Sunday, July 6, 2025

Rumour over Ashraf-Fakhrul meeting

Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam and BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir reportedly held a meeting on Saturday night to discuss ongoing political impasse. Fakhrul, however, denied having any

Tazreen like tragedy must be avoided: US

Bangladesh’s garment sector may not be able to withstand another tragedy on the scale of Tazreen and Rana Plaza, a US Senate report said. Only way to guarantee the success of the apparel industry is to avoid another disaster by promoting and protecting labor rights now, according to

1 year after Tazreen Fashions tragedy

Labour organisations and social workers will observe today the first anniversary of fire at Tazreen Fashions at Nichintapur in Ashulia, the outskirt of the capital Dhaka, with the victims still crying for justice. Different organisations have chalked

Bangladesh’s RMG wage still the world’s lowest

The minimum monthly wage of the readymade made garment workers in Bangladesh will continue to be the world’s lowest despite a 74 per cent hike proposed from the next month. A government appointed wage board recently fixed the minimum monthly wage at Tk 5,300 equivalent to US $68.12, up from Tk 3,000 or

Dialogue still possible, says Speaker

Parliament Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury on Saturday said there is still possibility of a dialogue between the two major parties to resolve the political impasse over the poll-time government. “I hope that the two parties will soon reach an agreement on the issue and the next election

Dhaka-Delhi extradition treaty likely to take effect next month

ULFA?leader Anup Chetia likely to be deported first under the pact The Bangladeshi and Indian governments are planning to execute the agreement on “Transfer of Sentenced Persons”, by December, by exchanging some prisoners lodged in each other’s prisons, home ministry sources said. The agreement was signed during Indian prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s

Drug addiction alarming

Addicts contribute to rise of crimes, speakers tell Star-American Alumni Association seminar About half of the five million drug addicts in the country are involved in crimes, said leading anti drug-abuse campaigner Prof Arup Ratan Choudhury yesterday. Bangladesh stands eighth among the world’s top 10 countries of drug abuse, he said at a discussion, adding ... Read more

Airports major routes for smuggling gold

Foreign agents involved Airports major routes for smuggling gold  Bangladesh has now become a major transit point for international smuggling because of its strategic geographical position. Seizure of a huge number of gold bars at airports in the recent months gives indication that the smugglers have chosen the country as their prime route, sources said ... Read more

Rly authorities take limited action

Illegal Sale Of Tickets Rly authorities take limited action The black-market in the sale of train tickets has become a common feature at many railway stations with as many as five or six illegal ticket sellers being arrested at some railway stations each week, though elsewhere little action is being taken. ‘I visit my in-laws’ ... Read more

Youth killed in road accident in capital

A college student was killed as a bus ran over him in the capital’s Nilkhet area on Saturday afternoon. The deceased, Sajjadul Islam Enamul, 22, was a second year student of National Institute of Information and Technology. New Market police subinspector Kamal Hossain said Enamul was riding a bicycle in the Gausul Azam Market area. At about ... Read more

Man burnt alive over land dispute

A man was burned alive and his wife critically injured in an arson attack allegedly by his rivals over a land dispute in the district’s Lalpur upazila early yesterday. The dead was Habibur Mandal, 55, of Fugipur Charpara village. His wife, Sufia Begum, has been undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.

Train schedules face severe disruption

Intercity train schedules between Dhaka and the country’s northern and southern regions have collapsed since Thursday, said officials. Disruption in the schedules was causing enormous sufferings to the passengers. Intercity trains running on the Dinajpur-Dhaka,

Singers from Sylhet move Dhaka audience

Radharaman Festival At Shilpakala Singers from Sylhet move Dhaka audience Though Radharaman’s songs are very popular to the urban audience, the open air programme on Friday at Shilpakala gave a new experience to the urban ears: the essence of the mystic songs was transported through the soulful presentation of the traditional singers from the greater ... Read more

Documentary depicts Monirul Islam’s life

A documentary depicting the life and works of the internationally acclaimed Bangladeshi artist Monirul Islam was premiered on Friday at the Dhaka Art Center in Dhanmondi. AKM Zakaria’s documentary titled Monirartist@ is a kind of autobiographical sketch narrated by the expatriate artist himself, who has been living in Madrid, Spain since 1969 and has won

Prangonemor’s theatre festival begins

The enthusiastic activists of Prangonemor cheered, danced and sang songs on the colourfully decorated Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises on Friday. Their joy knew no bound on the opening day of the eight-day theatre festival organised by Prangonemor marking the troupe’s 10th founding anniversary.

Moha Ras Lila Festival concludes in Moulvibazar

Ras Mela is the principal festival and fair of the Manipuris. It is also observed by some Hindus at different places. The Moha Ras Lila festival of the Manipuri community of Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district concluded on Monday. Thousands of people thronged the festival venue and enjoyed the nightlong programme. The festival is held each ... Read more

Shahnaz Nasrin presents Tagore songs

A teacher of Rabindra Sangeet at Dhaka University Shahnaz Nasrin Ila entertained the audience presenting different genres of Tagore songs in her solo on Friday at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan. The singer presented 17 Rabindra Sangeet and two DL Roy’s songs in her one and half hours show. The evening began with

Surer Dhara presents Chitrangada

The artistes of Suder Dhara recited Tagore’s classic Chitrangada on Friday at the Chhayanaut auditorium. The experimental production features parts from two versions of Tagore’s Chitrangada: a lyrical drama which was later converted by the poet as dance drama. Through dialogues and music

Moutushi Biswas in 2 mega serials

Moutushi Biswas, hailed from Khulna, didn’t enter into media from any reality show. She has established herself in media by virtue of own acting quality and talent to improvise her character while performing in TV play or serial. Her acting was always appreciated by the viewers. Her first baby Aria’s age is now 1.5 years. ... Read more