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Australia’s gig economy: Bijoy Paul’s death an eye opener
The freelance contracting model or gig work is attractive for companies because it allows them to outsource risk to those who toil. Many workers also enjoy the flexibility allowed.
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Argentines flock the streets for one last glimpse of Maradona
Argentines lined up in the streets of Buenos Aires on Thursday to say goodbye to soccer great Diego Maradona, whose casket lay in state at the Casa Rosada presidential palace draped in an Argentine flag and his famous no. 10 shirt.
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Legal action will be taken against fake news portals: Hasan
Sounding a note of warning against fake news portals, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said legal action will soon be taken against all fake online news portals.
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Saudi Labour Reform: New initiative offers hope for migrants
As Saudi Arabia announced a new labour reform initiative to ease foreign workers’ contractual restrictions, migrant rights activists and officials hope the move will improve the conditions of thousands of Bangladeshi workers in the oil-rich country.
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Austria tightens security at churches, citing Vienna attack inquiry
Austria is stepping up security at churches in case of copycat attacks after an Islamist gunman killed four people in a rampage earlier this month in which he may have intended to target houses of worship, the interior minister has said.
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Chattogram thrash Dhaka by nine wickets
Gazi Group Chattogram picked up a nine-wicket victory in their first game of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup today while Dhaka, who came into the tournament as one of the stronger sides, slumped to their second defeat in two games.
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A third of England face toughest Covid-19 curbs, London spared for now
More than 20 million people across large swathes of England will be forced to live under the toughest category of Covid-19 restrictions when a national lockdown ends on December 2, while London has been placed in the “high alert” second-toughest tier.
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Case filed against 2 for raping 16yr old in Jashore
A case was filed in connection with the rape of a sixteen-year-old girl in Jashore’s Monirampur upazila last night.
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One arrested in connection with rape of Class-5 student in Bagerhat
One person was arrested in connection with the rape of a class five student of a madrasa in Bagerhat’s Mollahat last night.
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2 madrasa teachers confess to sexually abusing 2 students in Tangail
Two teachers of a madrasa in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila have confessed to sexually abusing two students in a case filed in this connection.
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Commerce minister for full implementation of Preferential Trade Agreement among OIC countries
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has called for full implementation of the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) among the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries.
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Covid-19: 37 die, 2,292 infected, 2,274 recover in 24 hours
Thirty-seven people have died from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
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Illegal parking: Dhaka's Satrasta back to its old self
With trees and shrubs on the median strip thinning out and truckers parking vehicles on both sides of the road, Tejgaon-Satrasta is once again returning to its old self -- a troublesome thoroughfare for traffic.
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Covid-19 fallout: UK reduces development aid until economic situation improves
Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has caused a slowdown of economies, the UK has announced a temporary reduction in overseas development aid from 0.7 percent of its gross national income to 0.5 percent.
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No imminent targeted threat for Bangladeshi banks: Computer Council
Bangladesh Computer Council’s e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) said that they did not have any specific credible intelligence regarding any imminent attack in the financial infrastructure of Bangladesh. Sources in the ICT Division informed that no such imminent threat was raised to CIRT in the last few days that might be deemed out of the ordinary.
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France, EU lawmakers push for sanctions on Turkey next month
France is leading a push for European Union sanctions on Turkey next month to follow through on a threat made by the bloc in October, but has yet to win support from EU governments beyond Greece and Cyprus, officials and diplomats said.
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Job Security: Trump order can spark mass firings
US government civil servants could face mass firings under an executive order before President Donald Trump leaves office, and Democratic lawmakers, watchdog groups and unions are scrambling to block it.
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Why Meena Is A Feminist Icon
I have to give Meena credit for teaching me things I probably wouldn't have learned at school, especially feminist causes.
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Thailand approves transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed
Thai officials today said they approved the transfer back to Tehran of three Iranians who were involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot, as Iran released a 33-year-old Australian academic who was imprisoned for more than two years on spying charges.
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OIC’s FMs meet tomorrow, Rohingya among top agendas
Foreign ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries are set to meet together here tomorrow while the Rohingya genocide case with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is expected to come up among top agendas.
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Retired public officials don’t need govt permission to take up jobs at other organisations
Retired public officials would not require government permission to take up jobs at other organisations, change profession or go abroad.
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Ethiopia to begin 'final phase' of offensive in Tigray region
The Ethiopian military will begin the "final phase" of an offensive in the rebellious northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday, hours after an ultimatum for Tigray forces to surrender expired.
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Trudeau: Canadians won’t be among the first to get vaccine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday said Canada will have to wait for a vaccine because the very first ones that roll off assembly lines are likely to be given to citizens of the country they are made in.
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Dhaka city corporations to take charge of drainage system
The government has taken the decision, in principle, to hand over the charge of drainage system to Dhaka north and south city corporations. Up until now, drainage system has been under Wasa’s jurisdiction.
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Preparing for 2nd Wave: oxygen supply still not optimised
Although hospitals across the country struggled during the first wave of Covid-19 transmission due to a lack of central oxygen supply, the authorities said they were still relying on cylinder-based oxygen supply.
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Players, staff observe a minute silence in remembrance of Maradona
Players of Gemcon Khulna, Minister Group Rajshahi, Gazi Group Chattogram and Beximco Dhaka, management staff and others present at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium for the ongoing Bangabandhu T20 Cup observed a minute of silence as a way of paying tribute to the Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday after suffering a cardiac arrest.
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20 more dengue cases reported in 24 hours
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) today reported 20 more dengue cases in 24 hours.
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3 ‘Ansar al Islam’ men arrested in Dhaka
Three suspected members of banned militant outfit Ansar al Islam were arrested in Dhaka last night.
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Probable Vaccine Recipients: Frontliners to be first in line
With Bangladesh securing nearly 100 million doses of Covid vaccine from two sources by next year, the most pertinent question now is who will be vaccinated first.
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Death of a man, not his legend
As we were travelling to St Petersburg from Moscow by train while covering the 2018 World Cup in Russia, one inquisitive Argentine reporter asked why his country has such frenzied fan following in Bangladesh. The response was plain and simple. It’s because of Diego Maradona.
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