Between 5 August last year and 29 July this year, 72 factories in Gazipur have been shut down by their respective managements. Among these, 29 factories ceased operations within just six months, resulting in millions of workers losing their jobs and facing unemployment. Impact on Workers and Factories Season Dresses Factory: Employed 1,260 workers and […]

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) has announced the schedule for the third phase oral examinations of the 48th Special BCS. The oral tests will commence on 17 August and continue until 21 August. This announcement was made public on Sunday (3 August) through an official notification issued by the BPSC. During this period, oral […]

The National Citizen Party’s (NCP) rally held on Sunday afternoon (3 August) at the central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka failed to draw the expected crowd. Despite the party’s claim that the event marked a “new milestone in future politics,” public attendance was notably sparse. Political analysts attribute the poor turnout to three main factors: The […]

Former coordinator Abdur Razzak Riaz has confessed in court to taking part in extortion, admitting that he and another expelled leader, Apu, split Tk 10 million equally. Riaz stated in his confession that, as a poor man, he could not resist the temptation of money. He also said that he trusted the police and went […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Chhatra Dal has pledged a nine-point commitment to meet the expectations of the student-public who participated in the historic people’s uprising of 2024. This nine-point pledge was announced on Sunday (3 August) at a rally held in Shahbagh, Dhaka, commemorating the anniversary of the July people’s uprising. The Nine-Point Commitment of Chhatra […]

On Saturday evening, two individuals, including a woman, tragically lost their lives due to a lightning strike in Hasbapur village, situated within the Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district. The victims were identified as: Name Age Relation Village Anwara Begum 40 Wife of Nazim Uddin Hasbapur Tamim 14 Son of Arif Mollah Hasbapur   According to […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former Minister for the Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, Bir Bahadur Ushai Singh, and his wife, over allegations of illegal assets worth nearly 115 million taka and suspicious transactions amounting to 7.4 billion taka. On Sunday (3 August), ACC’s Director General, Md. Akhtar Hossain, confirmed the […]

A tragic head-on collision between a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw and motorcycles in Rampur, Bijoynagar, Brahmanbaria, resulted in the deaths of four people. The accident occurred on Sunday (3 August) at approximately 5:10 pm. Incident Details: According to eyewitnesses, two motorcycles were travelling towards Dhaka when, near Rampur, one of the motorcycles collided head-on with an auto-rickshaw […]