A huge quantity of jhut (garment scraps) was damaged as a fire broke out at a warehouse in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Wednesday. According to the fire service, the fire started around 12:30 am at Sarwar Hossain’s warehouse in Bakultola on Mawna-Sreepur road. On information, initially a f
Malaysia has reopened its labour market for Bangladeshi workers, but attached around a dozen conditions that Dhaka considers unacceptable, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul. Adviser Nazrul made the remarks after inaugurating the Overseas Employment Platform at a
The reason for the arrest and subsequent release of Mizanur Rahman Sohel, the online editor of Bangla-language daily Bhorer Kagoj, in the middle of the night is still unclear. Following his release, Mizanur pointed the finger at an advisor to the government, but he did not name the individual he b
Bangladesh’s High Court has ordered India’s Adani Group not to proceed with arbitration in Singapore over a contentious power purchase agreement until a government investigation into the deal is completed. The order was issued on Wednesday by the bench of Justice Md Bazlur Rahman and J
The fire that broke out at a coil factory at Bagher Bazar in Rajendrapur of Gazipur district has been brought under control. The fire started at Finix Coil factory around 12:55 pm and spread to the adjacent godown and houses, said Talha Bin Jashim, an official of the Fire Service and Civil De
