Call to bring domestic workers under labour law
Discussants at a national seminar on Monday called for bringing domestic workers under the coverage of Bangladesh's labour law in recognition to their rights and implementation of recommendations made by the Labour Law Reform Commission.Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) organised the seminar, titled "Recognition and Rights of Domestic Workers:...
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July Memorial Museum to be inaugurated on August 5
The July Memorial Museum, a major national initiative commemorating the fall of the Awami League government and the July 2024 uprising, is set to be officially inaugurated on August 5 at Ganabhaban, the former residence of Sheikh Hasina. The announcement was made on Monday during a press conference at Ganabhaban,...
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ICT frames charges against ex-DMP chief, seven others
The ICT-1 on Monday framed charges against eight accused, including former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman, in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of six people in the city's Chankharpool during the mass uprising. The three-member bench of the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), headed by its Chairman Justice...
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Court orders freeze on Benazir's assets in USA, Malaysia
A special court in Dhaka on Monday granted a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze and attach movable and immovable property in the USA and Malaysia owned by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed. Judge of the Senior Special Judge's Court in Dhaka, Md Jakir...
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Dengue claims two lives in 24 hrs
Dengue claimed two more lives in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Monday, while 330 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the period. With the new figures, total death from the mosquito-borne disease reached 58, and total cases reached 15,210. The Directorate General of Health...
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Moulvibazar traders place 6-point demand, give 7-day ultimatum
The Moulvibazar Baboshayee Samity (traders' association) in Old Dhaka has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the authorities concerned, demanding justice for the brutal murder of Md. Sohag, a scrap trader who was killed in broad daylight on July 9.At a press conference, held at the association's office in the capital...
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Two more remanded in Sohag murder case
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Sajib Bepari and Rajib Bepari on a five-day remand each in the barbaric killing of scrap metal trader Lal Chand Md Sohag in Dhaka's Mitford area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masum Miah passed the order as police produced the duo before the court and...
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The newly-formed executive committee of the MIS Alumni Association
The newly-formed executive committee of the MIS Alumni Association (MISAA) of the University of Dhaka for the 2025-27 term. Asim Kumar Sarkar has been elected its President, Md. Atikur Rahman and Md. Jobayerul Islam have been elected as Vice Presidents, Mehedi Hasan as General Secretary, and Md. Elias Sheikh as...
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Weather (2025-07-15)
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Day and night temperature may fall by 1-20C...
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