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Reopening of labour market in Malaysia demanded

Malaysian businesses and Bangladeshi expatriates have renewed calls for the reopening of the labour market and the introduction of a regularisation programme for undocumented workers as Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique

Zubaida Rahman to visit DU on Wednesday

Dr. Zubaida Rahman, renowned cardiologist and Vice President of Ziaur Rahman Foundation, is scheduled to visit the University of Dhaka (DU) on Wednesday. Ziaur Rahman Foundation issued a press release

Push-in incidents not intended to pressure Bangladesh: PM’s info adviser

The prime minister’s information adviser, Zahed ur Rahman, said on Tuesday that recent push-in incidents along the Bangladesh-India border were not intended by the Indian government to put pressure on

NCP to announce 100 more local government candidates on June 15

The National Citizen Party will announce the names of 100 more candidates for the posts of upazila chairman and municipality mayor on June 15. Sarjis Alam, chairman of the NCP’s

MP Akhter Hossen alleges ruling party bias in emergency relief allocation

Rangpur-4 lawmaker Akhter Hossen on Monday alleged that the emergency relief allocated by the disaster management and relief industry on April 30 was distributed exclusively among constituencies represented by ruling

Opposition MPs question action against recruiters, safety of women migrant workers

Opposition lawmakers on Monday posed a question to the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment ministry regarding its action against fraudulent recruiters and the protection of Bangladeshi women working abroad. During

Bangladesh risks $17.5bn export drop post-LDC graduation, warns commerce minister

Bangladesh could face a potential loss of $17.5 billion in exports after graduating from the Least Developed Country category due to the loss of preferential market access in developed economies,

MEASLES OUTBREAK: Eight more children die in Bangladesh

Eight more children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday in Bangladesh, bringing the total number of deaths to 628. Of the new