Bangladesh

The historic May Day is being observed on Wednesday in Bangladesh along with the countries across the world in a befitting manner. The day is being observed across the globe since 1889 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the workers at Haymarket, Chicago, in the USA for eight-hour working day and upholding the rights of the working people. To press home ...

The historic May Day will be observed on Wednesday (May 1) in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner, reports BSS. The day is being observed across the globe since 1886 commemorating the supreme sacrifices of the workers at Hay Market, Chicago, in the USA for eight-hour working day and upholding the rights of the working ...

Breaking all the previous records of the last 29 years, the highest temperature of 43.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in Chuadanga on Tuesday (April 30). It was the second highest temperature recorded after the independence of Bangladesh. Earlier, the highest temperature of 43.5 degree Celsius was recorded on May 1, 1995. Meanwhile, sufferings of the inhabitants of Chuadanga have mounted ...

The expulsion order of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon from Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum has been revoked. Central Office Secretary Ziaur Rahman confirmed the withdrawal decision on Tuesday (April 30). He said the decision was taken as per the direction of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman. Earlier, Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum relieved Barrister Khokon from vice-president’s ...

Education Ministry will not file any appeal petition against the High Court order keeping primary and secondary schools and madrasas closed till May 2 (Thursday) amid the extreme heat. Now, the schools and madrasas will remain closed till Thursday. Md Abul Khayer, public relation officer of the ministry, confirmed this on Tuesday. He said there is no opportunity to file ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the High Court’s bail order given earlier to BNP joint secretary general Khairul Kabir Khokon in a case filed over the murder of two Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leaders. Lawyers presenting Khokon said that he has no legal bar now to walk out. An eight-member bench of the Appellate Division ...

The Bangladeshi ship, MV Abdullah, which has recently been freed from Somali pirates, left for home from the Al Hamriya Port in Dubai early Tuesday (April 30). MV Abdullah’s captain Abdur Rashid said the ship, loaded around 56,000 tonnes of limestone, left the UAE port of Mina Saqr around 2am (UAE time). All the 23 sailors would return by the ...

Bangladesh and Austria have agreed to conclude a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on “migration and mobility” soon to begin skill mobility from Bangladesh to Austria. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud held a bilateral meeting with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg in Vienna on Monday and discussed the issue. He particularly highlighted that ICT professionals from Bangladesh can contribute to Austrian companies, ...

Hours after the High Court order on keeping schools and madrasas closed till May 2 amid the heat wave, Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel said that he would file an appeal petition seeking withdrawal of the directive.

The High Court (HC) has directed the authorities concerned to keep primary and secondary schools, and madrasas closed until Thursday due to the ongoing heatwave sweeping across the country. The HC bench comprising Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat came up with the order in a suo moto (voluntary) rule on Monday. Extreme heatwave is sweeping over the ...