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PM reaffirms commitment to workers’ rights during talks with ILO chief

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to protecting workers’ rights, improving workplace safety and implementing international labour standards during a meeting with International Labour Organization (ILO)

Jamaat’s rise a threat to Bangladesh’s independence, sovereignty: Nur

The rise of Jamaat-e-Islami poses a threat to Bangladesh’s independence, sovereignty and future, said Gono Odhikar Parishad President and State Minister for Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Haque Nur.

ACC inventories Ziaul Ahsan’s house in Dhaka

An Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) team on Monday began cataloguing assets at a house owned by Maj Gen (relieved) Ziaul Ahsan in Dhaka’s Jalshiri residential area as part of an ongoing

Ex-MP Jakob shown arrested over attempted murder during July uprising

A Dhaka court on Monday showed former lawmaker Abdullah Al Islam Jakob arrested in an attempted murder case linked to the July uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam passed the

Economy is the foundation of Bangladesh’s foreign policy: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said Bangladesh’s foreign policy is guided by economic priorities rather than geopolitical considerations, with trade, investment, remittances and overseas employment shaping the

Bangladesh reinstates ‘Except Israel’ on passports

Bangladesh has reinstated the phrase “Except Israel” on its passports, six years after it was removed during the tenure of the ousted Awami League government. The Ministry of Home Affairs

Rashed Khan appointed PM’s political assistant

BNP leader and former general secretary of the Gono Odhikar Parishad, Md Rashed Khan, has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Assistant (Political) on a contractual basis with the rank

Russian attack on corn ship off Ukraine’s Odesa kills 10

A Russian missile strike on a ship carrying corn near Ukraine’s southern port of Odesa killed 10 people, Ukrainian officials said on Monday, in the deadliest attack in a weeks-long