10 injured as police disperse agitating RMG workers

    BDnews24 At least ten people have been injured after police charged baton and fired tear gas shells at a demonstration by ready-made garment factory workers in Gazipur. The workers of NAZ Bangladesh Ltd, a factory located at Rajendrapur, were agitating for better pay when they torched a motorbike, a covered van and smashed a human-hauler…

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      Villagers guard at night to ward off thieves and robbers

      DOT Desk: People of Chatmohar upazila have been spending sleepless nights patrolling different villages in the upazila with law enforcers for the last one week due to a rise in theft and robberies from the beginning of this month, reports The daily Star. Around 250 villagers of 11 unions in the upazila are guarding 50…

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        The “Social” Network Facade

        Sheersho Zaman With the advent of the internet, people sought to find a way to connect to the world. Emails were great and all, but it felt too “stagnant” and hence the concept of “chatting” was introduced. That too did not satisfy the needs of the people. Much like with everything else, they felt they…

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          Rangpur crowned BPL title taming Dhaka

          Sayeed Muhammad In their maiden appearance in the T20 tournament, Rangpur Riders clinched the title of the 5th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating the defending champion Dhaka Dynamites by 57 runs. Though Rangpur stumbled at the very beginning of their innings losing Johnson Charles on the second over with just 5 runs on…

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            Benefits of shower

            Cold shower:   Cold shower always gives you Energy and helps to improve concentration. It increases productivity. It always helps you wake up. Speed up metabolism is also its benefit. It also simulates the immune system as well. Sometimes it can improves your mood. Desk Report   Hot shower:   Hot shower can easily relieve…

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              The other face of diplomacy

              Mahmudur Rahman writes for DOT :  Admittedly the government’s lack of success in resolving the Teesta water sharing agenda sticks out like a sore thumb in an otherwise impressive list of achievements. Admittedly, the threats of pushing back Bengalis from Assam and Tripura, not to mention the rest of India smarts. But the counter measures…

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                National Poetry Festival on Feb 1-2

                Banglanews24: February 1, 2 have been fixed to celebrate Jatiya Kabita Utshab on the premises of Dhaka University. The organizers of National Poetry Council made the announcement at a news conference at TSC of DU on Friday (January 11). Poet Asad chowdhury will inaugurate the function. The registration for the festival, as already has begun…

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