Bangladesh president likely to resign amid growing political tensions
DHAKA: President Mohammed Shahabuddin is likely to resign soon, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Bangladeshi pleads not guilty to illegally possessing 11 passports
KULIM: A Bangladeshi man has pleaded not guilty at the Magistrate's Court here on Wednesday (July 22) to a charge of possessing 11 Bangladeshi passports without lawful authority.
Reclaiming the cultural meaning of monsoon in Bangladesh
DHAKA: For dancer and choreographer Arthy Ahmed, the monsoon is far more than flooded streets, waterlogged roads and traffic congestion—images that increasingly define the season for people living in cities like Dhaka. To her, Barsha (monsoon) is a celebration woven into Bengal's cultural identity, a season of renewal, togetherness and gratitude that deserves to be embraced even in difficult times.
Cops arrest mastermind of illegal worker ring
PETALING JAYA: Operating under the guise of a business and food premises to evade detection by the authorities, a Bangladeshi man believed to be the mastermind behind an illegal foreign worker supply syndicate was arrested following a special operation in Semenyih.
New glasses help garment workers
For Ruma Aktar, a sewing machine operator at a garment factory in Gazipur, one single item has transformed her work and improved her life: A pair of reading glasses.
Hidden subsidy behind cheap labour
As Bangladesh and Malaysia discuss reopening labour recruitment and strengthening worker protections, an uncomfortable question remains unresolved.
Bangladeshi with Malaysian PR status nabbed over foreign worker supply racket
PETALING JAYA: A Bangladesh national with Malaysian permanent resident (MyPR) status has been arrested for allegedly running an illegal foreign worker supply syndicate in the Klang Valley.
Bangladesh seizes US$6.bil in assets tied to ousted PM Hasina
DHAKA: Bangladesh has confiscated assets worth 760 billion taka (about US$6.2 billion) linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family and 10 business groups, authorities said Wednesday (July 15).
Political violence continues despite govt’s pledge to end it
THE country's new government may have won power promising to end political violence, but six months after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office, the killings continue.
Political violence shadows Bangladesh's new government
DHAKA: Bangladesh's new government won power promising to end political violence, but six months after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office, the killings continue.
