A severe energy crunch has gripped the industrial belt of Gazipur, forcing garment factories to abandon automated machinery in favour of manual labour. With gas pressure plummeting far below required operational thresholds, exporters find themselves struggling to maintain productivity, meet strict delivery deadlines, and protect their profit margins from steep buyer discounts. At Sparrow Apparels […]

Police in Naogaon have arrested two men in connection with the alleged murder of a woman who was reportedly lured to a secluded area with the promise of marriage before being killed and her body set on fire in an apparent attempt to conceal her identity. The arrested suspects have been identified as former union […]

Senior Supreme Court lawyer Barrister Toufique Newaz was laid to rest beside his mother’s grave at Banani Cemetery in Dhaka on Thursday, with his wife, former minister Dipu Moni, attending the funeral after being granted a 12-hour parole from prison. Dipu Moni, who is currently detained at Munshiganj District Jail in connection with several cases […]