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As the rain keeps coming down intermittently, the heatwave has lost its brutal bite. A couple of days ago, I went to Mirpur around 9:30 pm to feel the social and economic pulse of nighttime Dhaka. On the way, I was intrigued by the brightly illuminated shrine of the 15th-century Sufi saint Shah Ali Baghdadi…
Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU) of Police has arrested an active member of banned militant organization Hizbut Tahrir in Palash Upazila of Narsingdi. The young man named Jewel Bhuiyan (26) was arrested in front of a tea shop adjacent to the Ghorashal-Palash Urea Fertilizer Project in Palash on Tuesday night. Jewel Bhuiyan is the son of…
For the past 5 years, the government has been giving incentives to increase remittances or expatriate income through legal or banking channels. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) advised the government not to give this incentive. The IMF said, ‘Recent exchange rate reforms have provided such incentives – (to attract remittance flows through legal channels) that…
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajib Wazed Joy has raised the question that how many people have been arrested despite the pictures of those involved in the thrashing of two people in Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University circulating on social media. On Thursday (19 September) night, Sajeeb Wazed Joy posted a post on the…
In Narayanganj’s Fatulla, another fire has occurred in a trawler carrying oil drums in the Buriganga river. On Wednesday afternoon, when the fire broke out with an explosion, it was brought under control by the efforts of 10 units of the fire service. After 4:00 pm and 7:30 pm, the trawler caught fire twice. According…
For the sustainable development of the readymade garment (RMG) industry in the country and to thrive in the current competitive market, it is necessary to address three urgent challenges, said experts at a discussion. The challenges are: decarbonization, the transition from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and the impact of automation technology on the fourth…
Like many countries in the world, Bangladesh is also celebrating Eid Miladunnabi today. This day is observed as a public holiday in Bangladesh. On the occasion of Miladunnabi, processions were held in various districts of the country including Chittagong, Faridpur. A big rally was held in Chittagong. Miladunnabi is celebrated on 12th Rabiul Awal Eid…
The demand for quota reform eventually turned into a one-party movement to topple the government. In the end, Sheikh Hasina’s government fell through this movement of students. Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country. From the beginning of this movement, a large part of the country’s young generation was present. Therefore, after the fall of…
Three challenges need to be faced urgently for the sustainable development of the garment industry in the country and to survive in the current competitive market. These are decarbonisation, coping with post-transition from Least Developed Countries (LDC) list and impact of fourth industrial revolution or automation of technology on production systems. The speakers said these…
