Nearly 29 per cent of highly educated young people in Bangladesh are unemployed, while almost half of highly educated workers are employed in positions that do not make full use of their qualifications and skills, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The findings highlight persistent weaknesses in the country’s labour market, […]

The sound of traditional drums, conch shells and cymbals, accompanied by sacred chants and ululations, marked the celebration of Maha Shashthi across Bangladesh on Friday, ushering in the country’s largest religious festival for Bengali Hindus. Today, Saturday, devotees are observing Maha Saptami with prayers and rituals at temples and temporary worship pavilions across the country. […]

Two police officers were injured and two police vehicles were vandalised during a clash between police and garment workers in Uttara, Dhaka, on Saturday morning. The incident occurred at around 10.30am in Sector 4 of the capital, as workers attempted to block a major road over demands for higher wages and other benefits. According to […]

Two police personnel have been arrested with yaba tablets and drug-taking equipment during a raid on a residential hotel in Rangpur city. A court has rejected their bail applications and ordered them to be sent to jail in connection with a case filed over the incident. The two men were produced before the Rangpur Metropolitan […]

The bloodied body of former additional secretary Md Mosharraf Hossain was recovered from an under-construction building at the Officers’ Club in Ramna, Dhaka, on Friday morning. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. According to police and Officers’ Club sources, Mosharraf Hossain arrived at the club with his younger daughter at around 10am on […]