Railway minister visits Railway factory in Syedpur

    Shopna Akter, Nilphamary: The railway minister Mujibul Haque visited a new railway factory and inaugurated a new shop air break section in Syedpur, Nilphamary. After the inauguration, the minister said that BNP is the main reason behind the zero post in railway. He also said that some 13 thousand workers have been fired in the…

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      ‘Ganatantro Mukti Dibas’ today

      DOT Desk : “Ganatantro Mukti Dibas” will be observed in the country today marking the fall of autocratic ruler in 1990. On the eve of the day, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued a message urging all to work together to strengthen the foundation of democracy calling people as “Sentinel of Democracy” in a statement coinciding with…

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        Runner Automobiles’ IPO bidding to begin Sept 10

        Desk Report: The bidding for discovering cut-off price for Runner Automobiles IPO shares under the book-building method is set to begin on September 10, reports Financial Express. Institutional bidding is a must for a company intends to go public using the book building method. The bidding by the eligible institutional investors through the uniform and…

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          DSCC Providing Free Healthcare for Winter Related Illness

          Shakil Ahmed 24/7 Healthcare Hotline was announced by the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokan, yesterday. Doctors will directly visit the patients’ at their houses to deliver full-free healthcare services. The healthcare line is – 09611000999. Each DSCC ward will have a team for the healthcare service with 150 field-workers in total. More will…

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            Apparel workers to get minimum salary Tk 8,000 from Dec

            DOT Desk The minimum wage for the apparel workers across the country announced by the government will be effective from this month, reports The Daily Sun. “The government has raised the minimum monthly wage for 4.4 million garment workers by around 51 percent to Tk 8,000 from the existing Tk 5,300 with effect from December,”…

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              Dhaka attack: a review

              Mohammad Abu Bakar Siddique There have already been a number of reviews by many on the recent film, Dhaka Attack. After quite long, a film has become able to draw the crowd to cinema halls in this country that can be attributed to lot of its positive sides, which are being discussed. One of the…

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                The nation’s economic challenge and 2 possible ways to overcome it

                Prof. Abu Ahmed, Economist : Bangladesh’s economy has boundless potential. How much of this possibility we will be able to make reality actually depends on how we combat crises. Speaking of which, our economy faces many such crises, which negatively impact our export-oriented business and about which we are all very apprehensive. There have been no…

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                  Palestinian prisoner enters 67th day on hunger strike

                  Anadolu Agency: Hassan Shukah, a Palestinian prisoner in solitary confinement in Israel’s Ramleh Prison, entered his 67th day on hunger strike on Friday. According to the Palestinian Prisoners  Society, Shukah — who is waging a hunger strike to protest his ongoing placement in what Israel calls “administrative detention” — was recently taken to Israel’s Kapalan…

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