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Israel continues strike on Syria military sites Rayo stymie Real’s climb to Liga summit Tk 14,000 set as minimum wage for cold storage workers BNP suggests reforms for public administration overhaul Probes, trials of war crimes cases stalled Coldwave hampers daily life across Bangladesh Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city with AQI score of 283 Body of JU student recovered from dormitory 550 individuals’ Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation Financial Accountability: Critical step towards new future

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ACC arrests two former Biman officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday arrested two former officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines in a case filed over causing loss to government exchequer from the capital’s Segunbagicha area. The

Degree pass & certificate course exams of National University rescheduled

The authorities of National University (NU) have rescheduled the examinations of 1st year degree pass and certificate course of 2019 along with degree and certificate course of 2017 (old syllabus) due

SA Games: Al Amin secures 2nd gold for Bangladesh

Bangladesh won the second gold medal in the ongoing 13th South Asian Games in Nepal on Tuesday as Al Amin, a member of Bangladesh Army, secured it in Men’s Singler

All-India NRC by 2024, all illegals will be expelled before polls: Amit Shah

Setting a 2024 deadline for completing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country, Union home minister and BJP president Amit Shah on Monday declared at poll rallies in

Workers of nine state-owned jute mills went on a 24-hour strike on Tuesday morning to press home their 11-point demand, including payment of arrears. Md Murad Hossain, joint convener of CBA and Non-CBA Sangram Parishad, said they have no option other than going on strike because they cannot run their families anymore without salaries and wages. Over 30,000 workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore have long been waiting for payment of wages of nine to twelve months, he said, reports UNB. Beside, two to four months’ salaries of over 1000 employees remained unpaid. Murad also said despite repeated assurance, Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation did not implement the Wage Board Commission for workers. Workers of Crescent Jute Mills, Platinum Jute Mills, Khalishpur Jute Mills, Daulatpur Jute Mills, Star Jute Mills, Eastern Jute Mills, Alim Jute Mills in Khulna and JJI and Carpeting jute mills in Jashore are enforcing the strike which will continue until 6am on Wednesday. Their 11-point demand includes necessary allocation for jute sector, payment of outstanding salaries, wages, implementation of Wage Board Commission and weekly wage payment. Workers brought out rallies in front of different jute mills in the city where, convener of CBA and Non-CBA Sangram Parishad Abdul Hamid, CBA president of Platinum Jute Mills Shahana Sharmin, general secretary of Khalishpur Jute Mills CBA Ibrahim Sheikh, among other, spoke.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has agreed to take over the charge of the chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) next year. “The honourable prime minister has accepted a proposal