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Yunus pledges labour reforms to boost foreign investment
03:06 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced on Thursday that his administration will implement key labor reforms to attract more foreign investment into Bangladesh's manufacturing sector.
Govt appoints around 1,300 law officers this month
02:25 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayThe government has appointed 1,299 legal officers at different courts in 25 districts across the country this month.
Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing over bomb threat
02:08 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayA Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers and six crew members onboard made an emergency landing at Raipur airport on Thursday morning following a bomb threat to the aircraft, police said.
BOESL’s workforce market ‘stuck’ in Jordan
02:00 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayDespite mandate to facilitate manpower export, Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) has struggled to open new labour markets over the past decade, with the majority of workers being sent to Jordan.
Yunus meets Azerbaijan President, discusses mutual interests
01:45 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser to the interim government, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, met Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the COP29 climate conference venue in Baku on Thursday. They discussed issues of mutual interest.
Above 60 bighas arable landowners in govt's crosshairs
01:19 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayStarting this December, the government will begin identifying individuals and families who own more than 60 bighas of arable land, marking the first-ever enforcement of a long-standing provision in the Land Reform Act.
HC declares quick rental plant indemnity unlawful
12:42 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayIn a landmark decision, the High Court has ruled that the indemnity provision outlined in Section 9 of the Quick Rental (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 is unlawful.
Yunus to open waiting lounge for expatriates at HSIA
12:42 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate a spacious and comfortable waiting lounge for the expatriate workers at the multilevel car parking area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).
Ex-AL MP Solaiman Salim arrested in Gulshan
12:20 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayPolice arrested former Awami League lawmaker from Dhaka-7 constituency and son of Haji Mohammad Selim, Mohammad Solaiman Salim from the city's Gulshan area in the wee hours of Thursday.
Labour Counselor withdrawn after harassment of Nazrul in Geneva
12:13 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayMohammad Kamrul Islam, the First Secretary (Labour) at the Labour Welfare Wing of Bangladesh's Permanent Mission in Geneva, has been withdrawn following an incident involving the harassment of Law, Justice, and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul at Geneva Airport.
Yunus slams COP29 climate talks as ‘fish market’
11:30 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has likened the haggling at the UN COP29 climate summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to a "fish market".
Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court
10:04 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayA man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said.
Biden, Xi arrive in Peru ahead of face-to-face at Asia-Pacific summit
09:39 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayUS President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive Thursday in Lima for an Asia-Pacific summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars under Donald Trump.
Voting begins in Sri Lanka parliamentary election
09:09 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayPolls opened in Sri Lanka's parliamentary vote on Thursday, AFP journalists saw, the island's first election under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who came to power two months ago.
Yunus urges youths to dream to achieve their goals in life
08:31 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon the youths to dream to achieve their goals in life as the dream is a power. “You have to dream . . . the dream is the most powerful driving force in life,” he said while speaking at a youth gathering on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
Samia Sultana made new SRDI DG
10:07 PM, 13 Nov 2024 WednesdayBegum Samia Sultana has been appointed as the new director general (DG) of the Soil Resource Development Institute, SRDI...
5 dengue patients die, 1,221 hospitalised in 24 hrs
09:25 PM, 13 Nov 2024 WednesdayFive more dengue patients died and 1,221 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours...
Bangladesh concede 1-0 defeat to Maldives
09:05 PM, 13 Nov 2024 WednesdayBangladesh suffered a 1-0 goal defeat to visiting Maldives in the first of the two-match FIFA Friendlies held at Bashundhara Sports Complex in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Bangladeshi ready-made garments sector facing an uneven path
08:36 PM, 13 Nov 2024 WednesdayIn 2023, Bangladesh fixed up its rank second in exporting ready-made garments worth $38 billion and China is at the topper $165 billion, as always...
Who are Trump’s picks for his cabinet and administration?
07:41 PM, 13 Nov 2024 WednesdayUnited States President-elect Donald Trump has started selecting his cabinet and other senior administration officials after his election victory on November 5...