Month: May 2025

Garment owners will either pay workers or go to jail: Labor advisor

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Desk Report: Garment workers must pay all outstanding salaries and allowances by May 28 before the upcoming Eid al-Adha, otherwise legal action will be taken against the garment owners concerned, and they may even have to go to jail. This was a stern warning issued by Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr. M Sakhawat Hossain, Advisor to the Ministry of Labor and Employment. He said that arrest warrants have already been issued against five garment owners. They will not be able to go outside the country, let alone outside Dhaka. This morning,…

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Two Bangladeshi swimmers to cross English Channel after 37 years

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Sports Desk: Two Bangladeshi swimmers 67 years ago, Brozen Das became the first Bangladeshi to cross the English Channel. This legendary swimmer made his name in the pages of history by crossing it not just once, but six times. Abdul Malek and Mosharraf Hossain also followed his path. But 37 years have passed since then. Two Bangladeshi swimmers, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Nazmul Haque Himel, want to break that drought. They will go to the UK on July 7 to cross the English Channel. They will be joined by two…

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Russia-China Forum begins, opening new horizons in economic partnership

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Desk Report: Russia-China Forum begins The much-awaited two-day forum between the two superpowers China and Russia has begun in Russia. This special forum began on Monday in the eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk, where more than 3,000 entrepreneurs, government officials, industry experts and researchers from both countries are participating. According to a report by the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, the main goal of the two-day event is to further accelerate economic, trade and technological cooperation between Russia and China. In his opening speech, Khabarovsk Region Governor Dmitry Demeshin said,…

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There is no chance of national security being disrupted through Starlink: Faiz Ahmed Tayyab

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Technology Desk: There is no chance of national security being disrupted due to Starlink, said Faiz Ahmed Tayyab, Special Assistant to the Principal Advisor in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. He made this statement at a press conference on the official launch of Starlink in Bangladesh at the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road in the capital on Tuesday. Explaining whether national sovereignty will be disrupted through Starlink, Faiz Ahmed said, “Starlink will have a local gateway. Its commercial test run and ground test are…

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Government is not forcing Ishraq to become mayor: Rizvi

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Desk Report: Government is not forcing BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan is very young. He has suddenly received a serious state responsibility. That is why there is an imbalance in his speech. He said this in response to a question from journalists when he went to see Rakibul Hasan, who was injured in the July uprising in Khilkhet on Tuesday (May 20). Rizvi said that Ishraq is not being allowed to take oath even after the court verdict…

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Names of bureaucrats and officials who are ‘friends of A.L.’ revealed

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Desk Report: Names of bureaucrats and ‘July Unity’ has published a list of Awami League’s loyal bureaucrats in the Secretariat. On Tuesday, at around 11 am, July Unity held a press conference titled ‘Releasing the List of Fascist Loyalists Working in the Secretariat and Administration’ at the National Press Club. At the press conference, it published a list of 44 bureaucrats working in the Secretariat and a list of about 50 officials in the administration. At the time, they demanded the dismissal of Awami League’s loyalists working in eight secretariats…

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Second hearing on Ishraq’s refusal to take oath as mayor to be held in the afternoon

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Politic Desk: Second hearing on Ishraq’s A one-time hearing has been held on the writ petition seeking directions not to administer oath to BNP leader Ishraq Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation. The matter will be heard again after 4 pm. Today, Tuesday (May 20), a bench of Justice Md. Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury held a hearing on the matter for about 1 hour. Lawyer Mohammad Hossain heard the petition. Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon was on Ishraq Hossain’s behalf. Deputy Attorney General Mahfuzur…

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High Court wants to know why important case hearings are not broadcast live

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Desk Report: High Court wants to know The High Court has issued a rule asking why the hearing of cases related to important and constitutional questions in the High Court should not be directed to be broadcast live. In view of the writ petition in this regard, a bench of Justice Md. Habibul Gani and Justice Syed Mohammad Tajrul Hossain issued this rule on Tuesday. The Registrar General of the Supreme Court, Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Secretary of the Ministry of Law have been asked…

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14,000 children could die in 48 hours if aid doesn’t reach Gaza: UN

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Desk Report: The Palestinian territory of Gaza has been completely devastated by the Israeli aggression. In the meantime, Israel has not allowed any relief aid to enter the region for the past one and a half months. As a result, a situation similar to famine and starvation has been created in the region. In this situation, the United Nations has warned that 14,000 children could die if sufficient relief does not enter Gaza. 14000 children could die in Tom Fletcher, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, told the British media outlet…

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City buildings still blocked, activities disrupted

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Political Desk: The sit-in program demanding the appointment of BNP leader Ishraq Hossain as mayor is going on for the sixth day. As usual, Ishraq supporters have blocked the road in front of the city hall today. All activities and services of the city hall are closed. They gathered in groups in front of the city hall from different wards since 10 am on Tuesday. At one stage, the protesters sat on the road in solidarity with the slogans raised from the stage set up in front of the main…

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