Government rearranges daily office hours, effective from Nov 15
Shawdesh Desk: The government has rearranged the daily office hours from 9:00am to 4:00pm for all the government and autonomous offices. The decision came at the regular cabinet meeting chaired ReadMore
JP’s Raushan followers postpone November 26 party conference
Shawdesh desk: The followers of Jatiya Party chief patron and leader of the opposition Raushan Ershad had postponed their pre-scheduled 10th national conference in Dhaka of the party for an ReadMore
Brazil president-elect Lula calls for ‘peace and unity’ after vote
Shawdesh desk: President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for ‘peace and unity’ on Sunday in bitterly divided Brazil, saying the country was no longer an international pariah, and highlighting ReadMore
Govt keen to introduce ‘national social safety insurance’
Shawdesh desk: The government is keen to introduce a national social insurance scheme in Bangladesh in phases in a bid to enhance the social safety of the factory workers and ReadMore
BNP chairperson’s advisor Sabih Uddin dies aged 76
Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson’s advisory council member and former secretary Sabih Uddin Ahmed died on Monday at a hospital in Dhaka. He was 76. Sabih Uddin, who had ReadMore
Goods transport owners, workers begin 48-hour strike in Sylhet
Shawdesh Desk: A 48-hour strike, enforced by goods transport owners and workers, began in Sylhet on Monday morning to press home their demands of withdrawal of the ban on stone ReadMore
An ‘iron curtain’ between rich and poor
Egypt’s military regime is tirelessly modernising roads, public transport and industry across the country and erecting a luxurious administrative capital for the upper class. But the construction boom is primarily ReadMore
