly pay for the country’s four million garment workers by 56.25 percent ... Published 08 Nov, 2023 05:42am
World Bus torched as Bangladesh set to declare new minimum wage DHAKA: Police fired tear gas at thousands of workers who set a bus on fire outside Bangladesh’s capital Tuesday,... Updated 07 Nov, 2023 03:47pm
Perspectives Pakistan and its (lack of) policy implementation Pakistan has historically been very weak in the implementation of policies. For instance, the famous ‘five-year... Updated 06 Nov, 2023 12:03pm
Sports Sri Lanka sacks board, appoints interim committee Sri Lanka has dismissed the board of its cricket governing body and replaced it with an interim committee, the... Published 06 Nov, 2023 10:54am
World Bangladesh arrests 8,000 opposition activists DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown since officers ... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:27am
Sports Asthmatic players skip practice, BD coach says Delhi air ‘not ideal’ NEW DELHI: Asthmatic Bangladesh cricketers remained indoors while Sri Lankan players wore masks as poor air quality... Published 06 Nov, 2023 05:27am
Sports Bangladesh World Cup flop ‘all between the ears’ NEW DELHI: Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha said his players have retreated into “a shell” at the World Cup,... Published 05 Nov, 2023 05:25pm
Sports Asthmatic players skip practice, Bangladesh coach says Delhi air ‘not ideal’ NEW DELHI: Asthmatic Bangladesh cricketers remained indoors ahead of their World Cup clash against Sri Lanka, with... Published 05 Nov, 2023 04:15pm
World Bangladesh arrests 8,000 opposition activists: report DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown since officers... Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:21pm
Sports After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka cancel practice over filthy Delhi air NEW DELHI: The toxic haze in New Delhi forced Sri Lanka to cancel their training session on Saturday, disrupting... Published 04 Nov, 2023 05:22pm
World Violent BD garment protests shut hundreds of factories DHAKA: Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have shuttered as thousands of workers staged violent protests to... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
World Violent Bangladesh garment protests shut hundreds of factories DHAKA: Hundreds of garment factories in Bangladesh have shuttered as thousands of workers staged violent protests to... Published 02 Nov, 2023 01:45pm
Markets India, BD launch coal-fired power plant NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh on Wednesday jointly opened a coal-fired power plant near one of the world’s... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:15am
World Bangladesh’s main opposition to boycott vote if Hasina stays put DHAKA: Bangladesh’s main opposition party will boycott the next general election if Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina... Published 01 Nov, 2023 12:53pm