Dhaka, Bangladesh News

With the movement proceeding smoothly, despite a series of provocative acts by the Pakistan army and also through its encouragement of Bihari resistance to Bangabandhu's political programme in such areas of Dhaka city as Mirpur and Mohammadpur, a pattern had set in.

Physicians yesterday started the final stage of Bangladesh's first ever bone marrow/stem cell transplant being conducted on a blood cancer patient at Dhaka Medical College Hospital .

DHAKA: Several thousand Bangladeshi garment workers have lost their jobs after their factory was discovered with serious safety problems and shut down, officials said Monday.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia today accused the government of keeping control over the judiciary and forcing judges to act according to its instructions.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the SAARC Literary Festival Dhaka 2014 at the National Museum.

Eskender Ali Tarafder left his village in Bagerhat in 2001 to find a job in Dhaka.

Armed with just six sledge hammers and a blow torch, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha sent in only 10 labourers to tear down this gigantic under-construction factory illegally built on the floodplains of the Turag river in Tongi.Photo: Anisur Rahman The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha yesterday staged a rather ridiculous eviction drive with 10 ... (more)

About 1,500 factories in Bangladesh are on track to be inspected by the end of August as part of a five-year safety pact signed by more than 150 clothing brands and 20 countries, according to organizers of the pact.

Bangladeshi people hold lit candles as they pay homage to the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 10, 2014.

As the first anniversary of the tragic Rana factory collapse in Bangladesh approaches, what are Australian companies doing to make their Bangladeshi factories safer? Alys Francis finds out.

Rose Figtree's sprawling manor with its beautifully manicured gardens in Moss Vale is a long way from the slums of Bangladesh, but that's exactly what drove her to establish a primary school in the poor South Asian country.

WAM DHAKA, 9th March, 2014 -- Saeed bin Hajar Al Shihhi, U.A.E. Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and Nasrul Hamid, Bangladeshi State Minister for Power, have discussed ways to develop bilateral relations between the two countries, especially in the field of energy and gas.

Dragonair is set to operate six direct flights between Dhaka and Hong Kong weekly from March 28 to cater to the growing demand from Bangladeshi travellers for the route.

One of the works on display at an exhibition of Indian and Bangladeshi artistes presented by Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, Calcutta, and Bengal Foundation-Dhaka, at ICCR.

An Awami League rebel chairman candidate in Sreepur upazila was released two hours after he was picked up by law enforcers in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur this afternoon.

Inflation bucked the upward trend of past three months, dropping 6 basis points to 7.44 percent month-on- month in February on the back of falling non-food prices.

Toxic lead chromate, popularly known as Sharshephul Rang in Bangladesh, is widely used in turmeric by suppliers to make their colour vibrant and more appealing to buyers from companies.

Syed Md Ihsanul Karim, managing director of SME Foundation, attends a brainstorming session ahead of the launch of SME Banking Award to recognise financial institutions' outstanding contribution to the country's small and medium enterprises, at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka yesterday.

Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad Ameen Madani will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow on a four-day official visit aimed at widening existing cooperation with Bangladesh.

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